It's temporary. I'm almost certain there's lots of fluid in your Eustachian tubes that's causing blockage and making your ears feel worse. The last two times when I was sick (with Covid), my ears were so clogged, I could not pop my ears. My hearing was also very muffled to the point where I feared it was hearing loss. And of course, my tinnitus was spiking quite noticeably. 1/2
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My clogged ears, muffled hearing, and tinnitus spike took almost 2 weeks to settle back down and return to normal. I've seen this to be the case for others as well. I see no reason why it shouldn't be the same for you. There's lots of congestion fluid in your ear and once that resolves, your ears will be back to the way it was before. It could take a while though (two weeks max). 2/2
Chin up, you have nothing to worry about. 