instruction: hello doctor my ear has been blocked for the past three days there are mild pain and discomfort this could have been caused because of the earbud I used ciplox ear drops and have tried crocin pain relief but it does not help ear feels extremely uncomfortable and hearing is muffled please suggest some anti inflammatory antibiotics as I am unable to visit a doctor because of the couid 19 situation
output: hello it does not necessarily have to be due to earbuds causing otitis external though that could be one possibility there are others also can you tell me if you had a cold recently does it feel like there is a fluid inside the ear do you feel like you need to pop your ears is there any throat irritation how severe is the earache it could be secondary to middle ear infection also