I have had an ear infection for 2 weeks please help me?!


Question: I have had an ear infection for 2 weeks please help me?
I was at work on a monday late in the day my ear just closed up within an hour I had pain down my neck into my jaw. I went to a quick care they gave me amox 250mg and they gave me drops antipyrine and benzocaine i used those for 8 days i had no relief so i called family doctor and they gave me a z-pack so i took it for four days called them and told them i still could not hear so they called me in an antibiotic called ciproflaxacin 500mg I have been on it now for 3 days still can't hear I wonder if they should be doing something different then antibiotic? I am so frustrated i cant hear at all out of my right ear after being so medicated:( If you have any suggestions please help! Thank you

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Most times these infections are viral so antibiotics have no effect.
Your ear, nose and sinuses are interconnected. The middle ear is connected to the back of the nose by a short narrow tube, the Eustachian tube. This tube normally opens when we yawn or swallow to allow secretions to drain from the middle ear.

A cold or allergy can block the Eustachian tube due to congestion in the nasal lining. This prevents the normal flow of fluid from the middle ear. The fluid begins to build up often causing dulled hearing, tinnitus (noises in the ear), sometimes pain.

Try an antihistamine, take your pharmacist's advice as some make people drowsy.
More advice on the link.

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Eustachi…
And years on an ENT unit


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