Clindamycin for ear infection

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My daughter of 2yrs old has cellulitis and the DR. prescribed her clindamycin she started this treatment 3days ago and all of a sudden her hair is starting to fall out. I tried looking for the side effects but it was telling me basic stuff and it stated that it had more to it I just needed to ask a doctor. So now I'm asking....

Hi I went in to the dentist a couple days ago to get a broken molar extracted. (I had a root canal done on it years ago and it has now got infected) It was extremely painful and tender to the touch but I had no visible swelling. Dentist sent me home with Vicodin & clindamycin to kill the infection before she could extract it in a few days. I know clindamycin is a top tier antibiotic. But I took it and the infection swelled and got more painful.

I assume you actually do have a bacterial and not a viral infection. I'm no doc, but it's odd for a bacterial infection to move from sinus to ear to the lung -- more common for viruses to move around like that. But what do I know. Generally, sinus and ear infections will clear by themselves if left alone, and can be treated with natural antibiotics or just good old salt water, but sometimes an infection is just too strong and that's what antibiotics are for.

I have a 15 year old mostly outdoor cat, who is very territorial and obviously got into a cat fight, not sure when though. I noticed two puncture wounds under his right ear, and we have a topical herbal medication that I applied to it- called Black Claw, it help it dry up more but he kept scratching at it and opening it up. I tried salt water compressess and he wasn't too pleased with those, but it helped clean it up a bit. I purchased a small collar but he hates it and growls the whole time.

Finally in the summer the doctor I saw whispered in my right ears some numbers that I repeated back correctly, when she did it in left ear I could not make out what she said, so she ordered a ct scan of my sinuses and I had mastoiditis an infection in the bone behind your ear. It most likely came from not being treated for the ear infection I probably had. Now they did give me a 2 week course of antibiotics once and it didn't work.

both eyes were slightly swollen small blistery rash. He gave me clindamycin for 10 days. It helped. A month later went to doctor eyes itchy & swollen with little blisters, little blisters on palms also. Gave me script for hydrocortisone. To make a long story short, I have been to doctors 7 times since tooth extraction for aches face, jaw, neck, ears clogging, upper left arm aching, swollen glands under chin, as well as two chest colds, and also diagnosed with sinusitis.

I also do the sinus rinses but I was told to boil the top because it can harbor infections? I am being treated with clindamycin for a sinus infection and waiting to hear if I has MRSA. Now my eyes are running and things appear to be blurred. It is running rapid in my family. My 5 yr. old grandson was hospitalized due to MRSA in his hip joint that found a home from having it in his thumb a few weeks before. They had to go in because it was to thick to drain.

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.

have had at the beginning of october alot congestion nose and throat and ear congestion cough and mucus that would not come out the doctor said it was allergies so he told me to take zyrtec and flonose nasal spray and prescribed me amoxicillin 250mg 3 x a day for 15 days and took allegraD and it help a lil only till it wore off so im still not feeling better and am desperate to be better i have a two yr old. .i even tried the nasal irrigation and not better..

The lump palpable behind the ear must be lymph node, in response to the infection of the tonsil. Lymph are protective mechanisms of the body and they 'trap' the infecting source causing enlargement of lymph nodes. If the tonsillar swelling is reduced, then he must be responding to the medications and his appetite will improve. If the swelling has not reduced or is increasing in size, then he may need a biopsy of the gland to rule other causes like tumors.

even went to the ER thinking it might be a ear infection which it isn’t. No dry socket either. Is it a jaw bone infection? After I had the tooth pulled I was put on clindamycin. I went back to the oral surgeon because the pain is so bad and he said it is healing nicely and gave me Percocet and said to give it a couple more days. It has been a week since I have had the tooth pulled and the pain is getting worse. I am taking 2 Percocet (325) every 4 hours and that isn’t taking the pain away.

After the third episode, I saw an infectious disease specialist who thought that the antibiotics were working, but I just keep getting re-infected. My thoughts are that they are not actually killing the infection, but just knocking it down to where it goes away for a limited amount of time. Does anyone have any experience in this? I know that I could step up to vancomycin (sp?

I've read online that a infected middle ear matches what I have, but I have yet to hear from anyone who's actually gone through it.

my poor little guy will just continue to have throat infections forever?? This is not normal. My son had tubes put in his ears when two years old with recurrent ear infections (7) I was not concerned the way I am now. This is not normal and I know it's not just a poor immunity since it's winter!! There's more going on and I am trusting my mother's instinct on this one and will continue to investigate until I find what is going on.

