Dear patient,

Thanks for your health concerns. One of the main elements of middle ear infections is partial obstruction of the tube that connects the throat and the middle ear, causing a sensation of clogged ears or being underwater. Antihistaminics such as Benadryl, but particularly, decongestants such as pseudoephedrine are helpful. It makes take several days for things to get better. If no improvement is seen in the next few days, I would contact the provider that saw you initially for further action.

Hope this helps with your query, wish you the best health,

Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester

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Thanks for your reply. In that circumstance, nasal inhalers such as oxymetazolin (Afrin) would be useful, and also as I mentioned antihistaminics like benadryl, fexofenadine or cetirizine.

Hope this is useful, wish you the best health.

dr brenes salazar

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