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fluid in ear

DiamondsandGold — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:58:08 GMT

Has anyone had this??? Its horrible, as it is causing a balancing and vertigo problem !! I will not drive a car, cause its bad. Been to myPCP and she gave me a prednisone pack and antobiotics, which did nothing. So my hubby took me to an urgent care a couple of days ago and she is the one that told me about the fuid in my ear, not my PCP!!!! Imagine that. So now I am taking a decongestant and doing a nasal spray, so after all my babbling, I'm just wondering if anyone has ever had this??????

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Neetgal2 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:18:16 GMT

I have had it several times, most recently after cateract surgery from trying to be careful in the shower. I just slept on the side of the ear with water and it resolved itself in a few days. Sometimes I have had luck shaking my head or pulling my ear but did not attempt that after the eye surgery.

I have gone to Doctors over the years but they did not do anything. A friend of mine goes to a CVS urgent care and they will actually help with his ears that backup.

Over the years I have become real careful around people in a pool messing around, in my younger years but now try to control it myself, I guess earplugs would help me.

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Malcontent — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:44:11 GMT

@DiamondsandGold

I had fluid in my right ear because of a sinus infection. Here’s what I did:

Put some salt in warm water and stir to dissolve.

With an eye dropper I put the saline in both nostrils; leaning my head back as far as I could. Kept my head back for about two minutes.

(I did this several times a day for 4 days using fresh salt and warm water each time)

Then I would blow my nose and then I valsalva. I would valsalva constantly.

My ear finally popped and my sinus infection cleared up.

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on the bay — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:49:03 GMT

@DiamondsandGold,

I hope this helps! Our pediatrician told us about this treatment and I've used it also for myself for swimmers ear or any ear hurting or fluid!

"A mixture of 1 part white vinegar to 1 part rubbing alcohol may help promote drying and prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi that can cause swimmer's ear. Pour 1 teaspoon (about 5 milliliters) of the solution into each ear and let it drain back out.May 19, 2017" -news network mayo clinic.com

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Major Shopper — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:54:51 GMT

@DiamondsandGold I get this frequently. I buy OTC drops for Swimmer's Ear. Works like a charm! I like Similasan best. HTH!

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fthunt — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:34:04 GMT

Fluid behind wax.....buy drug store ear wax kit. Ti p head ands put few drops in ear.

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Drlinda — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:55:55 GMT

My doctor prescribed mucinex twice a day. Took a week to dry up.

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Effie54 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:31:09 GMT

I've had it, and it is everything you describe. It feels terrible. For me, The key to getting better was getting the correct antibiotic. Too many doctors prescribe amoxicillin, which doesn't touch it. I was prescribed Ceftin 500 mgs., twice daily and a Prednisone taper dose. Without the correct antibiotic, it just wouldn't go away, even the prednisone didn't touch it.

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justashopper — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:46:05 GMT

I have had this happen to me-- many times. I have tried most of the remedies given here. Including going to the urgent- care so they could unplug my ear by squrting water into my ear. Which is risky and I had to sign a waiver I would sue if they damaged my ear. Talk about desperate. UGH.

This is a frustrating experience and that time was probably the worst. And I made it worse by trying every remedy! But those ear wax removal kits are helpful, if it's not too deep in the ear.

For less drastic times, I have found a couple drops of hydrogen proxide in the ear, cover with a cotton ball. Then lay on the opposite ear for a few minutes. You'll hear some popping as the peroxide is cutting through the wax. When it stops you might even feel the water moving around. Then with the cotton ball still covering the ear, lay on that ear so the liquid runs out.

You might need to do this more then once. I would wait several hours in between attempts-- like morning and night or even just a couple days in a row. Just be careful because too much might be too much and cause a bigger problem.

PS @DiamondsandGold I would call the PCP and let them know your true diagnosis was discovered by the urgent care. They probably won't do anything. But I'd probably start looking for a new PCP. Those prednisone steriods are serious meds. They shouldn't be just handing them out not knowing what they are actually addressing.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:14:47 GMT

Yes, I had that fluid in my ear thing several years ago and it was awful. My pcp, who is excellent, didn't see the severity. I didnt have any balance issues she brushed it off as some water in your ear, it will be fine in a couple of days. It wasn't. She referred me to an ENT specialist who told me it could take weeks or months to resolve itself. He suggested warm compresses, putting my head on a towel and using a warm blow dryer on my ear, some other stuff that did not work. He ended up doing a myringotomy a couple of weeks later. That's inserting a thin tube in the ear drum to free the fluid that is trapped. Immediate relief!

