what's wrong with my ear?

Question

i woke up this morning and all of a sudden my left ear feels real muffled, like blocked. and the whole day today it was really hard to hear. but i dont think theres water in there so could it be an ear infection?

if it is, what can i do to make it go away? its really bothering me and its starting to hurt. =[

Answer 1

Bake or microwave an onion use the juice as eardrops. from the inside - since it clears sinuses and Ear Nose and Throat are connected, eating a little horseradish on a cracker may help.

other - Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas (natural muscle relaxers) daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, (if this does not do it you probably need a chiropractor as well) you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 2

Perhaps it has a build up of ear wax, that could cause the decrease in hearing and if the wax forms a dry hard ball in your ear that could be very irritationg to the inside of your ear. You may need to have a doctor check and irrigate your ear to remove the build up? Worth looking into...