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[Danny Boy]

I agree with Dr. Nagler. He needs to see a doctor about a potential infection. Any GP Worth their salt should be able to diagnose an obvious ear infection.

They just prescribe antibiotics which are ototoxic. Happened to me, it will happen to you.

 

[Geo]

They just prescribe antibiotics which are ototoxic. Happened to me, it will happen to you.

Exactly...

 

[Danny Boy]

Exactly...

Yep. Try turmeric, hawthorn, ginger, garlic etc...

 

[Nucleo]

They just prescribe antibiotics which are ototoxic. Happened to me, it will happen to you.

If I were to guess I'd say that it's the infection that did you in and not the meds to cure it. I'm not a doctor but I would guess an untreated infection would cause far more damage than a round of antibiotics not proven to be ototoxic (contrary to popular belief on TT most antibiotics are not ototoxic)

 

[Danny Boy]

If I were to guess I'd say that it's the infection that did you in and not the meds to cure it. I'm not a doctor but I would guess an untreated infection would cause far more damage than a round of antibiotics not proven to be ototoxic (contrary to popular belief on TT most antibiotics are not ototoxic)

The antibiotics never did much anyway. My hearing is impeccable anyway. But I guess that an middle ear infection can cause damage far more...

 

[Geo]

Yep. Try turmeric, hawthorn, ginger, garlic etc...

yeah ull look into it any specific form of it? as in brand..is it more for headaches or pain

 

[Danny Boy]

yeah ull look into it any specific form of it? as in brand..is it more for headaches or pain

For both.

 

[I who love music]

This is a personal healthcare decision for you - so far be it from me to criticize.

But as a general statement I think it odd that with all the concerns expressed on this board day in and day out about protecting ears from any further real damage, and with all the "if had only known this or that could have happeneds" moaned and groaned on this board day in and day out, that anybody here would take a "wait and see" attitude about something as potentially serious as an ear infection? In fact more than just odd, to me it is virtually beyond belief!

Doc is right. My mom had some kind of weird infection that caused her T, and she waited almost too long to see a specialist but eventually they fixed her.
But I understand what you're saying. I'm older than you and when I was young, the cure for most anything was to walk it off or just wait and see what happens. Probably a lot of people were taught this.

 

[Dr. Nagler]

Doc is right. My mom had some kind of weird infection that caused her T, and she waited almost too long to see a specialist but eventually they fixed her.
But I understand what you're saying. I'm older than you and when I was young, the cure for most anything was to walk it off or just wait and see what happens. Probably a lot of people were taught this.

I try to live my life independent of the fact that I have tinnitus. I mean, of course I'd prefer not to have it - but given that that is not an option, then in general I do not let the fact that I do have tinnitus enter into my daily decision-making. Back in 1994, when I first acquired tinnitus, most every decision I made was affected my tinnitus. In fact, my tinnitus pretty-much ruled my life. But that was then and this is now. Now? Now I do not let my tinnitus affect any of my decisions as I go through the day.

So what does that have to do with ear infections? Well, for me personally it all goes out the window when it comes to ear infections. If I even think I might have an ear infection, I go to the doctor immediately to have things checked out. Whereas were it not for my tinnitus, then even today I might adopt a "just wait and see what happens" attitude like @I who love music describes was common practice years ago. But for me, tinnitus re-wrote the rulebook. Today there is no way in the world I would wait on a possible ear infection. If I have the type of symptoms @Geo describes in the initial post in this thread, then I am headed to my doctor's office. And if there's no evidence of infection, well better safe than sorry.

As I said earlier, these are personal healthcare decisions - not policy written in stone. All I am doing is telling you what I myself would do under similar circumstances. As to why? Why would I be so overly cautions about possible ear infections? I cannot think of any rational explanation for why, save for one: Tinnitus changes a person; it just does.

 

[ruben ruiz]

Bless us all. We need it! Strength, wisdom and finding peace with our condition.