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My son is 12 and has been having ear issues for about 5yrs. He finally got tubes in 2009. In 2010 the tubes didn't come out on their own they were stuck in the wax that had hardened due to the fluid. The doctor took them out cleaned his ears. Every time I turn around his ears are plugged again and the ENT I just took him to gave him a hearing test which he failed and she said his ears will drain. Having fluid sit in his ears all the time can't possibly be good for his hearing. Is there any advise or idea what I should be asking them to do to fix this problem?
Please someone help me!!
JenView Thread
I have tried allergy, cold/flu, cold/sinus, and even cough medicine and nothing seems to work. I tried to unpop my ears at one point and I immediately got vertigo. I even get this "there but not there feeling". I am keeping up with fluids and I am eating normally, I just can't shake whatever it is I have.
I don't know what to do and without insurance I am pretty much up s**t creek without a paddle. If anyone has these symptoms or know of someone who did and have a solution, I would greatly appreciate the help.View Thread
She can't hear well and now she can't talk. My brother had been going to appointments with her to help her communicate, but he can't make it to all of them. She is becoming very frustrated and depressed from the isolation of not being able to communicate. I live 160 miles away and don't know how I can help her. It seems to me that no one she sees is taking her seriously or considering other causes. Is there some way that I can help her?View Thread
For the past two weeks I have noticed constant ear ringing and sensitivity to noise. I think it might be because of listening to loud music. About one week ago, I went to a wedding with loud music and noticed that even when music wasn't playing, people shouting over the tables was hurting my ears. I left the area for much of the time because of this and because of the loud music. I have been to a few loud gigs in the past couple of years and listened to earbuds, but not full blast.
Since then I have seen two doctors and gotten my hearing tested. The hearing test showed no hearing loss. I have been extremely stressed and scared about all of this because I am afraid it will never go away and I will not be able to live normally.
The ringing is very high pitched like the sound a TV makes when it is on and there are no signals. Not the static, just the high frequency sound.
I haven't done anything for the past week but worry about this and the ringing doesn't seem to have changed at all. It is not so loud that a fan can't drown it out, but is very easy to notice in quieter settings. At the time I noticed, I had just gotten over a cold, but doctors detected nothing as far as that goes.
Is there any chance it will go away even though it has been so long?
I might get an MRI tomorrow, but doctors don't really think that is necessary. They don't seem very worried, but I am still extremely scared and concerned.View Thread
For several days I gave him drops of Debrox, she tried again, nothing.
My son now never wants anyone to touch his ear again because of the pain. Also, he's had enough of the drops because he can't hear after I put them in.
The stuff has to come out. He does admit to pain every now and then and it's not like it's going to get better. I'm bringing him back to the doctor and want to know what to ask for. At this point, I feel like asking them to give him a baby xanax and dig the wax out. (I'm kidding about the baby xanax, but wish it was safe/possible!)View Thread
However, just tonight her LEFT ear hurt when she went to bed. What on earth is going on?!
She has also complained of buzzing in the ears at times (more frequently than I've ever had it.) She has 1 tube in RIGHT ear and left ear's tube felled out and eardrum scarred over (no longer a hole there).View Thread
I am currently in my 10th week recovering from my initial diagnosis of mono in its acute stage. I had all the classic huge swollen sore tonsils/throat, exhaustion, headaches, fevers, and general awful flu like feeling.
I developed splenomegaly in the third week of the disease, along with low platelet levels for a while. Now, although I can still feel my spleen as sort of a balloon/slight pressure at times, I don't think it is palpable. My doctors have said that sometimes they can just feel the spleen, because I am thin, so I'm thinking the splenomegaly is resolving.
I just had blood work done last week, showing that my red blood cells, some protein, and my hemocrit and hemoglobin levels were quite high. My doctor thinks my bone marrow has just gone into overdrive to try to compensate for the spleen being affected, but my platelets have increased from 100 to 186.
My question is, is it safe to return to mild exercise, such as jogging? I am feeling better, though still exhausted, but I really miss exercise, as it is a huge part of my life. Would exercise hinder my recovery if I got enough rest?
Thank you so much. I really appreciate anyone's opinions.View Thread
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I got water in my ear 2 weeks ago, and my ear has been blocked since then, I can't hear very well out of left ear.. I went to see 3 doctors. The first said to use "Otomize ear spray"... Second said to use sodium bicarbonate and the third informed me that I actually have a perforated ear drum. She said it was a small hole that will heal in a month or so if I keep it dry..
My biggest worry is, would the use of otomize ear spray as well as the sodium bicarbonate drops have damaged my hearing?! I used them for 5 days...
Any advice welcome, thanks a lot for any input!!View Thread
I've been prescribed augmentin for sinus infections before in the US and am trying to remember what a "standard" dose would be there. I am traveling abroad, have a sinus infection and have just been to the doctor and gotten a prescription, and the dose seems really high (625 mg 3 times a day). Does anyone have experience taking this? Does that dose seem quite high to you as well? I'm not sure if I should get another opinion...I don't want to take more than is necessary.View Thread
I am 25 years old girl. A week before I notice a little bump in my groin. I am quite sure it is a swollen lymph node. It is 2cm x 0.6 cm in size. In some position you almost can not see if you dont touch the area. It is very mobile, and firm but not very hard. It is painless.