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RedTop — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:41:25 GMT

I've had this issue several times, and use earplugs in the shower and when I get my hair done. If I do get water in my ear, I use the vinegar and alcohol mixture. I also direct my blow dryer towards my ears to help dry any water that may have seeped in.

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Icegoddess — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:02:41 GMT

It sounds to me this is different than getting water IN the ear. It sounds like fluid build-up behind the eardrum, and if that's the case, none of the ear wax removal or swimmer's ear remedies are going to do a thing to help it.

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DiamondsandGold — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:11:21 GMT

THANK YOU to all for your suggestions!!!!!!! I'm going to try a couple of your remedies!!!

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DiamondsandGold — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:01:02 GMT

@Icegoddess , what does work????

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cindyNC — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:21:25 GMT

@Effie54 I just had some sort of virus that resulted in fluid in the ear. After waiting 10 days, I finally went to CVS Minute clinic and was prescribed Amoxicillan. Thought it was interesting as the last time I had something like this, my PCP did a low dose z pac.

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Sooner — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:24:52 GMT

@DiamondsandGold wrote:
Has anyone had this??? Its horrible, as it is causing a balancing and vertigo problem !! I will not drive a car, cause its bad. Been to myPCP and she gave me a prednisone pack and antobiotics, which did nothing. So my hubby took me to an urgent care a couple of days ago and she is the one that told me about the fuid in my ear, not my PCP!!!! Imagine that. So now I am taking a decongestant and doing a nasal spray, so after all my babbling, I'm just wondering if anyone has ever had this??????

@DiamondsandGold If it is behind the ear drum, may take an ENT to put tubes in. Otherwise, you need an ENT anyway. And yes I have had it. Only got fixed by ENT.

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pieman — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:02:28 GMT

@DiamondsandGold

If this doesn't clear up for you, go to an ENT and ask him if he feels you may possibly have Meniere's Disease..

Many years ago, I has the symptoms you mentioned.

I was going from doctor to doctor, I tried all their potions, nothing worked,

I couldn't drive, only after dark, people walking around , like in stores , cars going by me, it didn't take much to set me off.

One ENT sent me down to Yale New Haven Hospital in Ct,,,,,,,

The doctor was new there, just down from Boston. Yale is a teaching hospital and he was there to teach interns about this disease, which at the time was unheard of!

He put me through a multitude of tests and finally decided I had Menieres.

I had been given so many drops, sprays and antibiotics, the only thing left for me was surgery.

They literally removed my ear, drilled into the skull and inserted a shunt, so the fluid would always drain. Oh and yes, they reattached the ear..

As I said, for me it was the last resort, but they also give me diazepam .5 mg. It also acts a diuretic which keeps fluid from getting the chance to settle in the ear so you should watch your sodium intake...

Again, I don't mean to scare you, but if nothing seems to work, just ask the doctor of the possibility of having this.

They think it comes from a virus and although there is no cure its very easy to keep under control...

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Effie54 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 20:08:53 GMT

Well, I've never, ever found that Amoxicillin ever worked on an inner ear infection, Z-Pak, I e never tried. Usually cephalosporins work much better on ear fluid. It's a monster to suffer through.

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Shelbelle — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 20:42:58 GMT

We like Similesan products as well as Hylands All Natural Ear Drops, very good.

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Mom2Dogs — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 01:09:04 GMT

I went thru something similar this summer, runny nose, watery eyes, just miserable. I have issues with my eyes so I just assumed it was my eyes causing the issue..I even saw the eye doctor.

I ended up going to the walk in clinic because in one ear I could not hear very well. Ended up the OTHER ear was full and it had to be cleaned out...ick! The ear I thought had the problem was fine. I was given a nasal spray and some sort of sinus medication....I had to get both products refilled 2x...It is months later and the ear I though had the issue with still is not right, sometimes there is an echo in the ear and my hearing is not 100%. The doctor said it could take months to clear up.