Saw my gp, who diagnosed sialadenitis, or salivary galnd infection. We went with the easiest diagnosis. The pain could also be a salivary stone blocking the duct (like gallstones, who knew?), or salivary tumor, benign or malignant. (He says salivary cancer highly unlikely, but this is the same guy who told me when he found the nodule on my thyroid that 97% of nodules are benign; a week later the FNA showed papillary cancer. I remind him of this frequently, just to push his buttons!

4 months later, still fighting this awful infection (that spread into lymph passages, ear and eye on that side), my white blood cell count is normal. My doctor seems to interpret this as being a sign that the infection is not as bad as it feels, even though I have almost constant fever, still don't feel well, and have deep aching pain in jaw especially at night, when the infection seems to intensify.

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Ive been taking an anti biotic called Clindamycin since last thursday for an ear infection-- so maybe this is all just an allergic reaction. Maybe not. Ive also been rather fatigued lately. That however just may be due to not getting enough sleep in the past month and a half due to finals. I was averaging about 3-5 hours a night for a while. These are the only two symptoms ive been experiencing. No headaches, no vomiting, no swollen lymph nodes that I know of, and no fever.

A doctor took me off antibiotics to prep for a blood test, insisting I shouldn't have needed 17 days of clindamycin, that the infection should have completely cleared up after 10. I found the reasoning illogical but followed instructions because the oral pain specialist deferred to her advice, concerned by her warnings of colitis (even though I had no symptoms of that, thankfully). I was to remain off antibiotics for 1 week.

The 2nd tooth was pulled 3 weeks ago, and although that area on my jaw is definitely better, the other area of my jaw to which the infection spread (up towards my ear, concentrated in my jaw joint) still hurts VERY much. And I still have the fever. I do feel better overall, I no longer feel as ill as I did before having the 2 teeth pulled, but the painful ache in the jaw joint area really concerns me.

Last month I had a painful lump appear on my inside gum at site of former tooth #11. I was out of state from where my periodontist is located. I had a prescription for Clindamycin with me and started taking that on the second day. The lump ruptured and drained. Returning home on the fifth day after beginning the antibiotic, I went to my periodontist for an assessment. An x-ray was made and the dentist said he could see nothing at all.

My doctor was hoping the allergist would help guide us for future treatments. I am fearful for any infection like strep throat, ear or skin infections, we have run out of options.

In fact, I think all the bacteria listed may usually be resistant to clindamycin (but I don't know this for sure) but all I know is that in the beginning of this infection (actually about 3 months into it) the clindamycin seemed to really be kicking butt. Then like I said it stopped working, but it was after 2 months on it and with the teeth still in there. Thanks.

My doctor was hoping the allergist would help guide us for future treatments. I am fearful for any infection like strep throat, ear or skin infections, we have run out of options.

now it's not so much in the tooth as it is in my head and in my ear..does this sound like a bad infection? I am breaking down and calling the dentist tomorrow..but i am worried that it's too late..i feel pretty bad. Should I go to the emergency room until i can get in to see the dentist? will that really help to go to the emergency room? I have clindamycin hcl 150 mg capstev from one of my last visits to the dentist, along with metronidazole 250 mg, tabletteve.

It could most probably be a staphylococcal infection. The treatment of choice for S. aureus infection is penicillin. The infection could sometimes be MRSA, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus infection is treated by draining the sore and bactrim. Did you ensure to take the medication regularly? Have you completed the course of the medication prescribed? As unfinished doses can further lead to resistance.

Two weeks ago I was prescribed clindamycin for a nasal infection. After taking the medication for 3 1/2 days I woke up with eyes swollen nearly shut. Doctor advised discontinuing medication. An irritating all over skin itch followed shortly. Doctor proscribed Elocon and prednisone 2 per day for 5 days, one per day for 5 days. The prednisone seemed to help the itch but the itch worsened when prednisone stopped. My skin looks kind of blotchy and itches like crazy.

That's why doctors don't prescribe antibiotics for viruses, common cold, etc - they are not effective against these types of illnesses and if used too often can cause a problem when they are needed for an infection because they may not work like they should. The fluid behind your ear could be caused by a virus or even allergies, and in either case, no antibiotic would have provided relief.

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