I spent the night over at a friends house and I woke up and heard just in my right ear like something going in or out of my ear and it hurt and ever since then for two weeks now Ive been having problems with my ear and I've been to the ER twice I have an eardrop medicine and can't use it anymore you can't use it after 10 days and I am on an antibiotic the doctor said I have an ear canal infection.But could there be something in my ear he didn't see? Why am I lossing my hearing it seems like in my right ear? Please help
2006-07-14 03:44:50 · 12 answers · asked by poohbear85 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Hi! I'm an Audiologist.
Yes, bugs do crawl into people's ears. I've seen ants and cockroaches. If it was there, the doctor would have seen it and removed it.
Some ear problems are not easily visible and the best way to know what's going on is to see an Ear, Nose ant Throat (ENT/otolaryngologist) and to have a comprehensive Audiological Evaluation, including tympanometry.
The tympanogram is a measure of how well the eardrum and middle ear are responding to and transmitting to the sound vibrations. For example, if there is fluid behind the eardrum, it will not move. The hearing test will determine the softest sounds you can hear and how well you can distinguish speech sounds. This will show if the problem is a blockage of sound in the outer or middle ear, or if there is an inner ear problem.
Last I heard, Foxxy Brown had surgery and may recover some hearing -- I'm not finding anything that says what type of surgery it was.
2006-07-16 05:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by HearKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like anything else that gets infected it swells. Your ear canal is very small so when it swells it swells shut thus the result is hearing diminished. As your ear heals it will go back to normal. Does your ear still hurt? If so go back to the doctor. Drink plenty of water this will help cool the ear canal and help with swelling reduction also take over the counter Ibuprofen(motrin) it could take up to 2 weeks for you to notice change. It will start to crackle or tickle like there is something in your ear. But it is just the canal opening back up and letting in the air.
2006-07-14 03:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by curiosity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I don't think it is infection. If it would have been an infection it would have at least minimised in 10 days. Therefore it seems a problem related to nerve deafness.
You should go to a skilled acupuncturist. He will solve the problem. No surgery will also help in that case but spoil your ear.
2006-07-14 03:56:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go back to the doctor if you are not happy with the diagnosis. Ask to be referred to an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor as they specialize in that area.
Make sure you end up getting the answers you are happy with and a treatment that you are comfortable with.
2006-07-14 03:47:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps there could have been an insect that did crawl into your ear. They are called earwigs but I know nothing else about them. You might want to research anything you can find out about it, ask your friend if they ever had any problems with their ears or earwigs. Keep pressuring your doctor to help you.
Take care!
2006-07-14 03:50:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems like you had a pretty bad ear infection. keep it clean and take your drugs try to keep it dry at all times. sleep with that ear facing down so if any liquid is there it will come out. Good luck hope you feel better.
2006-07-14 03:47:53 · answer #6 · answered by Jeff L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sure your doctor wouldn't have missed that something in your ear if it were present.Just follow the doctor's medication.If your not satisfied with it,Try going to another doctor.
2006-07-14 03:51:48 · answer #7 · answered by Swetha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew someone that got a bug in his ear canal once. He had to have it removed. Maybe a flee? Dig deeper...
2006-07-14 04:10:36 · answer #8 · answered by anne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you heard of the rapper name Foxxy Brown? Well she just recently loss her hearing completely. (I've heard rumors saying she has regained it back) go to yahoo search and type in her name slash hearing loss.
2006-07-14 03:53:50 · answer #9 · answered by redbone_lds 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a specialist. Eye, ear, nose and throat.
2006-07-14 03:48:41 · answer #10 · answered by sweetpettuitie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