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Ear Congestion

Does this describe your symptom?

 
  • Sudden onset of muffled hearing.
  • Crackling or popping noises in the ear.
  • A stuffy, full sensation in the ear.
  • No ear pain.
  • Unusual complaint until after age 4 or 5 years.
    Cause
  • Blockage of ear tube (eustachian tube) during nose allergies, a cold or airplane/mountain travel.
  • Ear congestion not from an ear infection.

If not, see these other symptoms

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  2. Care at Home

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Reviewed/Modified: Sept 2008 by Intermountain Healthcare, Inc.


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