Question: I developped a huge swollen ear along with a bad headache a couple of days ago. It develppped a few hours after I helped vacuuming behind of all funitures in the bedbug infested housing for about one hour, I washed off my face, head and hair immediately after that. I covered other part of my body while vacuuming. Well, I am atopic and have environmental allergy (dust mites, cat, dogs, cockloaches, tree pollen, and rag weed, so far i know). I went to see my doctor, I had no fever and no sore throat, she said it was allergic reaction and gave me Famotidine 10mg tablet once a day. I am taking it daily and today, my ear was grtting little smaller, but still hot and painful. Deep itchy feeling was gone. I realized a couple of hours ago that my lymph node under the swollen ear was making soft lump, now i am starting feeling my throat is sore and I just started coughing, inner ear started aching. Do I have ear infection?

My doctor has been telling me that my both ear was fogged. I have been having fatigue for a couple of months now, i was prescribed vitamin D 50,000 /week. I am taking it as well.

Thank you Dr. Deepashree,

I will contact my doctor and ask about the medication. I appreciare your help.

I went to Express Care, they gaveme Keflex. I feel relieved. Thank you Dr. Deepashree.

I want to tell you one more thing, my infection went little more worse, so i went back to the same doctor, they actually looked into your diagnosis of Perichondrtitis seriously and fave me antibacterial shot to make sure my infection won't get worse than now. They will monitor me for the fuol recovery. Your diagnosis saved my ear. Thank you so much and I am glad that you replay my question. I will ask you again when my local doctor need help to treat me right.

Dr. Deepashee,

My headache is a lot better, and my body is feeling much better, but still have spasmic pain in my ear and head, I think antibiotics shot is working, but I worry, my ear still look like the photo below as you saw my first photo on Thursday, you can see the difference between I took the photo right now. I first got itchy pain before my ear started swell on Wednesday afternoon, do you think my ear will heal to the point of normal shape? I also attached my the other normal look ear. How long does it take to heal to look normal? My affected ear is little thicker than my mormal ear this moring when Itouch it.