I have been having sever ear pain, but it didnt feel like an ear infection. I also have been having sinus issues. I went to Carenow last night and he told me I have sinus problems, no infection, and fluid behind my eardrums, but they are not infected. He gave me an anitbiotic and a steroid shot. I read online that the antibitoic coud make it worse. I am in so much pain, it is making me dizzy and keeps me laying around, an is giving me almost migrane like headaches. I have such a high pain tolerance but this is almost unbearable. Anyone been through this or have any suggestions? Thanks in Advance
I can't take those sudafed type things so I take Musinex (1200 mg twice a day) and at night I take benadryl with it. This routine has kept me out of infections for years. I would NOT take an antibiotic for something that is NOT an infection.....ludicrous.
My doctor recommended Sudafed for fluid in ears. It has always helped me more than anything else. My doctor also said to clear my ears a few times a day by holding my nose and then trying to breath threw my nose at the same time. That has helped too.
I know the pain you are experiencing. I had terrible ear infections as a child and still occasionally now. There is a prescription pain relieving ear drop that your doctor can prescribe. (When I was a child, my mother and grandmother used to warm olive oil and drop in my ear and hold it there with a cotton ball.) Once you get the fluid to drain, the pain will ease. Getting the fluid to drain has been well addressed in other postings. You could also place a warm compress on that ear to help alieviate the pain, too.
(The antibiotic was most likely in case of secondary infection -- your ears, if they don't drain soon!)
Best wishes for a speedy recovery,
R. F.
For the sinuses: get a neti pot, or even easier, the NeilMed sinus bottle. Get the saline packets also. It truly works wonders.
