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I Started Having A Cold About A Month Ago With

Posted on Thu, 2 Jan 2020

Question: I started having a cold about a month ago with sneezing and then it turned into a cough with a blocked ear and ringing from it. The blocked ear improved about a week ago but I still get ringing and a sense of fullness from it which I have now had for about 4 weeks. I saw the ear, nose and throat doctor 3 days ago who checked it and confirmed that there was no longer any fluid in the ear but there were still some deposits in the ear, together with the nose. There was also some inflammation in the ear. She has prescribed a nasal spray, nose drops and courtesone tablets for 3 days to clear it. How long does it normally take in these circumstances for the ringing in the ear to subside?

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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hii. You are having allergic rhinitis which is inflammation of the nose muc

Detailed Answer:
Hii. You are having allergic rhinitis which is inflammation of the nose mucosa. This result in congestion of the eustachian tube. This eustachian tube is the connection between nose and ear. As a result fluid get accumulated in the nose. As per your doctor there is no fluid in the ear and but sone deposits are present. This can be only checked by two hearing test: pure tone audiogram and impedance audiogram. It takes at least 6-8 week to completely resolve the fluid. Even after the accumulated fluid get absorbed there is some congestion of the eustachian tube which can result in eustachian tube dysfunction. The eustachian tube cannot work properly in this situation and it fails to maintain pressure between ear and nose. So you continue fluticasone nasak spray and nasivion nose drop to decongest the eustachian tube. Take steam inhalation. Start some antiallergic tablet levocetrizine to reduce the inflammation. It will resolve over time. Don't worry. Ringing sensation will resolve over a period of 6-8 week. Lead a stress free and relaxed life. You can take vitamin supplements. Follow the advice and review if you have any queries.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hii. It will take some time as you are having eustachian tube dysfunction.

Detailed Answer:
Hii. It will take some time as you are having eustachian tube dysfunction. Continue nasivion for another week. Continue fluticasone nasal spray for another 1 month. Take steam inhalation twice daily for 1 month. Sometimes it takes more than 1-2 month of initial episode of cold to resolve tinnitus due to eustachian tube dysfunction. Do you have preoperative hearing test and endoscopy of the nose finding? Can uou send it? Don't worry. Relax. Allergic inflammation resolve but they don't get eradicated so sometimes it takes time to resolve the tinnitus.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (13 minutes later)

The doctor prescribed the nose drops and nasal spray for 7 days which finishes tomorrow. The nose drops are to cleanse the nose. Can I still continue to take both after 7 days? How many times a day should I take the steam inhalation and for how long each time? You mentioned that the ringing sensation will resolve over a period of 6-8 weeks but is that from now or from a month ago when it started?
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