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Strange Sensation In Ears And Throat, White Bumps And Redness, Bruised. On Ibuprofen. Is It A Viral Infection Or An Allergy?

Hi there. For the last 5 or so days I've been experience a weird feeling in my right ear and right side of my throat. My tonsil on that side seems to be a little red and also there are 2 small white bumps around the area (one on the tonsil and one above it). One looks almost clear and over the last few days has gotten a small black dot in the middle of it. Does that mean it's draining? The feeling in my ear or throat feels almost like it's bruised. It's at its worse in the morning. Swallowing can be painful. I went to my family doctor and he didn't seem too concerned. Said it was probably a combination of allergies & maybe a viral infection. He prescribed me an antibiotic to take if if didn't start to progress in 48-96 hours (went to doctor on Tuesday). It still feels about the same and always feels better after I rinse with warm salt water or take an ibuprofen. Otherwise I feel completely fine. No coughing, no runny nose, no itchy eyes. I have just as much energy as usual and have even went to the gym since. Any idea what this could be?? Thanks a lot for your time.
Mon, 6 May 2013
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ENT Specialist 's  Response
Thanks for writing to us about your query.

I read your query regarding your sore throat in the form of two white bumps one on the right tonsil and other above it , your problem is limited to right half of throat and the right ear is also giving you weird feeling as heavyness and blocked. whenever you take ibuprofen you feel better.

Though you have been examined by doctor twice and they are saying as it is allergic and there may be possibility of viral co-infection. No doubt you are having an infective pathology in your throat and ear and it is called as tonsillopharyngitis with acute otitis media.

Your infection of throat had involved the pharyngeal opening of eustachian tube and due to inflammatory swelling it gets blocked and thus there developed negative pressure in middle ear of right side, which is giving you weired feeling of heavyness and blocked ear of right side.

To treat it you should take-

(a) Antibiotic.

(b) Anti inflammatory.

(c) Anti allergic & Decongestant.

(d) Warm saline gargling and steam inhalation.

As per your observation white bumps on tonsil may be tonsillar cyst, which remain for quite a long time asymptomatic, but this may be diagnose by examination by an ENT doctor, if tonsillar cyst is diagnosed by your ENT doctor than tonsillectomy operation is the only curative treatment for this.

I hope your query is answered.

Regards.
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Strange Sensation In Ears And Throat, White Bumps And Redness, Bruised. On Ibuprofen. Is It A Viral Infection Or An Allergy?

Thanks for writing to us about your query. I read your query regarding your sore throat in the form of two white bumps one on the right tonsil and other above it , your problem is limited to right half of throat and the right ear is also giving you weird feeling as heavyness and blocked. whenever you take ibuprofen you feel better. Though you have been examined by doctor twice and they are saying as it is allergic and there may be possibility of viral co-infection. No doubt you are having an infective pathology in your throat and ear and it is called as tonsillopharyngitis with acute otitis media. Your infection of throat had involved the pharyngeal opening of eustachian tube and due to inflammatory swelling it gets blocked and thus there developed negative pressure in middle ear of right side, which is giving you weired feeling of heavyness and blocked ear of right side. To treat it you should take- (a) Antibiotic. (b) Anti inflammatory. (c) Anti allergic & Decongestant. (d) Warm saline gargling and steam inhalation. As per your observation white bumps on tonsil may be tonsillar cyst, which remain for quite a long time asymptomatic, but this may be diagnose by examination by an ENT doctor, if tonsillar cyst is diagnosed by your ENT doctor than tonsillectomy operation is the only curative treatment for this. I hope your query is answered. Regards.