Hi there... my name is Michael Jaccarino. I went to urgent care a few days ago due to some pain and loss of hearing in my left ear and it ended up that I had an ear infection. I got a prescription for ear drops as well as antibiotics. The hearing seems to be back to normal but the pain is still pretty bad. How long does it usually take before an ear infection goes away? Is there anything that can be done for the pain? (I've tried taking some advil, but that seems to only help for an hour or two).
Infections - Got an ear infection and was wondering how long it usually takes to clear up when on?
Question posted by michaeljaccarino on 10 Sep 2013
Last updated on 9 April 2015
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RadAngel28
10 Sep 2013
You may need stronger antibiotics, if it is a bacterial infection, some of them are really nasty! If its caused by a virus, then antibiotics won't help. You should get in to see your primary care doc if u have one, tomorrow, or get in to see an ear/nose/throat specialist if you think it's really bad. I've had some pretty painful long-lasting ear infections that took several rounds of strong antibiotics as well as Prednisone and pain killers like Vicodin. Over the counter you can try an antihistamine to help clear up the fluid, which is what causes the pain when the fluid build up puts pressure on the ear drum/inner ear. The ear drops actually made mine worse because the fluid wasn't draining so the drops just built up.
Sjohn61
9 April 2015
She has been to 3 ENT doctors and primary has tried never injections and power drops culture showed staph inner putter infections tried everything except if antibiotic she is in severe pain doesn't take pain meds but they won't give anything stronger then tramadol that makes her sick
Sjohn61
9 April 2015
Last ENT said she has fungus lots of it and liquid drops will just allow to grow more powder puffer blows air that couldn't stand to do
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