Most people notice this when air pressure changes rapidly, such as when a plane ascends or descends. This happens because the ...

Most people notice this when air pressure changes rapidly, such as when a plane ascends or descends. This happens because the ...

For the ear to work properly, the air pressure inside the ear needs to be the same as the air pressure outside the ear.

Three months ago, I caught a respiratory virus on a trip to South America. According to my ENT doctor, my ear canals are clear, and my sinus infection (if I, indeed, had one) is all cleared up now.

I am feeling fine, and I’m back to my normal activity. But I still have plugged ears, as if they never recovered from the virus or perhaps the altitude changes I experienced on the trip.

Pictures of the ear canal can help you to understand ear symptoms and what to do about them. They show what the ear canal looks like and how the ear canal can occasionally become blocked by earwax or ...