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What’s a painful experience you haven’t had in years? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Lemmylefty@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Question inspired by a Charley horse that hit in the middle of the night.

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[–] Legolution@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

Stop holding your nose and blowing, to clear your ears. You can burst your eardrum this way. I have a perforated eardrum, myself (though not from this), and getting a subsequent inner ear infection in that ear is the most painful thing I have ever experienced. Worse than the burst appendix or broken ribs.

Instead, try holding your nose and closing your mouth and swallowing a few times. With a big gulp of water might help. Should eventually give you enough pressure to clear the blockage, without risking your health.