If anybody knows of any effective home remedies that do not involve needles then I'm 'all ears'.
I assume you've tried all the air-moving exercises to equalise the pressure? Tongue pressing against the ridge behind your upper teeth, repeatedly try to swallow (this is the thing that works the best for me, though I've never had a complete blockage; it's called the Frenzel maneuver [1])
Looking at wikipedia [2], there are quite a few variations you might try.
If these don't do anything for you, go see a doctor. This is serious, if it's lasting for a week.
Thank you so much... you've really made my day. It's not perfect yet, likely the eardrum is a bit deformed/floppy from being stretched that long but it is about a million times better than 5 minutes ago.
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Mad props to you and I'd happily upvote you a 100 times if I could. If you're ever in/near Amsterdam let me know and I'll buy you dinner.
I had a similar problem a few years ago. I was deaf in my left ear. I went to a doctor and they pulled out some special equipment to clean it but recommended I buy the at-home kit. It worked
Also, like others mentioned - go to a doctor - in particular an ear, nose, throat specialist. 2 years ago I went and they cleared everything out.
Depending on the cause, they may be able to do something simple to fix things, but if there's something more serious going on, you'll be glad they found out now. In my friend's case, the fact that they didn't intervene when he was younger has made treatment more complicated.
In any case, I definitely would not take medical advice from anyone here (or on the web), or delay seeing a professional.
It helps with drainage if you get an ear infection, and that kind of thing.