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Are Having Pain In Ear,head Along With Blisters On Tongue Suggestive Of Otitis Externa?
Yes, my husband has been to the doctor and was told he had swimmers ear. His symptoms are all over head pain, ear pain, severe mouth pain. Also, his tongue has blisters that are so painful he can t eat. His glands are swollen and painful. He was given an antibiotic, but is miserable. I have been giving him Motrin and ice packs for the swollen glands. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Mon, 20 Jun 2016
Hello,
I can understand your concern. The symptoms related to ear like ear pain, headache, swollen glands etc. can be related to the swimmers ear. However, the mouth pain and painful blisters on tongue do not fit into the explanation of the swimmers ear. It might be the case that the blisters on the tongue may have developed as side effects of the antibiotics your husband have been prescribed.
Usually antibiotics take about 24 to 36 hours to reach the desired level in blood to induce antibacterial effects. If your husband has just started the antibiotics, then I would advise you to wait for up to 48 hours for them to start effects. If more days have passed and the symptoms have not improved, then it is advisable to consult the ENT surgeon back and go for blood tests and culture of the ear swab to find out what bacteria have caused the infection and which antibiotics will work against them.
Regarding the tongue blisters, your husband should start taking Vitamin B complex and folic acid supplements (B-Folcin) twice a day for about 10 days. In addition, local application of Benzocain gel (Mucopain) over the ulcerated areas will help in reducing pain, faster healing and comfortable eating. The blisters will heal in about a week.
I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. I wish your husband feels better soon.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
I can understand your concern. The symptoms related to ear like ear pain, headache, swollen glands etc. can be related to the swimmers ear. However, the mouth pain and painful blisters on tongue do not fit into the explanation of the swimmers ear. It might be the case that the blisters on the tongue may have developed as side effects of the antibiotics your husband have been prescribed.
Usually antibiotics take about 24 to 36 hours to reach the desired level in blood to induce antibacterial effects. If your husband has just started the antibiotics, then I would advise you to wait for up to 48 hours for them to start effects. If more days have passed and the symptoms have not improved, then it is advisable to consult the ENT surgeon back and go for blood tests and culture of the ear swab to find out what bacteria have caused the infection and which antibiotics will work against them.
Regarding the tongue blisters, your husband should start taking Vitamin B complex and folic acid supplements (B-Folcin) twice a day for about 10 days. In addition, local application of Benzocain gel (Mucopain) over the ulcerated areas will help in reducing pain, faster healing and comfortable eating. The blisters will heal in about a week.
I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. I wish your husband feels better soon.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
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