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How Can Clogged Ears Be Treated?

I got water in my ear anditwould not come out 3 days ago my daughter tryed to clean my ear with q tips fair amount of wax came out. But my ear was blocked and it couldn t hear. I put peroxide in it nothing came out . I have been using debris drops two times a day for 3 days no change. I flushed it with warm water three times still nothing cam out. I m no even sure all the water came out. I have no pain but I soreness in my head behind that ear when I cough. What is going on and what can i do ,am I going to have to live this way forever. I have no insurance or money. I am 62
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Hello,

I doubt that you still have water in your ear canal as that is a finite tube that is closed at one end with the eardrum.

The sensation of water in the ear and that it is blocked can be from eustachian tube dysfunction (the tube that connects the middle ear to the throat - which is what feels blocked up during allergies, a cold, or aeroplane landings), and sometimes a middle ear infection.

It does not sound as though there is a need for worry from something that can't resolve, but at this point, I do recommend that you go in to see a doctor who can look inside your ear canal to see definitively what is going on.

So - don't worry, but do go in, as you have done all you can.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, General & Family Physician
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How Can Clogged Ears Be Treated?

Hello, I doubt that you still have water in your ear canal as that is a finite tube that is closed at one end with the eardrum. The sensation of water in the ear and that it is blocked can be from eustachian tube dysfunction (the tube that connects the middle ear to the throat - which is what feels blocked up during allergies, a cold, or aeroplane landings), and sometimes a middle ear infection. It does not sound as though there is a need for worry from something that can t resolve, but at this point, I do recommend that you go in to see a doctor who can look inside your ear canal to see definitively what is going on. So - don t worry, but do go in, as you have done all you can. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, General & Family Physician