How to unpop my ear?
my left ear poped and its been for like 3 or 4 hours and theres a whole bunch of pressure on it can anyone help
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Do NOT hold your nose and try to force the pressure outward! Try chewing gum or just moving your jaw to try unpopping it.
@OutOfTheBlue Okay, yeah, that is exactly what I’m talking about. Don’t do that.
Not sure why lol, it’s never hurt me and i been doing it for 30 years lol
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Holding your nose and blowing can be painful, if not injurious. There is for some reason a pressure differential between the ambient air pressure, and the pressure in your Eustachian tube. Try shifting your jaw, try swallowing, try yawning. You may just have to wait until the pressure equalizes.
I ditto @OutOfTheBlue‘s nose blowing. As long as you’re gentle with light blows followed by a yawn or swallow there’s no harm. Just don’t hold your nose and blow like you’re trying to blow your brains out or it will be worse.
Holding your nose and blowing (which I’ve learned is called the valsalva maneuver) can be safe, if you’re careful. But it can also be very dangerous.
Well ya but like Charlie Sheen says in “Hot Shots Part Deux”, “what you mean danger like sticking a q tip too far into your ear?” Just don’t be overzealous.
I’ve also been told by ENT specialists that you should NEVER BLOW A NOSTRIL INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHER!! Ahhhhhhh….the humanity…all those snot rockets can cause a dangerous shift in pressure!!!! OH MY GOOOOOOOOODDDD!!!!!
Try a hairdryer in the ear.
Which ear is it? If it’s the right ear, hop on your right foot. If it’s the left ear… you get it. Or try yawning or swallowing. Good luck!
Oh, or you could sleep on that side of the ear. xDDD
Hello, I am an Audiologist. Welcome to Fluther.
The ValSalva maneuver can cause damage to the delicate structures in the ear if the air pressure is forceful. However, many people are able to do it by very gently applying pressure and increasing it slowly until the ear pops. If you have a history of ear injuries or surgeries, then the risk for damage is greater.
Applying heat to the ear, such as a hot water bottle, can help relieve some of the discomfort. However, the air and sound pressure form a hair dryer (as suggested by @JasonsMom08) are potentially dangerous. The Sahara DryEar is designed to have safe temperature, air and sound pressure levels.
To help relieve the pressure, you might also try decongestant and/or antihistamine medications; but these are not safe for everyone, so I would recommend consulting a physician if you are unsure about potential interactions with any medical conditions you may have or other medications you may be taking.
@hearkat how do you feel about ear candles?
@filmfann: I have seen burn damage dine by them, and research shows that they do not clean the ears. I recall a post about that a while ago where I may have linked an article… if you want to try the search feature.
put some hot moist paper towels in a cup and hold it over your ear. I think it has something to do with the heat and steam…I’ve never tried it personally, but I see flight attendents and people do it while flying all the time. You could also try drinking hot tea, or chewing gum.
LOL!! I wasn’t implying that you blow until your ear drums pop ffs people, come on, have a dose of common sense would ya?
@hearkat Sadly you are correct, great answer!
Ummm…I tried the hair dryer in the ear.
It just didn’t fit. Should I use Astroglide? :)
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