Cipro for an ear infection

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About the only good thing that can be said of ciprofloxacin therapy is that it is better than losing life or limb to an infection. Typically cipro is used as an antibiotic of last resort--the last, best hope before amputation or death. It is a very powerful antibiotic but it also has some pretty ugly side effects. Why haven't we heard from those people who took cipro and didn't have any visual problems? Perhaps we only hear about the coincidences that might occur purely by chance.

Most folks that suffer from a middle ear infection to the point that the ear drum spontaneously bursts like a full balloon due to the amout of pus etc in the middle ear cavity, state that after the ear drum bursts it is a massive releif. Speaking from experience, I have to agree. A tube may be inserted also to keep the ear drum open and allow the middle ear to heal etc. Inner ear, probably not related at all. So I am not even going to go into that.

Hello, I have been prescribed cipro (1 a day for 7 days) for a severe sinus/ear infection. I also have a UTI and hve been prescribed macrobid(2 daily for 7 days). Can I take the two antibiotics at the same time. I was told the UTI wouldn't respond to the cipro so I need to take the macrobid for it. Is it safe to take two antibiotics at once?

I have also had three rounds of ear drops, even had to have a wick put in my ear just to get the drops to the ear. This has been the most painfull ear infection I have ever had! I had to be given pain meds, too just so I could sleep. I fianlly went to a specialist who told me my ears looked pretty good, but gave me one more round of drops just to make sure. It is now a week since I finished them and my pain is starting to come back already.

You don't get ani-fungal drops for a middle ear infection. You get ear drops for an outer ear infection which. The outer involves the Auricle, (ear lobe) & ear canal.

I know this might sound wacky, and this is not intended to be medical advice or to replace a doctor, but when I had what I think to be recurring ear infections what helped to knock them down more than anything else was putting a piece of garlic in my ear (not inside it just gently at the base of the canal). Garlic is a powerful natural antibacterial and antifungal.

I experienced sharp pain and a feeling of pressure in my right ear, as well as a muffled sense of hearing. This led me to my family doctor the next day. He diagnosed me with an ear infection, gave me Cipro HC, and referred me to an ENT. Saw the ENT (Doctor 1) a day or two later, I can't recall. He told me it was a fungal (ew!) ear infection with a lot of debris...he also told me to stop using the Cipro, as it doesn't fight fungal infections.

I've had an issue with my ear for coming up on three months now. First, there was a breakout on the inner rim of my ear, which took weeks to heal. It would scab over, but the healing never was complete enough where when the scab was removed, it was fine underneath. Shortly thereafter, the same spot would itch. I've had it looked at, nothing seems visible. A dermatologist gave me a strong cortizone cream to take care of it, which did nothing.

Julian has had a couple of ear infections. The first was for a month and used 3 different antibiotics that did not help. Finally got that one cleared up and 3 weeks later another one! This antibiotic is not helping either. I called the ped today and she said I will have to bring him in but there is not another antibiotic she can give for his age and that he will have to go to a ear nose and throat doctor and get tubes put in!

Most commonly spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in ascites (25%-31%), urinary tract infection (25%-31%), pneumonia (15%-21%), bacteremia (12%) and soft tissue infection (11%). Of course as with all things... the more advanced the degree of cirrhosis (compensated with portal hypertension, decompensated cirrhosis and End-Stage Liver Disease) the more dangerous infections can become.

i have a bad swimmers ear infection.i've been on augmentin 875 and cipro drops.and my ear is still swollen and my cheek in front of my ear is swollen like a ball.when should this start to unswell?

about a month ago i went to the doctor with a bad stomach infection my stomach was cramping and hurting/burning she had a look at me and gave a prescription for cipro(a two week prescription) i was taking the cipro a during the second week a noticed my ears feel like they had to be popped, like ear pressure my stomach pains went away but my ears still botherd me then i noticed i started to feel kind of sluggished/tired and dizzy through the day.

I have had terrible headaches and some facial pressrue and som eleft ear pain. About a month ago I had it also and did 3 round sof zithromax, then had a ct scan of the sinuese and said there was no infeciton. Now I have a lot of post nasal draninge down my throat a bad cough and did the z pac again but not much better. Was told to take cipro one pill nad it flared up my intersitital cysitits so now he has called in doxycline.

I went to an ENT and he had to literally drill through the left ear to clear the infection. Although the PCP had given me cipro drops, the ENT said that if I hadn't had the ear drained by him, the drops never would have reached the infection. It lasted for over a month and then recurred in JUly. this time I was put on oral antibiotics along with the ciprodex drops and so far it hasn't come back.

I have a recurring ear infection in my left ear. I have had a lot of ear infection throughout my life....but this is my third ear infection in my left ear this year. it starts out with my teeth hurting a little and then full blown the next day with my ear, teeth and that whole side of my face hurting. each time i take my meds as prescribed and i talk all of them like i am supposed to. why is this coming back?

