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muffled ear
i just woke up this mouring and my left ear is muffled. im scared that im losing my hearing and i have a cold. what is my problem
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No, you're not losing your hearing. You just have a cold! A cold affects nose, ears, and mouth.
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When you have a cold (with coughing and runny noses) that affects you ears, nose and mouth. At lest I'm pretty sure their all connected with the sinuses and whatnot. But I'm pretty sure its just since you have a cold your sinusu are all off wack so its making your ear feel weird but if your cold goes away and your muffled ear doesn't then I'd tell your parents or see a doctor. But I wouldn't worry too much untill your cold goes away.
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I second what younggrandma said, but want to add this: you can try a few things. The first is over the counter guaifenesen (Mucinex). It will help dry up the fluid which is behind your eardrum, causing sound to be muffled. You can also drink warm fluids and massage the area of your neck under your ear to stretch the eustacian tubes and get them to drain. You can apply heat to the outside of your neck just below the ear. Finally, you can encourage your ear to "pop" by yawning or holding your nose, closing your mouth and blowing as if you were blowing your nose. DO THIS GENTLY so as not to burst your eardrum. If it's painful or you have fluid draining from your ear canal, see a doctor to prevent permanent hearing loss from scar tissue on the tympanic membrane (eardrum).
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You have a cold! That's the problem.
Your ears have these tubes called eustachian tubes.
They get plugged up sometimes, especially if you have a cold. If it bothers you a bunch (I know its real irritating), the doctor can give you something for it. If you don't want to visit a doctor, it usually will eventually clear up on its own.
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