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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000022.txt from 2006/07

From: Nora Schankin <bsnbabe@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] inner ear fluid problem
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:41:49 -0400

Dear Miriam,

Not a doctor here, but I have a son who as a small child had lots of
ear infections. From experience I know that ear problems are
tricky. I'd like to offer a couple of suggestions.

Keep up with the Sudafed for the full time suggested by your doc.

Try heat. I found, at a craft show, bears that had been filled with
rice. One heats it in a microwave for less than a minute, then you
hold it against the sore ear. This works very well! Even a hair
dryer on low setting blowing (carefully) at the ear can help.

Good luck,

Nora

On Jul 10, 2006, at 11:30 PM, Miriam Williams wrote:

> Maybe our Dr. Dawson can give some advice on this one, too.
>
> I have had fluid blocking my inner left ear canal for over a month.
> My regular MD said I'd have to wait for a full month before I saw
> an ENT specialist. So I did. The ENT said I should take
> decongestant pills (like Sudafed) for two more weeks and see how
> that went before outpatient surgery to unblock it. He also said I
> have a small canal (which I knew already) and a bend in it.
>
> I don't hear as well as I do normally; it's like wearing a foam ear
> plug all the time in one ear. Needless to say, I can't judge
> dynamics or tone quality very well, although with teaching
> beginners, that can be an advantage! Fortunately, it's not painful
> and not infected, just annoying.
>
> I'm thinking of getting a second opinion from another specialist.
>
> I've never had this before, at least as an adult, and don't
> remember having ear problems as a child either.
>
> Might there be any other way to clear this besides surgery? Or
> perhaps an extra delicate way to puncture the ear drum? There is no
> garuntee the ear drum will heal over, I was told. And there would
> be some risk of infection. The decongestants don't seem to be doing
> anything.
>
> Thanks,
> Miriam
>
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