Please or to access all these features

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Ears won’t pop

12 replies

NeedAHoll · 17/05/2022 12:43

My ears have been blocked for nearly a week now, I’ve tried olive oil ear drops, hot compress, yawning, chewing gum. Please tell me how I can unclog them?

OP posts:
Sapphirensteel · 17/05/2022 13:12

Ear buds. Wear them for a few hours, play music. Loud but not deafeningly loud. Think it must be something to do with sound waves , worked for mine.

NippyWoowoo · 17/05/2022 14:00

Hold your nose closed and blow 😬

Hohoholymoley · 17/05/2022 14:02

I've had this for a few months, on my second course of antibiotics now. Did you have ENT problems before?

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about this subject:

BetterDaysareComming · 17/05/2022 14:04

What worked for me once was putting my head down between knees and pinching nose closed and blowing.

popandchoc · 17/05/2022 14:49

Try nasal spray could be connected to sinuses

Cutemob · 17/05/2022 15:28

My daughter had glue ear when about 4/5 years old. We used an otovent Autoinflation Device - Clinically Effective Treatment for Glue Ear www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00308F9O6/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_MW1NR4QGE9ATKGQY53SW like this and it really worked for her.

amusedbush · 17/05/2022 15:29

This happened to me and the only thing that worked was decongestant tablets from the pharmacy. You want pseudoephedrine - the behind-the-counter stuff Smile

Eastereggglutton · 17/05/2022 15:35

I second using an otovent.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 17/05/2022 16:05

Hold your nose and blow. Hard, if needed. Works for me.
Used to recommend this all the time when I worked as cabin crew.

Honeyroar · 17/05/2022 16:05

Get them syringed. I had to do this last month. Solves it instantly and well. It’s common that some people just produce too much wax..

princessbananahammock252 · 17/05/2022 16:08

Hold your nose closed and blow; but not one hard blow, lots of little, very strong blows. This happened to me a couple of months ago and it was the most annoying thing. I googled it, and it came up with the above which worked within in seconds.

Tomnooktoldmeto · 17/05/2022 17:55

Look up the valsalver manoeuvre

New posts on this thread. Refresh page