Posted by yxibow on April 3, 2006, at 5:27:56 [reposted on April 3, 2006, at 12:39:27 | original URL]
In reply to Re: MY EARS Pls some responses, posted by Phillipa on April 2, 2006, at 21:54:42
> Willyee fluid behind the eardrum can cause it too. See an ENT. There are a lot in VA Beach. Let me know via e-mail how it goes. Love Jan
That's called otitis media and..
Yeah, I was going to add fluid behind the eardrum -- allergenic, viral (likely if there is no fever and you're not wheezing and sneezing), or bacterial (fever usually present, more nasty.) I am (hopefully) at the end of such a similar problem, viral probably. Could hear booming sounds in a very quiet room, and earlier on nausea occurred (the inner ear is responsible for balance), but the stomach felt fine when I touched it.
Only an ENT really could diagnose these things properly, they're trained to run fiber optic scopes up the eustachian tubes and to attempt to drain things out, if that is the issue.
Very small perforations in the eardrum can heal naturally, people have had their eardrum burst or even perforate, and it will heal naturally, although antibiotics is a good suggestion. It can lead to otitis media, and while I don't practice what I preach always, one should be careful with q-tips in the ear, since you can perforate your own eardrum and shove things further in. They sell carbamide peroxide ear cleaning drops at pharmacies that foam out wax.
Hope you feel betterTidings
-- Jay
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