The stuffy and clogged feeling in the ear is a symptom of ear stuffiness and ear clogging, which may be caused by cerumen impaction, otitis externa, polyp of the external auditory canal, etc. It is necessary to choose the appropriate treatment according to the cause of the disease, such as general treatment, medication, surgical treatment and so on.
1. Cerumen impaction: The stuffy and blocked feeling in the ear may be caused by cerumen impaction. For movable and soft cerumen, you can cooperate with the doctor to remove it with earpliers in stages. If the cerumen is hard, you can work with your doctor to remove it with a cerumen hook. If the cerumen has poor mobility, you need to use sodium bicarbonate ear drops into the ear canal to soften the cerumen before removing it.
2. Otitis externa: For patients with otitis externa causing ear stuffiness and blocked feeling, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to put local antibiotic drops into the ear canal, such as ciprofloxacin, flucytosafrasin and so on, which have anti-inflammatory effect. If the symptoms are more serious, should follow the doctor’s instructions oral cephalosporin and other antibiotic treatment.
3. External auditory polyps: External auditory polyps can also lead to stuffy ears with a blocked feeling, clinically, the main surgery will be taken to remove it, and then follow the doctor’s orders of static antibiotics, such as cefuroxime sodium, cefoperazone, etc., to prevent infection.
There are many reasons for the stuffy ears and blocked sensation, and it is recommended that patients go to a regular hospital and cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.