Notes

Ear Blockage:
1) Ear Infection, congestion, or inner or middle ear condition
2) Ménière's Disease: affects inner ear, is a chronic condition, causes dizziness, vertigo, hearing loss, ringing in the ears, which is called tinnitus, and abnormal buildup of fluid in the ear; Happens when fluids build up in the inner ear, blocking signals to areas of the brain that control balance.
3) Symptoms for Ménière's Disease: Dizziness and Light headedness; Blurred vision; Nausea
4) Treatment for Ménière's Disease: First, there must be a clear diagnosis (no idea what that means), second, your options to treating most of these are- Medication; Therapy that helps you balance your ear fluids? (I guess) aka vestibular therapy, or balance therapy; Changing your behaviors, such as changing some things you do in life, like how much sodium you eat, and other things; and in the more severe cases, surgery, where they can either stabilize the inner ear, or destroy the connection between the inner ear and the brain.
5) Therapy that helps balance ear fluids in Ménière's Disease: Have a low- salt diet, drink less drinks with caffeine and alcohol; Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (physical therapy)- improves balance and dizziness; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - manages psychological impact of vertigo and dizziness, it can also help with stress management; Practicing stress management; Constant sleep schedule; Meniett device- delivers low- pressure pulses to the middle ear, which helps drain the ear fluids and reduces the symptoms, must be used under supervision of doctor; hearing aids; surgery.
6) Middle ear infection- causes fluid buildup, making the person feel a bit dizzy, and making the ear feel as if it were full of water. Treatment: pain relievers, warm compresses, see a doctor for healthcare, if symptoms get worse.
7) Eustachian Tube Dysfunction- tube helps equalize pressure in the middle ear, if the tubes become blocked or don't function correctly, it can make the ear feel blocked and slight dizziness. Treatment: you can use a nasal decongestant (what?), or doing exercises like swallowing and yawning.
8) Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo- caused by tiny calcium crystals getting dislodged in the inner ear, causing dizziness and a sensation of unbalance. Doesn't usually cause sensation of water in ear. Treatment: Epley maneuver, a treatment, where you can dislodge the calcium crystals that are blocking the ear, to stop vertigo, you could also consult a doctor for healthcare, and they could show you treatments for this and diagnosis.
9) Labyrinthitis- inflammation of the inner ear. Causes and a sensation of a fullness in the ear, or water in the ear. Treatment: medications to reduce inflammation and symptoms, important to get diagnosis and treatment plan from doctor.
10) Swimmer's Ear- Infection of the outer ear canal, caused by exposure to water most of the times, and can create a feeling of a full ear and a bit of discomfort. Treatment: Keep ear dry, take ear drops, pain relievers, applying a warm compress to the ear.