Since the root cause is usually nasal congestion, treating the nose often helps the ears.
These are narrow canals that connect your middle ear to the back of your throat. Their job is to regulate air pressure and drain fluid from your ears. When you have a cold, the lining of your nose and throat becomes swollen and congested with mucus.
In these cases, a physician may prescribe antibiotics (if bacterial superinfection is confirmed) or perform a myringotomy (small incision in the eardrum) for drainage of middle ear fluid.
Here is your guide to understanding why this happens and how to safely pop those ears back to normal.
Leo sat up, shaking his head gently. The world was loud, sharp, and perfectly balanced again. He took a deep breath through his nose, finally free from the muffle of the cold.
Most cold-related ear clogging resolves spontaneously within 1–2 weeks as the viral infection clears. However, medical evaluation is warranted if: