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Hi everyone
Lately my ears have been blocked. Like my hearing feels really reduced. The other day I went to the doctor and he checked my ears. He said they were perfect. Is there anything else that could be wrong ? He did check them twice. And I thought this would go away but it's not and I really don't like it. Any advice ? Thanks
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tanney rachel90529
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rachel90529 tanney
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tanney rachel90529
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Rachel, have you seen an ENT (ear/nose/throat) doctor? ENT will administer a hearing test to see if the audiogram indicates hearing loss. If you have not already seen one, please consider doing so. A good ENT will give you accurate diagnosis. If you do have hearing loss in low decible range with tinnitus, ear pressure (fullness in ear) and virtigo you might possibly have Meniere's Disease which is an inner ear disease. Too early to tell yet and it's unlikely you have MD but a good ENT will know for sure. Let me know what you find out. If it is MD I can give you some good advice....I've had it for 40 years. Good Luck.
rachel90529 tanney
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Mark8765 rachel90529
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Hi,
I've got exactly the same problem - 6 weeks now.
First visit to Doctors: "it's a cold, it'll get better in a couple of weeks.
6 weeks later, second visit to the doctors: "take these antibiotics, it'll get better"
2 weeks later: third visit "if not better in a week, we'll talk about ENT.
Very frustrating. Flying abroad soon, so worried abut the risks.
rachel90529 Mark8765
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Tyler_619 rachel90529
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Yea I have this problem too, but only in my right ear. I saw an ENT and did an audiogram, and my hearing is perfect and he said that there is no fluid in my ear. He said it's inflammation in the ear from a cold that's causing my muffled hearing, ringing in the ear. He said it should be back to normal within a couple of months, and it's only been 2.5 weeks but it's already driving me crazy.
tanney Tyler_619
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Tyler, if you do have inflamation in your ear you may want to ask your ENT about a steroid injection into the middle/inner ear that should relieve the inflamation and tinnitus as well as improve your hearing. It's a rather benign proceedure done in the office by an ENT that specializes in ear problems. Good luck.
Tyler_619 tanney
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Well I did panic last week and went to a GP who gave me prednisone, which I took for about a week before I saw the ENT. I felt like it did pretty much nothing. The ringing isn't bad at all, it's only this weird sorta clogged feeling in my right ear that is bugging me. I might go and get a second opinion from another ENT.
tanney Tyler_619
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needsomehelp26 rachel90529
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You may have an ear infection if your ears are warm and you feel weak. These are indications your immune system is working. If you start to get a fever i would take antibiotics. You don't want to end up with meningitis by "waiting it out".