The thing is that a week before notice this bump, I have some irritation in the area, because I was wearing very tight underwear for several days /weeks. Also I shaved the area few days before noticing the bump.
In a week the bump doesn't seem to shrink significantly. Should I be worried or should I wait more? As I were quite worried I was touching the bump a lot.
Could this be a shotty node? How long does it need to shrink? This could be consider as normal?
THANK YOU SO MUCH!View Thread
trigeminal neuralgia. is a condition very hard to diognose. My friend had a very risky surgery and it worked for her. she used to suffered so much it was aweful. There is some very good doctors here in Dallas that can help you all.
God bless each of you!View Thread
I have had ringing in both for ears for one month.Recently I went to a local ent as it was easy to get an appointment in a day.He looked in my ears with an otoscope and said that there was not wax that he could see. Then he sent me for a hearing test, which I did poorly on, I guess. Problem is I can hear fine. He insisted that I should get a hearing aid along with his audiologist. He said it is tittinus. I perhaps would have this for my entire life. Needless to say, I left as I am going for a second opinion. He is an older doctor and the testing equipment looked old. I am wondering if I have fluid in my inner ear drum. The ringing feels like when you have a bad cold. Does anyone know some of the tests doctors use besides a hearing test and a small otoscope to detect causes of titinus. I do have hypothyroidism and take Levothyroxine. He didn't even ask me that and even talk about it. I am definitely going to another ENT. I will bring my hearing test with me.I don't know if health insurance will pay for another. Does anyone know some of the tests that should be run determining what is causing ringing in my ears. Is there a difference scope to check for fluid, mri, etc. Thank you for any input you can give me.View Thread
I have had ringing in both for ears for one month.Recently I went to a local ent as it was easy to get an appointment in a day.He looked in my ears with an otoscope and said that there was not wax that he could see. Then he sent me for a hearing test, which I did poorly on, I guess. Problem is I can hear fine. He insisted that I should get a hearing aid along with his audiologist. He said it is tittinus. I perhaps would have this for my entire life. Needless to say, I left as I am going for a second opinion. He is an older doctor and the testing equipment looked old. I am wondering if I have fluid in my inner ear drum. The ringing feels like when you have a bad cold. Does anyone know some of the tests doctors use besides a hearing test and a small otoscope to detect causes of titinus. I do have hypothyroidism and take Levothyroxine. He didn't even ask me that and even talk about it. I am definitely going to another ENT. I will bring my hearing test with me.I don't know if health insurance will pay for another. Does anyone know some of the tests that should be run determining what is causing ringing in my ears. Is there a difference scope to check for fluid, mri, etc. Thank you for any input you can give me.View Thread
I have had ringing in both for ears for one month.Recently I went to a local ent as it was easy to get an appointment in a day.He looked in my ears with an otoscope and said that there was not wax that he could see. Then he sent me for a hearing test, which I did poorly on, I guess. Problem is I can hear fine. He insisted that I should get a hearing aid along with his audiologist. He said it is tittinus. I perhaps would have this for my entire life. Needless to say, I left as I am going for a second opinion. He is an older doctor and the testing equipment looked old. I am wondering if I have fluid in my inner ear drum. The ringing feels like when you have a bad cold. Does anyone know some of the tests doctors use besides a hearing test and a small otoscope to detect causes of titinus. I do have hypothyroidism and take Levothyroxine. He didn't even ask me that and even talk about it. I am definitely going to another ENT. I will bring my hearing test with me.I don't know if health insurance will pay for another. Does anyone know some of the tests that should be run determining what is causing ringing in my ears. Is there a difference scope to check for fluid, mri, etc. Thank you for any input you can give me.View Thread
I have had ringing in both for ears for one month.Recently I went to a local ent as it was easy to get an appointment in a day.He looked in my ears with an otoscope and said that there was not wax that he could see. Then he sent me for a hearing test, which I did poorly on, I guess. Problem is I can hear fine. He insisted that I should get a hearing aid along with his audiologist. He said it is tittinus. I perhaps would have this for my entire life. Needless to say, I left as I am going for a second opinion. He is an older doctor and the testing equipment looked old. I am wondering if I have fluid in my inner ear drum. The ringing feels like when you have a bad cold. Does anyone know some of the tests doctors use besides a hearing test and a small otoscope to detect causes of titinus. I do have hypothyroidism and take Levothyroxine. He didn't even ask me that and even talk about it. I am definitely going to another ENT. I will bring my hearing test with me.I don't know if health insurance will pay for another. Does anyone know some of the tests that should be run determining what is causing ringing in my ears. Is there a difference scope to check for fluid, mri, etc. Thank you for any input you can give me.View Thread
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