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What Is The Treatment For Muffled Hearing And Throat Drainage After Cold?

I'm on day 7 of a 10 day antibiotic (dioxicycline?) for a cold. I can breathe through my nose now, but still feel like there's cotton in my head (muffled hearing and still sound and feel stuffy) and have lots of slow drainage down the back of my throat. The mucous is clear. Is there anything I can do to clear this up quicker? I'm tired of being sick!
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain muffled hearing along with stuffy feeling after cold can be due to blocked Eustachian tube along with fluid behind the ear drum..
It leads to feeling of congestion and hearing is reduced..
I would suggest you to take oral decongestants like Pseudoephadrine as well as nasal decongestants like Xylometazoline..
Do steam inhalations and use a humidifier in your room..
In case if the symptoms dies not resolve in a week to ten days consult an Otolaryngologist and get evaluated and a investigations like Otoscopy, audiometry and x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..
In case if medication does not work surgical drainage of ears that is by putting a small incision through the eardrum can help..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Is The Treatment For Muffled Hearing And Throat Drainage After Cold?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain muffled hearing along with stuffy feeling after cold can be due to blocked Eustachian tube along with fluid behind the ear drum.. It leads to feeling of congestion and hearing is reduced.. I would suggest you to take oral decongestants like Pseudoephadrine as well as nasal decongestants like Xylometazoline.. Do steam inhalations and use a humidifier in your room.. In case if the symptoms dies not resolve in a week to ten days consult an Otolaryngologist and get evaluated and a investigations like Otoscopy, audiometry and x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. In case if medication does not work surgical drainage of ears that is by putting a small incision through the eardrum can help.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.