Checking for rectal tone can be a good indicator of neurological damage!

AY CONNERMAN! no worries dude its just wax/water & will go away in a couple of days... things you could try are qtips(OMGNO) yes. fuck the haters.

also, a drop or two of rubbing alcohol should clear things up.



as an ex-swimmer and person with a hole in his left eardrum i have had more than my share of ear problems/solutions and your problem... is nothing.



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Originally posted by jennypie Checking for rectal tone can be a good indicator of neurological damage!

Ah sooo that's what the girl on the right of your avatar is doing?

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Originally posted by NeoPhono Original Poster: - Are you having any sinus/nasal drainage? - Does touching your ear hurt (either the outside, or from gently placing your finger just inside)? Does it feel warm or look red in either of those two places - Are you running a fever? - Do you have any chronic allergies or past problems with compacted ear wax? The only practical way to diagnose a middle ear infection is by taking a look in your ear. Doctors do it a lot, and I'm sure your school has a clinic that you could quickly walk in, have your ear looked at and get antibiotics if needed. Many times, compacted ear wax or chronic sinus/nasal drainage can result in symptoms very similar to a middle ear infection. If you have been having drainage, you could try taking an antihistamine (try to find a second generation type, or you'll get pretty drowsy, e.g. not Benadryl), or something with pseudoephedrine in it (not phenylephedrine). However, if you're running a fever, your ear actually hurts or looks red or your neck feels swollen, just go to the doctor. I'd recommend going to the doctor regardless, though. Also, even if it is a middle ear infection, you have a very, very slim chance of having any long-term deficits because of it. The severity and duration of a middle ear infection required to cause permanent hearing loss (or worse) would have already led you to the doctor's office, because you'd be pretty non-functional by this point. Hope you feel better.

Thanks, bud. Yeah, I had been running a cold + soar throat for a good 5 days before this happened, so I DID have some nasal drip (it has since passed). I did in fact go to the NIU health clinic yesterday. Doctor checked me out, and she simply said that the ear drum looked a little "dull" and that it was simply a little bacterial virus that was probably caused via swallowing flem + other random shit that can easily happen when running said cold. Got some anti-biotics by the name of azithromycin. Needless to say, after only 1 day my hearing is almost completely back! Good stuff.

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Originally posted by wizniz AY CONNERMAN! no worries dude its just wax/water & will go away in a couple of days... things you could try are qtips(OMGNO) yes. fuck the haters. also, a drop or two of rubbing alcohol should clear things up. as an ex-swimmer and person with a hole in his left eardrum i have had more than my share of ear problems/solutions and your problem... is nothing. NO WORRIES MATE!

Thanks for the heads up! Swimming is awesome, but Ill tell ya, there is absolutely nothing more annoying then getting water stuck in your ear for an entire day. Shit drives me mad. Like I said, the symptoms are practically gone already and I basically experienced a premature freakout. The docs set me straight and the beautys of modern day medicine kicked the ass of that bacterial virus or whatever it was.

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Originally posted by CONNERMAN2000 Thanks for the heads up! Swimming is awesome, but Ill tell ya, there is absolutely nothing more annoying then getting water stuck in your ear for an entire day. Shit drives me mad. Like I said, the symptoms are practically gone already and I basically experienced a premature freakout. The docs set me straight and the beautys of modern day medicine kicked the ass of that bacterial virus or whatever it was.

awwww good to hear you're better xoxo
While on antibiotics... try to eat lots of yogurt...
along with the bad bacteria, the drugs will be killing off the good bacteria that you should try to replinish through foods with active bacterial cultures (or something like that... I know yogurt does the trick)

PS. Next time water is stuck in ear:
Stand on the leg that corresponds with whatever ear is clogged (i.e. right ear = right leg)... tilt your head sideways so that it's parallel to the ground... and hop on that leg until the water comes out
You will look like a moron so try to make sure there aren't many people around... but it works! promise

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Originally posted by Ania_xox awwww good to hear you're better xoxo While on antibiotics... try to eat lots of yogurt... along with the bad bacteria, the drugs will be killing off the good bacteria that you should try to replinish through foods with active bacterial cultures (or something like that... I know yogurt does the trick) PS. Next time water is stuck in ear: Stand on the leg that corresponds with whatever ear is clogged (i.e. right ear = right leg)... tilt your head sideways so that it's parallel to the ground... and hop on that leg until the water comes out You will look like a moron so try to make sure there aren't many people around... but it works! promise

I've got plenty of yogurt so I'll be sure to feast on it. Appreciate the advice.

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