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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000032.txt from 2006/07

From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] inner ear fluid problem
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:03:15 -0400

Thank you Dr. Dawson!

I'm taking the Walgreen's equivalent of Sudafed; it lists the same
ingredients in the same quantity. I may check with my pharmacist for further
advice on that.

Miriam

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Dawson" <w-dawson@-----.edu>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] inner ear fluid problem

> Not being an ENT specialist, I can't comment on advisability of a surgical
> procedure to open up the Eustachian tube (between the middle ear and the
> back of the throat/pharynx). The other postings seem to have good ideas,
> especially to use medication for a full course. The Valsalva maneuver is
> something we all do to clear our ears during flying, when the airplane is
> descending. If you still can't clear things up, a second ENT
> consult/opinion is always a good consideration.
>
> Dr. Bill Dawson
> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
>
> At 10:30 PM 7/10/2006, you 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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