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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Painful Lymph Nodes

I had a ear infection dew to wearing non gold earrings,the ear lobe doesn't hurt at all now that I have had a course of fluoxicillin,but since I have swollen painful lymph nodes and my doctor has prescribed another course of fluox and a penicillin to take together but it is not easing at all on these for 4 days.
Wed, 19 Feb 2014
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Please dont worry as the lymph nodes will take around 7-10 days for reducing in size, if your pain has come down, then you can continue the antibiotics otherwise you may have to change them. please discuss this with your ent doctor.
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Painful Lymph Nodes

Hello Please dont worry as the lymph nodes will take around 7-10 days for reducing in size, if your pain has come down, then you can continue the antibiotics otherwise you may have to change them. please discuss this with your ent doctor. thanks