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Suggest Treatment For Severe Ear Pain
I m a 56 year old female & have been bothered by an earache in right ear on & off for about 3 years. Also, Have a lump in throat when swallowing, along with on/off pains on either side of throat, not really sore. Whole inside of mouth & upper throat is pinkish white with a few little round sores.I do have allergies & Allergic Rhinitis. But I ve never had this throat condition before. Please help! Thanks. Gail H
Wed, 7 Oct 2015
Hi Dear ,
As per your query you have severe pain and you also had problem of allergic rhinitis . Well the symptoms you mention in query are indicating infection of upper respiratory track infection that has spread to ear through eustachian tube . Sometimes when upper respiratory track infection when left untreated or when occur again and again spread to ear through eustachaian tube and causing pain . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist for proper diagnosis . Doctor may order throat swab test , viral culture test and allergy test to confirm the diagnosis . Doctor may prescribe antibiotics ( amoxicillin or penicillin .) at least for 10 days along with decongestant and anti inflammatory . For now do warm saline gargles , take steam twice a day and apply warm dry compresses to external ear .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
As per your query you have severe pain and you also had problem of allergic rhinitis . Well the symptoms you mention in query are indicating infection of upper respiratory track infection that has spread to ear through eustachian tube . Sometimes when upper respiratory track infection when left untreated or when occur again and again spread to ear through eustachaian tube and causing pain . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist for proper diagnosis . Doctor may order throat swab test , viral culture test and allergy test to confirm the diagnosis . Doctor may prescribe antibiotics ( amoxicillin or penicillin .) at least for 10 days along with decongestant and anti inflammatory . For now do warm saline gargles , take steam twice a day and apply warm dry compresses to external ear .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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