I just got checked by an ENT and she thought I might have a sinus infection due to the dripping in my throat and gave me Cipro which my body couldn't handle and I broke out in hives, test came back negative. I feel like my right ear is filled with liquid yet when my ENT looked in there she said everything looked normal. I was just wondering if anyone else with Chiari has had any issues similar to mine and if so what did you or your doctor find.

They also put me on Ciprodex, an antibiotic to be put into me ear. I ran into a drug rep a couple weeks later and they stated Cipro should not be taken while pregnant. After all of the excessive talking, just go to the doctor.

It seems to me that this is acting more like an infection than asthma or allergies, and that allergens irritate what is inflamed from an infection. It's as if I have a respiratory infection, but I can never get enough antibiotics or the right one to cure it. I only get enough to heal it partially. Yes, I've had a CT scan of my sinuses--normal. And, a chest x-ray six years ago, and the allergist a couple of weeks ago thought that it was sufficient because it was clear then.

Anyway, the nagging pain and neck glands were still swollen and still tender, I was not really happy, but was patiently waiting for it to resolve on its own. End of April, ear dullness adds to the nice array of feelings I have been experiencing. Desperate, I went to yet another doctor who without much investigation prescribed Ceftriaxone (shots intramuscular). Finished five day course Ceftriaxone 1 shot every twelve hours for five days.

keep telling us there is nothing they can do because the ear itself is not infected, so they won't give systemic antibiotics - which have ceased to work as well. She has been on CiproDex and Floxacin drops and NOTHING works. Even resorted to daily allergy medications - Singulair - to help with drainage issues. Any other suggestions?!

Holding your nose and blowing into your ears would increase pressure in your middle ear, not your inner ear. Also, the anatomy of the inner ear appears to be such that the pressure in your inner ear will be the same as in your CSF. The periodic episodes of vertigo and feelings of fullness in your ears you describe are both symptoms of Meniere's disease. I do still think it might be a good idea to assess your CSF pressure.

I'm a 49 year old female with sinusitis symptoms.(I get 1-2 sinus infections per year). Right now, I have quite a lot of pain in cheekbones, brows/forehead and also in upper teeth when biting down.Pain in face when bending down. Congestion. No fever. Question #1: I am also experiencing a lot of pain at the base of my skull (top of neck/2" behind the ears) Is this from sinus, too--I don't think there are sinus cavities there--so what causes that pain?

After 9 days I stopped taking the cipro due to ringing in the ears. (in that nine days ALL symptoms improved dramatically) After being reexamined 2 days later the doctor decided the ringing was due to a sinus infection. I was put back on cipro at a dose of 500 mg for another 10 days. In the past ten days my condition has declined to the point where it is painful to sit down. I went back to the doctor. My physician says that the prosate is now larger than it was before the doxycycline.

The doctor treated me for NSU with 7 days of doxycycline. The burning persisted and the doctor treated me with 30 days of cipro. The burning finally stopped 10 days after I finished the cipro. It's been 3 months since the exposure and I've since gone back to my doctor to get tested for HIV and syphilis. Just prior to being re-tested I started to experience nausea, abdominal pain, headache and ear pain. I've been experiencing these symptoms for two weeks now.

(in that nine days ALL symptoms improved dramatically) After being reexamined 2 days later the doctor decided the ringing was due to a sinus infection. I was put back on cipro at a dose of 500 mg for another 10 days. In the past ten days my condition has declined to the point where it is painful to sit down. I went back to the doctor. My physician says that the prosate is now larger than it was before the doxycycline.

Took new strong antibiotic pills along with a long dose of ear drops. Dr. Said Chronic ear infections are harder to get rid of. No running in ears but still maddening external itching. Crusty **** can be scraped off the itchy area. Its like dried onion skin. C'mon I know I am not the only one with this ****. Help!

My 15 year old son has had an ear infection for over a month. treated with Amox and bactrim with no help, it just kept getting worse. finally cultured the drainage, he has pseudomonas, and was getting the wrong treatment. Now on cipro orally and tobramycin ear drops, will this clear it up? He is really hurting, and I am worried this will never go away. Had anyone had this and will it clear up and go away?

Been sick for about three and a half weeks after coming back from Costa Rica with what doctors think was/is a bacterial infection. As soon as I got back, I started getting diarrhea (which was bloody once), slight dizziness/disorientation, a weak feeling, and vomiting a couple of times. I also had an irritation around the vagina, which cleared up with hydrocortisone, though I still have some itching.

What do I need to do to get rid of an infection on my face that is accompanied by slight muscle swelling and pain? The area has been infected for two years. I'm a 55 yro female; previously unremarkable derm history. Feb. 2002-bumps appear in l. cheek,like ordinary acne. June 2002- hasn't gone away; over the counter acne meds didn't help. The area is red, swollen, hard and the size of a quarter. Pcp gives 4 sample cipro tablets and prescribes topical clindamycin.

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