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By the way, doctor: Plugged-up feeling in an ear.

Publication: Harvard Health Letter
Publication Date: 01-MAY-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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By the way, doctor

Plugged-up feeling in an ear

Q. I have a plugged left ear problem. It usually starts about 4 p.m. and lasts about three to four hours. I cough, clear my throat, yawn, close my nostrils and blow * nothing seems to help.

A. It seems like you have had this problem for a while, so my first suggestion is to see a doctor and start the process that would lead to a diagnosis and proper treatment.

The diagnosis of almost any ear problem starts with a few basic questions. One of the most obvious is also one of the most important: have you lost any hearing? Sometimes people experience hearing loss as a plugged-up feeling, so some tests may be...

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