A blocked ear can cause discomfort and make it difficult to hear. Most people get a “blocked up” sensation or a feeling of “fullness”. Other symptoms may be experienced:
- Muffled hearing
- Tinnitus – a ringing or buzzing in the ears.
- Infection.
- Earache.
Very itchy or irritated ear canal.- If you wear hearing aids constant whistling from your aid.
- Light-headedness, dizziness or vertigo.
- A tickly cough.
- If you wear hearing aids you may experience whistling (feedback) from your aids.
We can tell whether you have a blocked ear by looking in your ears with an instrument called an otoscope. If a build-up of ear wax, debris or a foreign body is blocking your ear causing any of these symptoms we would normally recommend having it removed by a professional.
Once the earwax is removed, these symptoms usually improve.
