By Dr. Rusty Lavender My Ears Won’t Pop After Flying: You landed hours ago, but your ears never got the memo. That plugged, muffled, underwater feeling that set in during the descent has not budged. You have chewed gum, yawned...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender Stress and Anxiety Clog Your Ears: You have been under pressure for weeks — deadlines, worry, nights of poor sleep — and now your ears feel full, plugged, or muffled, sometimes with a faint fluttering or...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender Can a Sinus Infection Clog Your Ears? Your face aches, your nose is congested and running thick, and now your ears have joined in — plugged, muffled, and full, as if you are listening from inside...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender Why Is Only One Ear Clogged? Both ears feeling plugged during a cold makes a certain sense. But when only one ear is clogged — muffled, full, stubbornly refusing to clear while the other side feels...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender TMJ Cause Clogged or Full Ears: You have been to the doctor, maybe even the ENT. Your ears look clean, there is no infection, and yet one or both ears feel constantly full, clogged, or achy....

By Dr. Rusty Lavender I Hear My Own Voice: Most people with ear trouble describe a clogged, plugged, underwater feeling. But some describe something stranger and, in its own way, more maddening: they can hear their own voice booming inside...