I had my adnoids taken out and a tube put in my ear.  It finally came out and a hole still remains.  I am still haveing trouble with my ears and have been told i have an eustation tube dysfunction.  I take allergy meds prescribed by my ent.  they dont seem to help
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If you were to break your ear drum because of an infection or explosion, you could expect 6 months for it to repair.\n\nThe tiny holes used for an tympancotomy should repair readily.  You don't say how you know a hole remains in the membrane, but it should repair within a month or two.  \n\nThe problems with your ear more than likely have to do with the eustachian tube dysfunction rather than the holes in your tympanic membrane.  \n\nYours is a complicated problem well beyond the scope of Yahoo! answers.  Continue to work with your ENT to arrive at a solution.  Good luck.
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Go to see an ear, nose, and throat specialist. You may have deeply embedded wax that can only be professionally removed.
389504
Sound like a blocked salivary gland.  Go see an ear, nose & throat doctor.  They can clear out the ducts.
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Sounds like you need a humidifier...air is too dry and you are breaking capilaries. The blodd can drain threw your sinuses and out your mouth.  Also try some saline nose spray.  If you keep having bleeds, make and appointment with an ENT  (ear nose and throat specilaist.
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It's most likely that you are suffering from allergies, if you find that your nose is running alot or even if you are blowing it alot, and maybe even sucking it back up sometimes, these are symptoms that cause a back up, your nasal tubes are connected to your ear tubes, It's that time of year you probrably need to take a prescribed          \nantihistimine, they are the most likely to work and trust they work good!
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Sorry, I don't know your tubes.\nBut someone told me Nystatin treatment helps sometimes.
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ok. well i have had chronic ear infections all my life, and i have one right now, with the same ear crap that you have, and yes, it can take a month or so . :[ but it usually only last about three weeks.\nwhen you breath is it really loud inside your mouth?\nis your ear sooooo stuffed that it almost feels like its not there, or like it is stuffed with clay? if so then it WILL last at least a month :[\nbut dont be scared, or think you are going deph, because it always seems to clear up.\nalso you might want to try pulling your ear lob straight outward, because this might help open the canal. also try not to lay on either of your sides when sleeping, try to lay proped up on your back.\n   I really hope this gets better for you!!! because i know that when I have it [like right now] i get soooo depressed and basically cant do anything. :[\ni hope i helped! good luck.\nbtw if u need any additional information my aim screen name is o0CheapAndChic0o\nand my myspace url is : http://www.myspace.com/true_dork
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I am fussy about my ears - tend to get a lot of infections, so I would try to go to a doctor. In Denver there are several free clinics if you don't have money. Anything like that in your area? However, I know that in Britain they don't treat adults with strep with antibiotics, preferring that the body battle it out. And I have had strep and have gotten better from it without the help of a doctor, but I was really, really sick. If you are still determined not to go you can try putting a hot pack on your ear for the pain. Fill a clean sock with rice or salt or barley and microwave it for a minute to heat it up. Lie down and put the sock over the ear that hurts. Best of luck.
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With your history of HELLP you need to seek another opinion right away.  Also a PE is nothing to sneeze at.  Both are life threatening conditions.  Your body is trying to tell you something, listen to it!  Get to another Dr. right away for their opinion. I am a retired OB nurse and have seen patients with complications like yours, even months later and the outcome was not good,  Don't ignore the warning signs.
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IT SOUNDS LIKE A BLOCKED EUSTACIAN TUBE FROM YOUR EAR INTO YOUR THROAT. GENTLY MASSAGE THE AREA FROM THE DENT BEHIND YOUR EAR, DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JAW TO YOUR THROAT.THERE WILL LIKELY BE A TENDER AREA IN THAT TUBE. YOU CAN ALSO USE A WARM WET WASHCLOTH TO WARM THE AREA AND HOPEFULLY RELEASE THE BLOCKAGE. IF IT DOESN'T RELEASE IN A FEW DAYS, GO TO THE DOCTOR!
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Sounds like you need a window operation done by an E. N. T doctor.  Was that the surgery you had?  If not, ask about it from a board certified ear, nose and throat doctor.  Also there is a new stealth technology that guides surgical instruments for potentially more accurate and effective sinus surgery.  See the article on the web about this new mapping system at the Medical college of Wisconsin surgeons at Froedtert Hospital.
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Take a decongestant to start off with. Try to take them for a day or so to see if it help clear it out. As for the popping, you could try buying one of the ear canal cleaning kits to get everything out of there. The qtips just push it farther in and can also cause damage to your ear drum. The wax is supposed to naturally work its way out.  That said, I still use qtips, but I only clean around the very outer part of the ear canal and very carefully at that. If you feel any pain or the popping continues, see a doctor.
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Elevate your head on a couple of pillows at night.  Get a humidifier in your bedroom, and during the day, drink water.  No dairy products.  No milk, cheese, yogurt, or ice cream.  Your eustatian tube in your ear gets full of mucous when you lie down flat.  Call your doctor anyway, and tell him how long you have taken the medicine he prescribed,(doctor's have a lot of patients, and they can't remember all the details when you call them), and ask him for advice.  He may want to see you to check your ears, or prescribe a stronger medication.  Be sure you are taking all of your medicine exactly as the doctor prescribed it to be taken.
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You need to be referred to an Otolaryngologist. There could be several reasons for this, an accidental blow to the head, or some such thing. Go get help, sweetie. I've got the same problem, so I can understand. Good luck.
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Although it is possible this is related to a sinus infection, it is unlikely.  There are many reasons that people can have draining ears, from allergy flare ups to cholesteatoma to a hole in your eardrum to a chronic otitis externa(outer ear infection).  You should see your primary care doctor to let them examine you.  If they treat you with either oral antibiotics or ear drops, and that doesn't work, you should visit with an ear, nose and throat doc.
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I had that happen and the med tech packed it with gauze until I was able to get into the doctor. They told me NOT to introduce anything into it - no peroxide or anything but wait to be seen. The specialist told me that the secretions in your ears naturally kill bacteria and you don;t want to mess with throwing off the balance by killing it with alcohol or peroxide.\n\nI remember it hurt like the dickens...I had a concussion on top of it and vertigo...hope you have some good pain killers and a soft heating pad! Be well!
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You could have an infection in the tube between your ear and throat.  I had exactly the same symptoms and was eating cough drops like crazy to soothe my throat.  I was at the doc's office for something else and mentioned it.  She looked in my ears, nose, throat and at the swollen node.  She swabbed my throat but it came back negative for strep.  But, she said my eardrum had some liquid behind it and thought it was an Eustachian tube infection.  Sometimes if you have post nasal drip from allergies you'll get a sore throat, but not the swollen gland behind the ear. She put me on a 7 day course of antibiotics and it all went away.