That "plugged" feeling in your ears is frustrating. It happens because a cold causes swelling in the Eustachian tubes (the small canals connecting your middle ear to the back of your throat), trapping fluid.

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That "plugged" feeling in your ears is frustrating. It happens because a cold causes swelling in the Eustachian tubes (the small canals connecting your middle ear to the back of your throat), trapping fluid.