Congestion. A cold causes swelling in your Eustachian tubes—the tiny passageways that connect your middle ear to the back of your throat. When they get blocked, fluid can’t drain, and pressure builds up.
💧 Saline spray (to thin mucus) 👄 Yawn or chew gum 🤿 The Valsalva maneuver (gently— gently —blow while pinching your nose) 💊 A decongestant or nasal spray (short-term use) blocked ears after a cold
Why Your Ears Still Feel Blocked After a Cold Is Over Congestion
That clogged, underwater feeling after a cold? 🦻😣 fluid can’t drain
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