Jessica Braun Gervais is a Chicago-based freelance writer specializing in health, wellness and fitness. She earned a B.A. in Journalism from Columbia College and has written content for various health ...

If you tend to get clogged ears during exercise, you might wonder whether your workouts are the culprit. Or maybe you think you’re sweating directly into your ear canals. Can exercise cause muffled ...

A sudden sense of fullness in the ears, muffled hearing, or pressure that will not clear is an under-discussed pregnancy symptom. For many women, it appears without pain or infection and fluctuates ...

Have you ever had that plugged-up feeling in your ears? You know, when it happens mid-flight, during allergy season or after a nasty cold? That uncomfortable pressure can make sounds feel muffled and ...

Your Eustachian tubes are located inside each ear, on the sides of your head. These tubes connect your middle ear to the back of your nose and throat. When you hear your ears pop after swallowing or ...

Dear Dr. Gott: A while back, you had a column about ear blockage. It reminded me of a similar problem that I had several years ago. One of my ears felt plugged, and my hearing didn't seem right. I was ...