Your symptoms are more suggestive of an air pressure issue inside your middle ear cavity.
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Ephedrine decongestant nose drops, available from pharmacies, will help clear the mucus in the middle ear cavity.
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In most cases, the ossicles and the middle ear cavity were dysmorphic.
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The ears of troodontids were also unusual among theropods, having extremely enlarged middle ear cavities, indicating acute hearing ability.
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