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  2. Eustachian tube dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    First-line treatment options are generally aimed at treating the underlying cause and include attempting to "pop" the ears, usually via the Valsalva maneuver, the use of oral or topical decongestants, oral steroids, oral antihistamines, and topical nasal steroid sprays, such as Flonase.

  3. Why do my ears feel clogged? 5 Things you can do right now. - AOL

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    For example, very curvy ear canals, narrow ear canals, or surgical ears are more prone to earwax buildup. When wax builds up, it causes muffled hearing, tinnitus, or aural fullness (plugged-up ...

  4. Patulous Eustachian tube - Wikipedia

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    Patulous Eustachian tube is a physical disorder. The exact causes may vary depending on the person and are often unknown. [5] Weight loss is a commonly cited cause of the disorder due to the nature of the Eustachian tube itself and is associated with approximately one-third of reported cases. [6]

  5. Clear lens extraction - Wikipedia

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    Clear lens extraction, also known as refractive lensectomy, custom lens replacement or refractive lens exchange is a surgical procedure in which clear lens of the human eye is removed. Unlike cataract surgery, where cloudy lens is removed to treat cataract, clear lens extraction is done to surgically correct refractive errors such as high myopia.

  6. Conductive hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    If absence or deformation of ear structures cannot be corrected, or if the patient declines surgery, hearing aids which amplify sounds are a possible treatment option. [3] Bone conduction hearing aids are useful as these deliver sound directly, through bone, to the cochlea or organ of hearing bypassing the pathology. These can be on a soft or ...

  7. Tympanosclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Whilst hearing loss is a common symptom in many diseases of the ear, for example in otosclerosis (abnormal bone growth in the ear), [3] the white, chalky patches on the tympanic membrane are fairly characteristic of tympanosclerosis. Cholesteatoma is similar in appearance but the whiteness is behind the tympanic membrane, rather than inside.

  8. Amber Tamblyn reveals she had ear-pinning surgery at age 12 ...

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    In an op-ed that waxes poetic about Demi Moore's sci-fi horror The Substance, actress and director Amber Tamblyn revealed that she underwent ear-pinning surgery at the age of 12 after booking her ...

  9. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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    Early symptoms of cataract may be improved by wearing appropriate glasses; if this does not help, cataract surgery is the only effective treatment. [4] Surgery with implants generally results in better vision and an improved quality of life: however, the procedure is not readily available in many countries. [4] [11] [12] [13]