Suggest Treatment For Inner Ear Infection

Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2015

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Question : I am on day 5 of amoxicillan for inner ear infection and I am only feeling marginally better. My right ear is still full of fluid and will not pop and now i am having new trouble in the left ear. Please help! I have an appointment w an EnT for tuesday but in the meantime i am so uncomfortable. My left sinuses feel clogged too and seem to be draining down into my ear :/ please advise thank u

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Nasal decongestant and corticosteroid

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

the only thing you can do to help yourself till you visit the ENT is to use a nasal spray with corticosteroid and decongestant. I'm not familiar with the available drugs in your country but I'll suggest a regimen. Dexamethasone with tramazoline 4 times daily in each nostril is a good choice. It could be any "...sone" or "...zoline" though so ask your pharmacist about available choices.

The ENT should be able to examine your ear and see what's really going on.

Contact me again, if you'd like more information or clarifications.

Kind Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar