Ear infection..

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Well, i woke up this morning with blood (quite a bit) and puss coming out of my left ear. I had a sore throat and a stiff neck for about 2 days prior..

The doctor said i had a middle ear infection and had possible ruptured my ear drum..

Right now i can't hear out of my left and was wondering if it will come back and what are the chances that i might experience some permanent hearing loss?


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JamesD said:
Right now i can't hear out of my left and was wondering if it will come back and what are the chances that i might experience some permanent hearing loss?


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Those all sound like great questions for your doctor.... :idea:
 
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Andy15430 said:
Those all sound like great questions for your doctor.... :idea:
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He just told me to come back in 4-5 days if it was not better..


I know that there are MD's and residents who post on this board and would be knowledgeable in this situation and thats why i posted it here. My doc was in a rush and didnt seem to want to stay longer, so he just gave me a brochure and a script and sent me packing..
 
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JamesD said:
He just told me to come back in 4-5 days if it was not better..


I know that there are MD's and residents who post on this board and would be knowledgeable in this situation and thats why i posted it here. My doc was in a rush and didnt seem to want to stay longer, so he just gave me a brochure and a script and sent me packing..
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That sucks man, but people on here are pretty leery of giving medical advice (especially since the vast majority on this forum don't have their degrees yet), and I believe it's a violation of SDN TOS to ask for medical advice.

As an aside, it sounds like your doctor would fail my school's clinical competence exams for not taking a second to find out your worries related to this ear thing....I would ask him to give you a ring when he has a second to talk so he can allay some of your fears.

Best of luck... :luck:
 
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As was already pointed out, SDN is not for medical advice. Please call your physician and discuss your concerns with him/her.
 
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