I have an ear infection, and I was perscribed oral antibiotics last week. I've been taking them for 6 days, but my hearing is still muffled, and I'm still getting discharge from my ear. The last time I had an ear infection, my hearing cleared up right away, but I was also perscribed ear-drops that time. Is it normal that my hearing is still muffled? How long does it normally take to clear? Should I go back and ask my doctor for eardrops?
2007-10-17 14:24:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
depending on the severity, a week to ten days
2007-10-17 14:28:46 · answer #1 · answered by missmary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends.... discharge from the ear comes from the middle ear whose mucous membrane contains the goblet cell which it turn secretes that discharge,,,
your hearing is muffled because of the disturbed conduction of sound in the mucous filled passage....
I am a medical student doing my ENT presently so i am suprised that your doc prescribed for systemic(oral) antibiotic. Until you had systemic manisfestation of infection like fever i really dont think that oral antibiotic is required. Normally eardrop does the trick.
Now depending whether ure otitis media(ear infection) is acute or chronic the time taken to heal will vary.
i would recommend you to consult your doc once more
2007-10-18 00:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by Curious 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may desire to be feeling greater advantageous than once you all started taking the antibiotics, if no longer, it probably did no longer paintings and you may desire to return so your physician can verify it back and could be take a pattern for custom and verify out something greater suitable. I constantly advise utilising an anti-inflammatory drug alongside with the antibiotics to assist cut back he inflammation so which you may desire to hearken to greater advantageous. solid success playstation . attempt to no longer moist your ear once you're taking a tub and avert diving,
2016-10-13 00:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by stinnette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if is not cleared up should have been 7 10 days. if not go back and ask for the dorps also. it could be soemtimes they dont' give high enough dose.
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2014-08-16 15:42:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