Blocked ears may be caused by cerumen impaction, secretory otitis media, neurological hearing loss, etc., and need to be treated according to the specific situation.
1. Cerumen impaction: When cerumen is implanted in the ear canal, there may be a feeling of blockage or stuffiness in the ear or hearing loss. Depending on the specific situation, the treatment can be direct removal method or cerumen hook removal method, or rinsing method, suction method, etc. to remove the cerumen to relieve the symptoms.
2. Secretory otitis media: The main manifestations are blockage of the ears, stuffiness or tinnitus. It is necessary to use nasal spray glucocorticoids to relieve nasal inflammation, promote the patency of the Eustachian tube, and actively treat the primary nasal diseases. If the conservative treatment is ineffective, surgical treatment such as tympanocentesis or tympanic tube placement can be considered.
3. Neurological hearing loss: Neurological hearing loss due to inner ear hair cell dysfunction can also be manifested as ear stuffiness. Nutritional nerve, microcirculation improvement, blood circulation and blood stasis medication are needed for symptomatic treatment.
Unexplained ear blockage is recommended to go to the ENT department in time, follow the doctor’s instructions to take drugs, avoid self-medication.