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Suggest Treatment For Clogged Ears And Cold
Question: I have had a bad cold for 10 days and a completely clogged ear for the last 4. No drug store treatments are woking to help it drain.
Brief Answer:
Keep warm, normal saline to wash nostrils, use anti histamines drug, care
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,
I understand this could be very disturbing. Indeed, it would be interesting to know the medications you have tried out already.
The first thing to ensure is appropriate nasal drainage. Using normal saline medication to wash the nasal passages is important. Have you tried out anti histimines yet? Nasal and ear tubes are connected and it's but understandable that you have ear issues after the cold. Acute inflammatory drugs especially those fighting against the allergic component could be worth trying in your situation.
For now, I strongly suggest keeping warm, taking warm drinks, use of normal saline fluid to wash nostrils and an anti histamines drug, most which are sold over the counter.
Watch out for fevers for this could suggest a bacterial infection and could require use of antibiotics. A clinical review then by your doctor is needed.
Thanks and kind regards as I wish you the best of health.
Dr Bain
Keep warm, normal saline to wash nostrils, use anti histamines drug, care
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,
I understand this could be very disturbing. Indeed, it would be interesting to know the medications you have tried out already.
The first thing to ensure is appropriate nasal drainage. Using normal saline medication to wash the nasal passages is important. Have you tried out anti histimines yet? Nasal and ear tubes are connected and it's but understandable that you have ear issues after the cold. Acute inflammatory drugs especially those fighting against the allergic component could be worth trying in your situation.
For now, I strongly suggest keeping warm, taking warm drinks, use of normal saline fluid to wash nostrils and an anti histamines drug, most which are sold over the counter.
Watch out for fevers for this could suggest a bacterial infection and could require use of antibiotics. A clinical review then by your doctor is needed.
Thanks and kind regards as I wish you the best of health.
Dr Bain
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