Ibuprofen for ear infection
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I agree that this could be a viral ear thing rather than an infection. Just because your ear drum is "inflamed" does not necessarily mean infection. Inflammation can also sometimes occur from allergies (although wiht a fever this isn't as likely).
For the fever you might want to try either ibuprofen as stated above or tylenol - of course, making sure that neither will interefere wiht any other meds you are on (you can ask your pharmacist this question).
bhups1 is right about the asprin. Chances are that's not it unless you overdosed. Don't waste your time visiting monday morning quarterback ENTs. Go directly to an otologist if you can. They are above an ENT and less discouraging.
Whatever you do, don't mess around with the tinnitus. The longer you have it the harder it is to get rid of it. The brain becomes involved at some point as you'll read below.
Read some of my other posts for more info.
On Friday, June 11th, I was diagnosed with otitis media (middle ear infection) and placed on Augmentin and pain reliving drops. I am still experiencing pain as if someone is stabbing me in the ear, it is keeping me awake, and my ear is completely blocked with what feels like fluid. I stil feel awful and cannot get comfortable at all.
Should I return to the doctor? My ear is hurting me a lot and I am having pain into my kneck and terrible headaches.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Hey! Ever since March I've been experiencing problems with my middle and outer ear.
1) It started from a simple middle ear infection of the right ear that went untreated for a month. After going to a doctor, I got amoxicillin pills for 10 days. The symptoms went away but came back pretty quickly.
2) May: I went to a doctor again, they took samples from my ear and the result was Enterococcus faecalis bacteria.
8, the same night the pain was really strong to the point where it would only subside if I was putting pressure on it with an ice pack or hot water bottle, doctor confirmed I had a middle ear infection and prescribed me 5 days of amoxicillin. I took them as directed but after the 5 days I still had ear pain, it was no where near as bad but still prevalent, I spoke with a doctor and she prescribed me 5 days of erythromycin and said it can sometimes take 10 days to clear.
for the past couple months ive had a wierd tickling sensation deep in my left ear as well as jaw pain that comes and goes with use of ibuprofen, as of recently my left ear is extremely sensetive to sound, it feels like i have an ear infection except its been like this for over a week and my jaw hurts so bad i cant close my mouth completly on the left side with out it popping and causing severe pain.
I went to the doctor last wednesday and he diagnosed me with an upper respiratory infection caused by allergies. The main symptom I went there for was this brain fog, I have it bad and still have it bad to this day. The doctor said that would cause it, but i just want to know if it is true and will it be cured by the antibiodics he gave me please help.
I've been sick for two months straight and my doctor keeps telling me it's "just a virus and it will go away". Well it's not and I think he's an idiot.
I'm having severe throat pain where my tonsils would be if i still had them, and a little above that the glands are swollen and sore. The back of my tongue is sore. My throat gets so swollen I can hardly eat, I've been popping ibuprofen and advil nearly every day a few times a day.
The swelling and pain could also be due to mastoiditis, which is infection of the bone behind the ear. This happens when there is a middle ear infection, which spreads to involve the mastoid bone. You may need to consult your primary care physician who will examine you and initiate appropriate therapy.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
Is it good to take. Got a ear infection along with bad allergy's.
That definitely sounds like a fungal infection. I've had a sinus infection and ear infection for well over a month now. It was so bad that I was going to the doctor daily for IV antibiotics. I was sent to the ENT who suctioned my ear and found I had a fungal infection. My ear drum also had a small perforation which affected my hearing some. He had me continue with the antibiotics and gave me eardrops. The eardrops smelled like vinegar and burned.
and now I am having pain and swelling slight behind the ear and in the jaw area.
You have partially recovered from the upper respiratory tract infection. Also, it appears that you are having infection of the external ear (Otitis externa) or left TMJ problems. Try taking muclolytics (such as bromhexine/ambroxyl), pain relievers (such as Ibuprofen/diclofenac), saline nasal drops, steam inhalation, drink plenty of warm water and avoid chewing on the left side. Consult your doctor for the detailed examination and further management.
My right ear has been killing me off and on for more than 3 months. The pain is excruciating, the jaw and bone behind my ear extremely sensitive to even the lightest tough, and the opening of my ear .... I can't even touch it w/o crying. I went to the MD twice, two different MD's actually, and was told that my ear's fine, there's no infection. It was suggested that I not wear the headset I'm supposed to wear at my work (I answer phones all day) as that may be causing it.
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