I've just been to the village GP with ear pains. He says I have a "dislocated ear" and prescribed Canastan cream. \n\nCan you dislocate an ear? My sister says Canastan is for thrush?\n\nThere are other dubious moments:\n\nMy wife fractured her LEFT arm last summer. He put the RIGHT arm in plaster. She said what he was doing but he smiled and said "I'm the doctor and you're the patient." \n\nOnce he had her on Citalopram, Lithium salts, Pimozide, Largactil and Risperdal at the same time. A friend looked these up and said it was strange; apparently, Pimozide is for Tourette's, which she doesn't have.\n\nBefore christmas he diagnosed my 3 month old son with Alzheimer's. In january he changed that to "cirrhosis of the teeth".\n\nHe says I have a "wandering bowel" and that it requires montly rectal exams. If I miss one, he calls by the house in person and gets pretty angry with me.\n\nApart from that he's pretty professional. Am I right to be worried about him looking after our family?
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what are you complaining about?  he sounds absolutely fine to me.  And as for your wandering bowel and him getting angry, he's probably more concerned about it wandering off completely and getting lost,  Try to be a little more understanding
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My son had this and it was from damage in his ear canal.  He is one who when he sneezes blocks his nose, the pressure of a cold and doing that made a "split" his ear canal.  When the blood and fluid trickled INTO his ear he decided to scratch it with an unknown object and made it worse.  Talk about ick. \nHe didnt even know there was a problem where usually this would send one into excruciating pain.  Odd.  \nThe MD gave him ear drops and a antibiotic, took about a week to hear normally again and is fine now.  If she is is major pain it could also be a ruptured ear drum. I hope not but, Good Luck.
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:'( I am very sorry to hear that. I cannot believe that the doctors are saying that nothing is wrong. Do you have any neurological clinics in your area? I would recommend taking him to one or even a Mayo clinic. \nIf you have Barrow's in your area...they are tops. Even if they are far away, they are well worth the trip. YOu really need to get some help for him. I am so sorry about that.
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Candling poses several dangers, the most serious of which involve burning caused by the hot wax. Candle manufacturers claim that their candles will drip only down the outside of the ear, but shamefully few direct the user to hold the candle horizontally to prevent this. A 1996 survey of 144 ear, nose, and throat physicians, found that 14 had seen patients who had been harmed by ear candling, including at least 13 cases of external burns, 7 cases of ear canal obstruction with candle wax, and 1 perforated eardrum [3].\n\nAnother case was reported by The London Free Press, a Canadian newspaper. A woman who experienced stuffiness in the nose and ear pains while scuba diving went to a local health-food store and was referred to a "qualified" candler. During the "treatment," she felt an intense burning in her ear. At the emergency room, attempts to remove wax that had dripped from the candle onto her eardrum failed. Surgery was required, and a hole in her eardrum was discovered, which presumably was caused by the procedure. She recovered fully, and luckily her hearing was not affected. The practitioner apologized, compensated the woman, and stopped performing ear coning [4].\n\nAlaska Fire Marshall Gary L. Powell has reported two instances of significant fires associated with ear candling., one of which led to the user's death. On January 27, 2005 a 59-year-old woman ignited her bedding when she dropped an ear candle that she was attempting to use the ear without any assistance. The candle ignited the bedding and quickly spread to curtains and other combustibles in the room. The woman did escaped but suffered an asthma attack and died in a hospital emergency room [5].
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DEAR GRASON,\nI AM SO SORRY,\nI LOST MY HUSBAND FEB 10,2006\nYOU NEED TO TELL YOUR GIRLFRIEND,SO YOU CAN SPEND WHAT TIME YOU HAVE LEFT TOGETHER,SHE WOULD GO THROUGH A LOT OF SHOCK ,IF YOU WERE TO DIE,AND SHE DIDN'T EXPECT IT.PLEASE FIND A WAY TO TELL HER.\nNOW AS FAR AS DRS. CAN'T DO ANYTHING HAS TO BE WRONG. THERE ARE SO MANY TREATMENTS. UNLESS YOU HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO HAVE THEM. MY HUSBAND WAS GIVEN 6MO HE LIVED 13, BUT HE GOT A STAFF INFECTION AND HIS KIDNEYS SHUT DOWN OVERNIGHT.\nSO PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP. REMEMBER ALL THINGS ARE \nPOSSIBLE, WITH  GOD. JUST HAVE FAITH.\nGOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS
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I recommend going to an otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat doctor) for a hearing test and medical examination.  It is important to be as detailed as you possibly can with your symptoms, both at the time of onset and since.  Have you had any dizziness, or just feeling faint with hot flashes?  Are there any noises in your ear, or just that sounds are distorted?  Have the symptoms improved, worsened, or stayed stable since it started?\n\nWith sudden-onset symptoms, usually the sooner you start treatment, the better your chances for recovery.  Please don't delay any further.  Good Luck!
