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Natural cure for blocked ears due to sinus

My ear has closed off due to sinus drainage
(14 Feb 2007)

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Besides infections, the most common reason for an earache are the outcome of a cold. The eustachian tube (A canal, is the size of the pencil that passes from the ear to the back of the nasal passage) is usually open so that the air pressure within the middle ear is equaled with the atmospheric air pressure. However, sometimes the eustachian tube could get backed up due to colds, allergies, and sinus or throat infections.

Because there is lower air supply in the middle ear, it produces a negative pressure level, occasionally related with accumulation of fluid. Due to this you will not feel acute pain, but will experience a feeling of discomfort, pressure or repressed hearing.

Check out the following home remedies for blocked ears!

Yawning or swallowing hard activates the muscles and opens a eustachian tube and is the easiest method to adjust a blocked ear.
Heat application using warm cloth or heating pads will soothe an aching ear.
Inset a few drops of warm oil in your ears and lie down with the ear in which the oil is inserted towards the ceiling for few minutes. After a while, hold a soft cloth over the ear and position yourself in a manner that your ear is towards the ground. The oil will drain out along with the wax.

answered by A W on 11 Oct 2007, 8:34:15

Natural cure for blocked ears due to sinus

My ear has closed off due to sinus drainage (14 Feb 2007)

My ear has closed off due to sinus drainage
(14 Feb 2007)