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Originally Posted by celstu1  Oh my gosh! That sounds TERRIBLE!!!!  I know how you feel except I cannot imagine this going on for years. Even minus the pain it's extremely disorienting to have one ear completely clogged up and unable to hear. I am going through that also right now, but I know its going to unclog in a day or two and I'll be on the mend. I can't imagine longer than that, a week is enough for me. My equilibrium seems to be ok probably because this is an outer ear infection, not inner, so really its just the part that can be reached with a Q-tip that is infected and swollen closed. I get nervous and jumpy with sounds since I also can't tell which direction they are coming from.
Will you ever get your hearing back? Do the doctors know what the heck happened to you?
I am back at work today. Last night I actually slept for 5 hours straight which is the longest Ive slept in a week. woohoo The pain is not too bad anymore, and 3 advil seem to take care of it for about 5 hours now which makes me very happy, I mean on monday I could not go even 2 hours without taking something for the pain. Today is day 5 on antibiotics so this is the turning point now.
I am soooo tired, not sure if its the meds or I'm just tired from such little sporatic sleep Ive had. Also the meds really messed up my digestive system and stomach. I eat yogurt every day though and drink lots of water like the doctor said to.
Thanks everyone for the good wishes... I think (hope) (knock on wood) that the worst is over and it should get better from now on. |
It's been 2-1/2 years, and still no sign of hearing anything at all in that ear. He said a virus caused it. Have completely failed hearing tests. Dr doesn't expect that I'll ever hear in that ear again. Anytime I'm sick for any reason, my equilibrium gets worse until I'm well again, but it's always a little off even when I feel good. I am a person who rushed everywhere, moved quickly, but not anymore. If I move fast, I'm likely to be flat on my face.
Being in a room full of people talking & noisey are stifling. Have to wear
ear plugs at gd's basketball games. Same if I went to see a stage show, music, or anything like that. People hug me & talk at the same time in my deaf ear. I hear a voice sometimes, but not what they said so I'm always saying, 'Huh'. (Never realized we always hug people to their right side.) Go to restaurant & have to make sure I'm sitting so rest of group is on my left so I can hear them, or give myself whiplash constantly turning my good ear toward the person talking to me. The list goes on and on....
It's hard to walk Roxy across the yard or any uneven ground, as I have to be sure where I'm walking so that I don't get off balance. If I look at the ground all the time, I get dizzy. I'm fine driving usually because I'm sitting, but sometimes it a good jaunt from parking space to stores where there's something to grab onto for a minute to steady myself. DH drives me alot of places, but I absolutely HATE that! Guys just don't shop right ya know, hate having someone waiting around for me & bored, have no independence. The word
stereo no longer means anything to me. I try to content myself by telling myself things like, 'Well at least it's not cancer.' or something like that.
So take great care of your ears. Don't take them for granted. They affect your well being more than you realize. Sorry, didn't mean to go on so long. So glad you are doing better today.