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Tinnitus and Distortion

Hi , i'm new to this so please bear with me. About 6 weeks ago i woke up with a swollen face and was very...

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I'm worried about dry drowning

About an hour ago I was drinking some water when my wife said a joke and I laughed, I accidentally inhaled...

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Large tonsils, prescence of numerous bacteria, no ...

My wife is a 26 year old Korean woman. When she was younger she had tonsillitis several times. never 7 times in a...

Posted by Vlast

My wife is a 26 year old Korean woman. When she was younger she had tonsillitis several times. never 7 times in a single year but close. Sometime when she was taken to see the doctor there in Korea (I don't know why or how old she was) he said that she abnormally large tonsils and that she should have them removed. Her family didn't have the money to pay for that surgery, so her tonsils were never removed. She is now living in Kyrgyzstan as a student, studying to become a doctor, and recently she decided to have herself tested for rheumatism because her mother has it and she wanted to make sure that she didn't inherit it from her mother. Long story short, after doing the main test and an EKG she still wasn't sure and decided to get her tonsils swabbed and a culture done. The first time, the woman swabbed both her throat and her tonsils and told her that she had overly active and abundant staphylococcus and streptococcus. So she swabbed again, trying to get just the tonsils and she said she found a hole (an abscess I am assuming) and when she stuck the swab in there pus and blood came out. She has none of the outward symptoms of tonsillitis such as a fever, pain, trouble swallowing, or a ton of gunk on her tonsils; but she is terrified that her tonsils will give her rheumatic fever and everyone keeps telling her that she should have them removed because they are too big and that she has the signs of tonsillitis. So basically my questions are what are the chances of her getting rheumatic fever if she doesn't remove her tonsils? What other complications could there be? Is there any way to possibly just clean her tonsils out? What are the risks associated with a tonsillectomy? I know the most basic solution would be for her to be seen by an ENT doctor, but she won't be able to come to the States to get it done because she has classes right now and I will be deploying this summer. Also, I don't trust the doctors there in Kyrgyzstan 100% and the ones in Korea love modifying the body so I feel they would be prejudice to simply cutting them out because it's the simplest solution. Any advice would be much appreciated.View Thread

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red soft palate

was using my tongue scraper & i am guessing i hit the soft palate with it which turned it red. It was...

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Thick Bloody Mucus Dripping In The Back Of My Thro...

At age 47, for most of my adult life I've struggled with chronic sinus issues. I even had surgery to correct...

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Head/neck trauma and its effects on the sinuses an...

Hello, About 6 weeks ago (3/3/2013) I took a hard hit to the top of my head, with much of the force going...

Posted by CountNomula

Hello,

About 6 weeks ago (3/3/2013) I took a hard hit to the top of my head, with much of the force going down my neck and spine. I experienced normal concussion symptoms for a few weeks, which have mostly subsided. However, the day after hitting my head, I woke up with a pair of plugged ears. I didn't have pain or cold/allergy symptoms - just the plugged ears and some dizziness/headaches/difficulty reading and concentrating (which I attributed to the concussion).

My plugged ears subsided for a few days, and then came back again, and since then, I've been battling with them for about 5 weeks. Some days they are barely noticable, and some days they are in full force. Not much pain, but also having other sinus symptoms, such as some occasional slight pressure on the nose/forehead, some sinus clicking noises when speaking (ears/back of the nose 'popping' on hard consonant sounds), ear crackling when swallowing, noise sensitivity that comes and goes, and a sensation of liquid or mucus behind the nose (which is often unproductive). I've also been coughing up small amounts of whitish-yellow mucus for about 3 and a half weeks. I had a chest x-ray which showed no considerable infection.

I can *pop* them by opening my E. tubes (which I can do at will without yawning or swallowing), but they will repressurize over time, either imediately or in a few minutes. I find that my symtpoms dissipate at rest, particularly when laying down, and become more pronounced when standing, moving about, talking, or eating.

I went to an ENT who suspected CSF leakage - I have since had a CT and two MRIs with a neurosurgeon which have ruled that diagnosis out, based on the fact that he couldn't see any fluid in the scans, there was no skull fracture, and I don't have the classic symtpoms (debilitating headache, nose/ear fluid leaks).

I guess my question is - could the head trauma be connected to my ear issues? I haven't seen a chiropractor or had a neck x-ray, but my brain scans all came back looking fine. I am going back to see my ENT today to get the results of my sinus CT, which I am fearful will come back clean. The only other thing that I can think of is that about three weeks prior to my head injury, I had been doing lots of air travel (two cross-pacific flights and two continental flights in the US), but had no ear issues during the flights whatsoever.

Any help or input is appreciated.View Thread

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difference between runny nose and brain fluid leak...

was wondering what is the difference? my nose has been leaking fluid but it is slimy and stick to the...

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whooshing heart beat in left ear

So I have had this whooshing heart beat sound in my ear for over a year now. It comes and goes where some...

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blood pressure and dizzness...

Hi...i am currently on hydrochlrothiazide..for high blood pressure....recently after a while..i started...

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Ear not draining

My right ear has not drained in over 7 months. I have been on an antibiotic, 2 types of steroids and a nasal...

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Flu shot causing arm pain

I, too, am having problems with my arm after a flu shot, it has been over 5 months now, and it's not...

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Flu shot causing arm pain

I, too, am having problems with my arm after a flu shot, it has been over 5 months now, and it's not...

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Flu shot causing arm pain

I, too, am having problems with my arm after a flu shot, it has been over 5 months now, and it's not...

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Where to turn when you believe that all the drs yo...

I have had numerous problems throughout my life that always seem to go to the "extreme" and are "rare"...or so...

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twins

I have twins, twin 1 has one pit on her right ear, twin 2 has one pit either side!! They are identical twins....

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Sinus infection

My daughter is 6 years old and has been prescribed amoxicillin 5ml 3 times a day. She is in public school, and...

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Strep vs. mono

I was diagnosed with strep 3 wks. ago, at the CVS minute clinic with a strep swab test and I was giving the...

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Thick mucus in back of nose and throat..

I have this thick mucus that seems to be produced if I swallow hard...it feels like it gets stuck in my...

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Oral cancer fear

Hi. male from Finland, 31 Where to start. First, I`m having a severe health anxiety for most of my life. One...

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Missing Dr. M:one year post-shunt surgery on ear--...

Back on 2 1/2 Valium (2 mg.) daily--doesn't seem to be helping at all! Last 3 mos. steadily seems worse. The...

Posted by Yanksgirl

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in-ear earbuds jerked out of my ear the other nigh...

Hi, To be more specific, in-ear earbuds are the type that actually fit securely inside the ear canal...

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Slight cloggy/swollen feeling in left ear for a we...

Last week I heard a noise that was a little loud (it was two porcelain dinner dishes banging together...

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An infection or something benign?

Hi, two nights ago I began having a strange type of pain under my tongue on the right side at the base of the...

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Excessive ear drainage

I have a long history of ear infections, so anytime I have any pain or drainage, I always see a doctor...

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pain my left ear and tonsil

A year ago i went to see an EENT doctor he told me i had severe case of post nasal drip. He also said...

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Left ear problem

Hello, I was wondering whether someone could give me some advice. I would be very grateful. I have...

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Fluid in the ears

Hello, My son is 12 and has been having ear issues for about 5yrs. He finally got tubes in 2009. In 2010 the...

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Sick and need answers

I have been sick for about three weeks. It started off as sinus/allergy problems, runny nose/cough/itchy eyes...

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7 weeks of laryngitis

My 79-year old mother has had laryngitis for 7 weeks and continues to be told by her GP and a specialist that...

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