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Reply: ruptured both eardrums

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. I am going to the doctor's tomorrow...

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Reply: ruptured both eardrums

Hi I replied earlier this evening to an earlier post of yours as I hadn't seen this...

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Reply: ruptured both eardrums

Hi americanmuscle. I am very much in the same position that you were in when you did...

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Profoundly deaf from ear infection

On Friday My ears felt a little blocked but did not hurt. Then in the middle of the...

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Reply: Profoundly deaf from ear infection

I saw a different doctor today. She said that my right ear drum has a hole in it, has...

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I saw a different doctor today. She said that my right ear drum has a hole in it, has lots of build-up of wax and pus behind it and that she could not see into my left ear because of the wax so gave me Otomize ear spray to use 3 times a day in my left ear.

My hearing today is slightly worse if anything and I am getting desperately worried. During the whole of December I had a nasty cold virus that started in the sinuses and then worked its way down to my throat and chest. I thought nothing of it and didn't see the doctor, carried on working etc. It lasted for about 3 weeks. It finally cleared up just before Christmas. Then, 3 days after Christmas, I came down with a temperature and a very runny nose, sore throat etc. To be honest my throat hadn't got better since the first virus and now I still have a really painful bit right at the back of my throat on the left hand side.

Perhaps I should add that I've had sinus problems and repeated infections for years. I see the ENT consultant at the local hospital every 6 months or so but he's never been able to find a cause (except I have a slightly deviated septum). It's always my right hand sinus that is blocked and it it virtually always slightly blocked. I had noticed for several months that when my right nostril, right sinus etc were particularly blocked then my right ear felt a bit gunged up - if I pulled on the skin near my ear I could feel all the wax squelching if you know what I mean.

Anyway, what really scares me is this: is it possible that I've had a mild ear infection for a long time and it has done so much damage that I will never be able to hear again? Or does the fact that the ear ache came on so suddenly mean the recent infection is the cause of my hearing loss and it really will get back to normal in the not-too-distant future? Have I left it too late to ever be able to hear again? I know this sounds melodramatic but I really am desperate and am really scared.

I am so grateful for your continued help.View Thread

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Thank you for replying so quickly. I don' t think I would be so worried were it not for...

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