Blocked Ear..

[Shelly F - Ohio]

First take a hot shower. Tip your head back and massage the neck area of the ear that is blocked. That will help get the mucus and fluids flowing.

Drink hot fluids and hold a heating pad to your hear. Can also try heating some sweet oil -sold in the cold/ear section at the drugstore. Dribble the oil in your ear and put a cotton ball in your hear. Keep you head tipped to the side so the oil doesn't run out and lay on the couch for awhile.

I had this happen at Disney before. Went to Walgreens got a metal spoon, sweet oil, a candle and a lighter and some cotton balls. Heated my oil on the metal spoon over the candle in my resort room. If I did that today the maid would think I was doing illegal drugs! When I woke up in the morning my ear was 100% better.
CVS makes a Non-drying cold med that won't dry you out to the point that your sinuses hurt.

Use a warm air humidifier in your bed room.

 

[TheSchragFamily]

Chiropractor. This happens to me very frequently and I never have to take any drugs for it. He does an "ear adjustment" and it drains/clears up completely within a few hours.

 

[Zandy595]

You probably already know this, but you'll need to take the Sudafed for a few days (every 4-6 hrs or whatever the box says) before you notice a change. I would go to the doctor, if it hasn't gotten any better after 3-4 days of Sudafed. You might need an antibiotic.

 

[kmb584]

Thanks everyone! I did have it checked (both parents are MDs) and there isn't an infection. It's still a bit blocked but nowhere near as bad as it was. I used the warm olive oil (just 3 drops) that was suggested and by the next morning about 90% of the pressure/blockage was gone.

 

[NFLDERS]

Thanks everyone! I did have it checked (both parents are MDs) and there isn't an infection. It's still a bit blocked but nowhere near as bad as it was. I used the warm olive oil (just 3 drops) that was suggested and by the next morning about 90% of the pressure/blockage was gone.

So glad it worked for you too!

 

[WDWJDS]

DD just had this. Finally took her to the doctor yesterday where they flushed the wax out of her ear (both actually). Worked like a charm. Now she frowns at us because we're talking too loud!