What should I do if I feel blocked after a cold

We must have a cold in our life, but sometimes when we have a cold, we will obviously feel that our ears are stuffy and blocked, which is very uncomfortable. What’s the matter?

In fact, it’s a normal phenomenon to feel ear tightness and blockage after a cold. The reason is that the eustachian tube is blocked. There is a hollow tube between our ears and nasopharynx. This tube is called eustachian tube. Because when you have a cold, the pharynx is inflamed and congested, which stimulates the eustachian tube, so there may be liquid in it. Then you have this feeling I feel it.

In general, when the cold is over and the inflammation subsides, this feeling will naturally disappear. If we feel very uncomfortable during the cold, how can we alleviate it?

The first method: we can use the palm of our hand to press on the ear and then do a loosening and pressing action to relieve it. Remember to press gently, not too hard.

The second method: take a deep breath, hold it, and then hold your nose. Then you will hear a “poof” in your ear, which will be relieved if you do it several times.

The third method: chewing gum, yawning or chewing are all helpful to open our eustachian tube and relieve ear tightness.

The fourth method: take the index finger or thumb to plug the ears on both sides, and then repeatedly do the swallowing action. If you do it several times, it will be effective.

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