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Have Severe Pain Inside My Ear Canal. Need To Ear Plugs For Job. Medical Cure For This?
I have a severe pain just inside my ear canal, I feel kike it may be a infected pimple but I cant see it, my job requires me to wear earplugs daily and I feel they have irratated it and it feels swollen. It is so sore it make my entire ear inside and out sore to touch. I am 51 years old and have had acne most of my adult life. What is your recommendation.
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Sat, 1 Jun 2013
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Mon, 10 Jun 2013
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Hi,
It seems that you might be having some infection in your external or middle ear giving you this trouble.
There is possibility of having impacted wax in the ear.
Consult your doctor and get examined.
One course of antibiotic will cure your problem in infection is there.
Put antibiotic ear drops in the ear.
Ok and take care.
It seems that you might be having some infection in your external or middle ear giving you this trouble.
There is possibility of having impacted wax in the ear.
Consult your doctor and get examined.
One course of antibiotic will cure your problem in infection is there.
Put antibiotic ear drops in the ear.
Ok and take care.
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