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Airplane Ear – Treatments and Medications

Treatments and Medications for Airplane Ear - What are the treatment options for Airplane Ear? What are common drugs and medications used to treat Airplane Ear? Learn more about treatment options and medications for Airplane Ear.

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Treatments and Medications<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Normally airplane ear pain subsides within little time&period; Nonetheless&comma; if pain does not subside or if you suffer from frequent bouts of airplane ear&comma; you should seek appropriate medical treatment&period; Airplane ear pain is primarily due to changes in air pressure levels in environment and within your ear&period; It does not affect everyone&period; Some remain absolutely symptom-free while some suffer extreme agony and pain due to airplane ear&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Medications for Airplane Ear<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Medications help alleviate most symptoms of airplane ear like pain and congestion&period; Common medications include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period; Use oral decongestant or antihistamine available as over the counter medication&period; Since airplane ear causes congestion&comma; use these medications to clear your ear and nasal cavity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&period; Use nasal decongestants to spray into your nose as soon as you start feeling uncomfortable&period; Spray around four times in each nostril and inhale decongestant&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>3&period; If you suffer from any severe ear infections&comma; seek medical advice for antibiotics&period; This prevents severe ear pain due to infection&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>4&period; A mild pain reliever like ibuprofen &lpar;Advil&comma; Motrin&rpar;&comma; naproxen &lpar;Aleve&rpar;&comma; or analgesic pain reliever like acetaminophen &lpar;Tylenol&rpar; helps relieve pain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Surgery Treatment of Airplane Ear<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Surgical treatment of airplane ear is rare&period; If antibiotics and other medications do not help alleviate or do away with airplane ear pain&comma; your doctor suggests surgery&period; Doctor cuts or makes an incision into your eardrum to clear fluid accumulation&period; Thereafter doctor inserts tubes to improve drainage and equalize pressure between outer and middle ears&period; This is myringotomy&period; Ruptured eardrum or ruptured membranes of inner ear normally heal on their own&period; In very few cases&comma; surgical intervention proves essential&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Doctors also suggest a self-care technique in addition to medications for airplane ear&period; This self-care technique is Valsalva maneuver&period; You close your nostrils tightly using your fingers&comma; similar to pinching your nose&period; Close your mouth and force air to the back of your nose gently&comma; as if you are blowing your nose&period; This improves functioning of eustachian tubes&period; Sometimes&comma; Valsalva maneuver forces open eustachian tubes&period; Doctors advise you to practise this technique while you are on medications for air plane ear&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theteamwork&period;com&sol;health&sol;2016-150440-airplane-ear-definition-diagnosis&period;html"><strong><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; 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Dr. Marilyn Thompson