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Prescribed Ciprofloxacin For Reduction In Hearing And Swimmers Ear. Can This Help In Reducing The Testicle Pain As Well ?
I visited my doctor yesterday for "swimmers ear" - having a reduction in hearing as the main symptom, when she checked she said the canal was narrowing and could see fluid behind the drum. I also brought to her attention left testicle pain, with something the size of a small ball bearing at the top of the testicle, when touching it causes pain. But the pain in the testicle waxes and wanes, sometimes worse and there for a few hours and then goes away. But it is always in the same location. She placed me on ciprofloxacin 500mg twice daily for 10 days, a corticosteriod ear drop and claritin 10 mg once per day. She thinks the cipro will also help the testicle problem. So it is now two days taking the antibiotic and neither condition seems to be improving. What do you think?
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Hi.
You seem to have infections at two sites in your body 1) your external ear 2)your testicle.
Ciprofloxacin is the antibiotic of choice for both infections. Antibiotics take some time to the infection and improve the symptoms. You need to wait for at least two more days to see if the antibiotic is working or not. Plus you need to take some extra measures to stop worsening of the infection.
1. You need to keep your ear dry all the time .Even when you are taking a shower you need to cover your infected ear.
2. Avoid swimming for at least 2 weeks.
3. You should avoid sex for 1 week as this will aggravate your testicular pain.
4. You can take tablet BRUFEN 200 mg twice daily for 3 days .This will decrease the swelling and reduce pain.
Regards
Dr. Salman Naeem
You seem to have infections at two sites in your body 1) your external ear 2)your testicle.
Ciprofloxacin is the antibiotic of choice for both infections. Antibiotics take some time to the infection and improve the symptoms. You need to wait for at least two more days to see if the antibiotic is working or not. Plus you need to take some extra measures to stop worsening of the infection.
1. You need to keep your ear dry all the time .Even when you are taking a shower you need to cover your infected ear.
2. Avoid swimming for at least 2 weeks.
3. You should avoid sex for 1 week as this will aggravate your testicular pain.
4. You can take tablet BRUFEN 200 mg twice daily for 3 days .This will decrease the swelling and reduce pain.
Regards
Dr. Salman Naeem
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