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Oh, little girl.. Never never and never.\n\nSee how many people are there to answer you. No one has any problem to answer you. I am sure most of them, though they may have hundreds of their own personal problems, will be always ready to answer you and support you.  See the wonder ful people who answered here... \nmeta4icks, matilda, krisj38, mompoo, st martin, lulykofford, lahsgirl2010, cos_studygro, OneRunningMan, otraves, nacho_bella420\n\nAfter all, as mompoo told here, which other answer in yahoo-answers is worth answering.. Have you seen any other questions, many of them make us sick. We all will listen to you a thousand times. Dont worry.\n\nAnd it is you who has to come forward and tell us boldly one day. "hey come on, I am okay now, I am very happy, I dont have any bad thougthts now.."\n\nWe are all eager to hear that from you. But you see, we will not go away till you tell that  : )  .  Well, take your own time. These things will take their own time.  We will be here for you.\n\nHave you read meta4icks' answer very carefully? \nYou need to read it once again. I have experienced this in the past. So I can tell what he says is right. Your question this time is a different question. See yourself..\n\nEarlier, it was a helpless person's request for support. Today, it is a very rational question... Very rational. Your conscious mind (though with all the stress) has already started taking control over the situation.... slowly.. Todays question is not a helpless voice, but a rational, realistic reaction to the outside world.... (The answer from our side is -- "Dont worry , we are here for you."  But, dear little girl, you are fast improving.. realize that.. \n\nSome one pointed out in the previous questions' answers that you have taken the right step to connect with others. That itself was a big leap forward in the right direction. Now you have already established some contacts with medical experts. Probably you have to go one more step forward and connect with a local person, who can talk to you in person. (The internet is not the best communication medium)\n\nWhat nacho says should be considered in the positive sense. He/she is only asking you to go forward to take more positive steps. There is a danger tomorrow a sadist person trying to destroy all the good improvement you have aleady made. So please learn to ignore others saying-- that is the meaning of what Nacho says.\n\nI ask you to write down and keep for later reading what otraves says. It is a naked truth. "We are all mad.." I would correct his statement. All human being ae nuerotic. At certain point of time this will become a little serious and we may need outside support. I am sure some of the medical expert will endorse my saying, I read this long back in a psychology book-- it says every human being is actuall y nuerotic.\n\nSt marin, your answer is really encouraging. And most others' answers. \n\nhey, you have to give us chocolates when you are completely happy. okay? I know you can not send chocolates to all of us, But you will sure send a greeting card with  a virtual chocolate.. Promise?\n\nHow sweet is this world.. We all need you to be with us in this world overcoming temporary dark time...  You need to make this world sweeter...
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this happened to me, for 2 days i could not get up or i'd throw up. I felt fine the first morning jumped out of bed to make coffee and fell on my ass. It really sucked.\n\ni never went to the hospital cuz i was uninsured and rather die then debt. but im fine now. I did research this and it may of been a drop attack from an inner-ear deases called 'meniere's disease'\n\nhttp://oto.wustl.edu/men/  \n\nhope you feel better soon
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Did he look in your ears at all?  Because it sounds like to me that you have an inner ear infection.  Inner ear infections can knock your equilibrium (balance) out of whack, and causes dizziness, nausea, vomiting.  The headaches can also be associated with an ear infection...the diarrhea is what I am not sure about.  You having no energy and being tired is definitely directly related to your pregnancy but is also affecting you double time because you are sick.  I would definitely go BACK to you doctor and have him look in your ears and see what's going on there....if they are clear and good, then it sounds like you may have the touch of a stomach bug going around.  Your symptoms are hard to pinpoint b/c some are directly related to pregnancy, some sound very likely to be your ear, but yet some sound like it may be a viral thing.  It's hard to tell without looking at you.  But make sure that you are pushing oral fluids as much as you can to keep from getting dehydrated; diarrhea can dehydrate you very very quickly and that is not a good thing, especially being pregnant.  Rest as much as you can, push those oral fluids, and get back to the doctor and tell him that you need some relief!!!!  If your ears look good, he should at least prescribe you an antibiotic as a prophylactic to ward off any secondary infections or illnesses...and goodness sake...tell him to give you some phenergan already (phenergan is an anti-nausea) medication that is totally safe to take during pregnancy...and it works wonders!!!  Good luck :)
