The stuffy and blocked feeling in the left ear is a symptom of ear stuffiness and ear blockage, which may be caused by cerumen embolism, otitis externa, purulent otitis media and other diseases.
1. Cerumen impaction: Cerumen impaction is a disease caused by excessive secretion of cerumen, blocking the external ear canal, and patients will experience symptoms such as itching of the ear canal, stuffy feeling in the ear and hearing loss. If the ear canal is blocked by more cerumen in the left ear, it will lead to a stuffy feeling in the left ear.
2. Otitis externa: Otitis externa is an inflammation of the external ear canal caused by various reasons, the cause of which is related to infection, and trauma and fluid accumulation in the ear canal are also easy to induce otitis externa. Patients will experience ear pain, increased secretion in the ear and other symptoms. If the left ear suffers from otitis externa, the excessive secretion in the ear will block the ear canal, causing the patient to have a stuffy and blocked feeling.
3. Suppurative otitis media: Suppurative otitis media is mainly caused by bacterial infection, and the patient will have symptoms such as earache, tinnitus and hearing loss. If the left ear suffers from purulent otitis media, it will lead to a stuffy and blocked feeling in the left ear.
There are many reasons for the stuffy, blocked feeling in the left ear, so it is recommended that the patient consult a doctor for a clear diagnosis.