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Question: my wifes ears are ringing she feels hot then cold nose is running and feels larthargic
Brief Answer:
Likely to be due to a viral infection.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query. I think I can precisely explain what is going on. Possibly your wife has caught a cold. Such infections are usually viral but have an allergic component associated. This leads to the runny nose. Our ear has three parts: The external ear (upto the eardrum), the middle ear (having connection to the inner throat via Eustachian tube on each side) and the inner ear (containing the cochlea, the organ of hearing). The infection has led to thickening of the mucus, thus blocking the Eustacian tube(s) which normalize the air pressure outside (in the throat) and middle ear. The blockage is leading to pressure differences in the middle ear which is responsible for the ringing of ears that your wife is complaining of.
You need to ask her to take steam inhalation (through mouth and nose). The water in form of vapor will reach deep inside and would help in diluting the mucus and would thus provide relief. Alongside she should take some antiallergic like cetirizine once daily for the next few days.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
Likely to be due to a viral infection.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query. I think I can precisely explain what is going on. Possibly your wife has caught a cold. Such infections are usually viral but have an allergic component associated. This leads to the runny nose. Our ear has three parts: The external ear (upto the eardrum), the middle ear (having connection to the inner throat via Eustachian tube on each side) and the inner ear (containing the cochlea, the organ of hearing). The infection has led to thickening of the mucus, thus blocking the Eustacian tube(s) which normalize the air pressure outside (in the throat) and middle ear. The blockage is leading to pressure differences in the middle ear which is responsible for the ringing of ears that your wife is complaining of.
You need to ask her to take steam inhalation (through mouth and nose). The water in form of vapor will reach deep inside and would help in diluting the mucus and would thus provide relief. Alongside she should take some antiallergic like cetirizine once daily for the next few days.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
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