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I am not medically trained; I am not qualified to give\nmedical advice.\n\nHowever, twice in my life I've been afflicted with \nBell's Palsey.  One side of my face was "paralyzed" much\nlike you describe, which is why I'm writing.\n\nThis first happened 20 years ago, and the doctor told me\nthat the medical world suspected that it was caused by\na viral infection of facial nerves, and the swelling\ncaused the paralysis.  At the time, my doctor suggested\nthat it would probably get better in about 3 weeks, and\nthat's pretty much what happened.  Within a couple of\nmonths, there was no trace of the paralysis.\n\nThe second time it happened was more recent, but the\nexplanation from the doctor was consistent.  This time,\nthey gave me steroids and an anti-viral, but the doctor\nsuggested that he didn't really expect the medication to\nmake much difference.  For whatever reason, my recovery\nhas been much slower.  It took well over two months for\nmost functionality to return, but even now I have a\nslight asymmetry to my smile, I can't move my left eyebrow\nquite as much as my right, and I've pretty much lost the\nability to whistle :-)\n\nI do consciously exercise my face in hopes that the \nphysical therapy will help, although it is "self prescribed"\nand frankly I have no evidence that it has made any\ndifference.\n\nIn any case, if the doctor described your friend's \nproblem as "Bell's Palsey", then you might wish to visit\nthe web site in the reference below.  It discusses\nwhat to expect and what the current treatments are.
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Yes I have , don't be like me.Go to the doctor and get it taken care of .  I now have no hearing and that ear.this is not something to play around with .
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I was recently ill and had an infection and fluid buildup in both ears that caused intense pressure.  I tried chewing gum and making myself yawn to get them to pop. I even went for a drive to a ski resort hoping the change in altitude would make them pop but nothing would work.  My doctor told me that I would just have to let nature take it's course and to wait for the fluid subside.  I couldn't stand not being able to hear or the feeling the pressure caused so I asked my pharmacist if he could recommend anything.  He suggested I take Claritin or the generic equivalent to help dry up the fluid.  I will say that it didn't take care of it over night but I believe that it did speed up the process.  Within a couple of days one of my ears began popping and a few days later the other ear did the same.  It took about a full week for them to go back to normal once I took the pills.  \n\nKeep in mind that I don't work in the medical field.  I am simply relaying what worked for me in a similar situation.  I also had a friend with the same ear problem and she put drops of rubbing alcohol in her ears.  She claimed that that method worked for her.  I hope this helps and I'll keep my fingers crossed that your ears will be popping soon!
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Same thing happened to my guy, but he's a music fanatic with the headphones...ended up going to the ER for it cuz I couldn't get it all. I got a lot too. Dr. pulled out 2x as much as what you said. He told him that some people poduce wax faster than others. But it took like a month or so to get that bad. Maybe 2 months max. It's just that those people have stickier wax than most people. Dr said not to use q-tips cuz it'd shove it in further. But to wash out canal with a bulb syringe with warm water often to reduce build up. It was rock hard too when it came out, and really dark. Ew. He was having a hell of a time hearing. I could hear his music through his headphones when he was across the room! When he was almost deaf is when I said lemme see.
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i perforated both my eardrums as a child and although the perforations healed,( but it does leave scar tissue ) i do still have a slight loss of hearing in both ears, if your son is not already in the care of an E.N.T. doctor, then i would advise that you get him referred to one as soon as possible, they will then do an audiogram which is a hearing test to determine what if any damage there is to his hearing, they will also do follow up checks at later dates to monitor the progress of his hearing.\ngood luck, and i hope all goes well for him.
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How long ago did you have it done?  As soon as the ENT pulled the 4 billion yards of gauze (LOL) out of my sinus (3 days after surgery) I felt fine.  I could breathe well for the first time in years.  And it's still good 8 years post-op.  I only needed the Percocet for the first two days.  I never had ear aches or tooth aches.  You better talk to your surgeon.
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YOu know the answer. Go to the doctor immediately. Why would you think you could trust people here? This is nothing to screw around with.
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I have auditory hallucinations on Elavil.  I hear the phone ringing when its not, someone knocking at the door or using the doorbell, voices, the radio on when its not.  Gets old, so I didn't stay on it long.  Tell your doctor how you feel, there are way to many OTHER meds out there to stay on something that doesn't help or makes things worse!!  Just call him, tell him you need of and ask him to call something in if he can't get you in soon!