A little stuffy feeling of water in the ear may firstly be caused by water blocking the ear, which can be relieved by inclining the head and pulling the auricle, absorbing the water with cotton swabs, and so on. Secondly, it may also be caused by cerumen impaction, otitis externa, etc., which requires other treatments, medications, and physical therapy.
1. If you have a stuffy feeling after getting water in the ear, you can tilt your head towards the ear on the side where the water has entered, and pull the local auricle with your hand, as well as perform a one-legged hop, which is conducive to promoting the flow of water out of the ear canal. In addition, you can also use a cotton swab into the ear, the water in the ear sucked out.
2. Water in the ear after the feeling of congestion will lead to cerumen expansion easy to cause cerumen embolism, for cerumen embolism caused by the feeling of congestion, cerumen hook or knee forceps can be used to remove cerumen directly. For those with deeper cerumen, it is necessary for the doctor to clean out the cerumen under the otoscope.
3. Failure to clean the ear after water ingress may lead to otitis externa, which may also be characterized by a stuffy feeling in the ear. For patients with otitis externa, antibiotic ear drops such as ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin can be used as prescribed by the doctor. Some patients can also take ultrashort wave, infrared and other physical treatment.
It is recommended that if you can’t deal with the stuffy feeling after water in the ear, you need to consult a doctor in time, and the doctor will choose the appropriate measures to treat the patient according to his or her condition.