Plugged Left-Ear .... 'Swimmer's Ear'

Years back, I went swimming and had that when I got home, but unlike other times, It wouldn't go away, so after a couple days, I went to a doctor. He looked in my ear and said my ear was all plugged up with wax. He got out his irrigation system and blew a ton of wax out of my ear. I had no idea an ear canal could hold that much. It was disgusting to look at, but he solved the problem. Other people I talked to have experienced this same thing, but people don't usually talk about it.

If we're taking bets on this, put me down for ten dollars that it's earwax.
 
I remember my father telling me he had a similar type episode, and went to a doctor. It wasn't ear wax. I think it was called sudden deafness. I can't remember what causes it, but the doctor told him if he waited any longer, he could have lost his hearing. As I recall, whatever they did to fix it was simple and pretty much a non event. But his hearing was restored.
 

Thank you all for excellent suggestions/tips.
The first Ear-Wax removal did not give a trick, but the second apply by tilting the head for about 5 minutes, a big blot-ear wax came out of from the affected ear.
Now, I have no longer 'plugged ear, ..... actually more open-passage of the Left Ear to hear clearly.
Until this happened, I never clean both ears, although I purchased three little Ear-Wax Removers in the past.
I guess, my old age finally caught-up to clean ears at least once 6-month.
 
I would get this quite often from surfing. Didn’t have a problem with pools. There is a lot of bacteria in the ocean water though. It was so bad once I lost hearing in my right ear for a few days. Took lots of sulfa drugs to tame that infection. Doctors still remark on how scarred up my ear drums are.
 
JustDave said:
What brand worked this time? Just for my own use, becuse I've had poor results with them, although they do loosen up the wax before the doctor irrigates them.
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It says, ..... 'Earache Drops' SHEFFIED(Manufatured's Name)
I have occasional cough during nights, not bad enough to wake me up, but I take 'Robitussin/Nighttime Cough DM'

In my guess, I have rather 'coughing issue' brought up by dripping a bit of nasal drip into the the throat that also causing 'Plugged Ear,' not 100%, but about 75-80%. All of three, Nose, Throat and Ear is very closely related, one got bad, the other is also affected that might be in my case.

When I was a kid, age around 14, I had a bad 'sinus infection' and got a surgery, but back then early to mid 1950, there was not much good job done, even though an ETN surgeon was one of reputable ETNs in the region where I lived.

Just I need to deal with it, .... at least good med.'Robitussin' a big help.
 
Years ago, I layed sideways on the bed and queezed a cotton ball of hyrdrogen peroside into the effected ear. Very soon, it woud start popping and rattling, itching, and when those feelings subsided, then I would turn my head the other way and let all that drain out; it unstopped my ear.

For a very long time now part of my getting ready ritual every morning includes dipping one end of a cotton swab into alcohol, inserting it carefully into the ear canal, then turning the swab around the other way, using the dry end to dry out the ear. I never have earwax when doing that.
 

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