Catarrh
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- The place in Arabia is correctly spelled Qatar.
- if blockage and discharge are both present, catarrh could be middle ear infection
- if the throat is sore or raw, catarrh could be tonsillitis.
- if forehead is tight and cheeks are tender and tight catarrh may be sinusitis
- it may also take the form of adenoid infection. Swelling of adenoids can also cover the opening of eustachian tubes, resulting in barotrauma, if for example, riding an elevator, airplane, or jumping into a bath.
Sometimes blockage clears outdoors, e.g. jumping into an outdoor pool may be preferable to an indoor pool, since it appears that barotrauma is often less of a problem outdoors than indoors.
Activities associated with
Blockage may result in discomfort with (and a possibly justifiable fear of)
- elevators,
- airplanes,
- driving in the mountains, etc.
- baths such as swimming pools, jumping baths, etc..
Even the shallow end of a swimming bath can be troublesome; barotrauma can result in as little as 4 feet of water depth.
Time-varying properties
Blockage is often time-varying, e.g. some days are better than others, etc.. For example, a person can be entering the baths from a height of 5m one week, and the next week can be in severe pain entering from only the 1m board, or even just from the side of the pool, in which case the person is said to be "having a bad ear day".Avoiding adverse effects
Open windows before slamming car doors or trunk. (Power windows may be troublesome if doors are opened and closed when the car is powered down.)Use stairs rather than elevators (good exercise as well). This will also avoid annoying other elevator passengers by selecting intermediate floors with no actual intent to exit at those floors.
Running through sprinklers and spray fountains may be a good alternative to jumping into a pool because although the spray gets water in the ears, it doesn't hurt because it doesn't make a tight seal like when jumping into a pool, where sudden increase in pressure can cause barotrauma.
Wearing a lifejacket can help by reducing the depth of entry when jumping into, or accidentally falling into, a bath or natural body of water.
Related concepts
- Common cold
- Allergy
- Hay fever
- Rhinitis
- Sinusitis
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