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Ongoing head and ear pain

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donnas84
donnas84

I have had ongoing ear pain and feeling of pressure and pain in the back of my head which makes it too sore to lie back on a pillow or lean again a high backed chair. I have had the problem since the start of november and was initially treated for a middle ear infection which I was given 3 courses of antibiotics for and have been referred to ent for my ear. However the head pain and feeling of pressure is getting increasingly worse to an extent I am really struggling to sleep as unable to lie down and have lots of other symptoms such as constant headaches, severe pains throughout my head, dizzy spells and lots of other things. I have told my gp this on a few occassions and they seem to take no notice and I really don't know what else to do. Any advice would be appreciated.

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  • delphine85169
    delphine85169 donnas84

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    Hi , well I've been to clinic and saw registrar- its not good news- he thinks I had a viral infection in my ear and the chances of my hearing returning are 60/40 over the next 2 years. If it hasnt returned by then, its not going to. I had blood tests and he is arranging a scan to confirm what he thinks. Nothing can be done surgically.

    I don't have to go back to clinic, he will write to me with the results- He said  "look after your right ear" if I get infection in that go straight to doctor- good advice as this is only 50 percent functional. he describes me now as being between severe and profoundly deaf in left ear. They have supplied me with hearing aids for both ears , i seem to be able to follow one to one conversations ok, but where there is backround noise as well, its awful.

    So with all this  going on can anyone tell me if they or someone they know managed to get DLA or attendance allowance for being deaf

     

    • donnas84
      donnas84 delphine85169

      Posted

      Hi delphine, just remembered to check back on this discussion and am really sorry to hear that things aren't sounding good for you. I know you have been given odds of your hearing returning so really hope it does and you are able to get back to normal, shocking that it has been allowed to get to this stage. 

      I eventually got the results of my CT scan back a while ago and although there was no sign of tumours or bleeding, unfortunately it has shown that I have generalised Cerebral Atrophy which is normally seen in elderly people so I have been refereed to a neurologist about it although I am still waiting to see them but it doesn't sound good as have read up on it.

      Although not related to this it was also discovered through an ultrasound that I have gallstones so may need surgery for that although am being seen by a surgeon in a few weeks. Unfortunately as a result of both things I have been told I need to take a year out of university as my memory and concentration are practically non-existent and for health and safety reasons I would not be allowed to go out on practical placement in the hospitals which is a big part of my course. Just hope I am in a position to return to it next year.

  • carmel83758
    carmel83758 donnas84

    Posted

    Hi. Hsad a similar situation and had to get rid of it by using natural probiotics for a while.
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