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Congested Ears, Swollen Painful Lymph Nodes. On Antibiotics. What Else To Take?
Yes please tell me how to unblock my ears. I had a bad cold and now My ears are so congested and I can t hear, everything is muffled, Now my lymph nodes are swollen and painful. How can I get over this stuff? I have been on 2 antibiotics (zPack, keflex) also 2 ear drops, 1 is Antipyrine & Benzocaine , the other one is Ciprodex . This is driving me crazy, what else can I do?
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Change the Antibiotic - Have a EUSTACHIAN Massage from a ENT Specialist to relieve Catarrh (Congestion)......................Dr. Somanath Krishnan
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