Do I have an ear infection?

Do I have an ear infection?

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dpbird90

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5,535 posts

197 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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So, a while back I had a problem with muffled hearing in my right ear, many different replies but eventually it just went back to normal. Today however the muffled hearing has come back, once again I can hear a ringing in that ear but not much else (as a side note I have tinnitus) but this time my ear also hurts. The lady at the pharmacy in the supermarket merely suggested taking loads of decongestant and painkillers, but I think it might be an ear infection because of the pain. What do you guys think?

TEKNOPUG

19,304 posts

212 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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pardon? speak up! ears

TEKNOPUG

19,304 posts

212 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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I'd suggest going to see a Doctor.

dpbird90

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5,535 posts

197 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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I'll pop in tomorrow, found that I've stopped the pain with aspirin and decongestant (Morrisons pharmacy lady; thanks!) unless I give it a good poke, which I won't be doing deliberately. Still muffled though, like it was the previous time I lost my hearing in that ear. It went back to normal after a week though, so could be just one of those things again?

Babu 01

2,348 posts

206 months

dpbird90

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5,535 posts

197 months

Saturday 17th October 2009
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Babu 01 said:
Thanks, very useful info. The muffled-ness (if thats a word) is going down slightly each day now, guess it'll just bow over like last time.