Am 33 weeks pregnant with ear infection help please?
i am really scared to take any antibiotic like amoxliline. What will be the situation if i wait till i give birth and start treatment for my ears? Will i loss my hearing? right now i hardly don't hear when people talk some kind of fluid has bloked it Please help i don't know what to do my mind don't want to take any kind of medicen
Can lemon and garlic cure infection?
Generally, no - although it may depend of the type of infection. Garlic has some known antioxidant effects, and studies on concentrated extracts of the active ingredient (allicin) have shown certainly shown efficacy in issues related to the cardiovascular system (decreasing blood pressure, potentially preventing hardening of the arteries). It has shown potential efficacy in other diseases as the results of studies have been conflicting . Garlic can also cause heartburn, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea (not to mention bad breath and body odor), so it’s not entirely benign.Lemons are high in Vitamin C, which your body needs to function well - and which may be responsible for many of the benefits lemons are believed to have. if you have a bacterial infection, eating well will certainly help your body fight off the infection, and the antioxidants can help as well. Well controlled scientific studies should help us understand the potential effects of these foods, and how they may work.Much of the information on the effects of garlic and lemon curing or treating diseases is anecdotal, which makes it difficult to separate the results from potential placebo effects where the user may see real benefits because they believed they would (which is fascinating in its own right).If you have a virus like a cold or flu you may want to try garlic and lemon, to see how it works for you. But, if you have, for example, cellulitis - a painful bacterial infection that can spread rapidly, I’d recommend seeing a doctor for the strong stuff.
I have around 4 ear infections a month. I've been to every ENT in my area and tried every medicine they suggested, but nothing seems to keep the infections away. I'm in so much pain, what should I do?
OK, as much as I dislike people who answer medical questions when they have no knowledge about medicine…here I go. Firstly your question does not make sense. 4 ear infections a month would mean one every week. It takes longer than a week to permanently clear up an ear infection which makes me think that whatever medication you are taking is not (1) being taken long enough or (2) is the wrong medication. I have no idea where you live, so I can’t judge the quality of your Dr’s….but having suffered from ear infections myself I do know that some doctors tend to treat an infection automatically as bacterial. Please take what you read here with a grain of salt, I could be very wrong, but if I was in your shoes I’d ask for the infection to be identified.. It could well be a fungal infection, or a combination of fungal and bacterial. (a fungal infection tends to itch as well as hurt, while a bacterial is mostly without the itching) Either way, get a scraping, get it identified and then get the correct treatment based on the results….and give the treatment time. All the best of luck and please, once again, let me stress that you need a doctor, not Quora.
What kind of parasites can you feel in your ears?
What kind of parasites can you feel in your ears? I have a friend who's doctor has dismissed her parasite symptoms. She feels them move in her ears, and occasionally has pieces come out of her skin and other body areas. When she goes to bed they all act up. She has been called crazy, and finally gave up on healing. :( what could this be?Types of parasites that can affect the ears include mites, ticks (such as the deer tick associated with Lyme disease), and fly larvae such as the cattle grub. If your friend's doctor has dismissed her symptoms, it's probably because he/she has not found any evidence of parasites. Itching/crawling sensations can have many causes other than parasites, such as ear canal dermatitis, allergies, fungal infections, too much/too little ear wax. If your friend's doctor is not actively looking for an explanation of her symptoms, she should consider consulting another doctor for a second opinion. She should also consider a referral to an ear specialist (otorhinolaryngologist - "ENT").If she puts things into her ear canal such as cotton swabs, she should stop until her case has been reviewed by the specialist; sticking foreign objects in your ear can worsen symptoms.Read moreItchy Ears - Department of Otorhinolaryngology
What is the reason why I still have ear pain after taking antibiotics?
The most logical answer to your question is that you may still have the infection present in your ear such that what you have been taking vs the bacteria that is causing your infection is resistant to the particular antibiotic your receiving. You need to report this to the provider who prescribed you the antibiotics because they will most likely give you something else to fight the infection. One thing you need to be aware of is not to compromise anything regarding the ear especially when infection is present due to a potential for further complications leading to hearing loss. In this day and age with all the resistant bacteria present from over prescribing antibiotics it is more difficult treating infections today than as recent as 5 years ago years ago. Also demographics has a relationship to resistance. Therefore the bottom line is call the doctor and get re-evaluated before messing around with your ear with questionable advice from this forum. Good luck.
What happens if you touch your eardrum with a Q-Tip?
The ear drum gets perforated easily as it does not take much pressure to do this with a Q-tip. If you perforate it you will get very dizzy, there will be a piercing pain in the affected ear and your hearing on that ear is significantly diminished. See an ENT specialist right away. If it is confirmed that you perforated the ear drum, it will likely have to be surgically fixed. This procedure is called tympanoplasty. For this surgery a piece of your temporal muscle sheath is taken and this is used to patch the ear drum defect (see image).