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Suggest Treatment For Ear Congestion And Headache While Having Deviated Nasal Septum
Question: Hello, so I have a deviated septum, but I am getting surgery in December. However, I just got back from a road trip around Europe and for the last 3 days I have had a headache and my ears have been blocked. Any ideas?
Brief Answer:
Ears may be blocked due to the deviated nasal septum
Detailed Answer:
Hi Sir,
I have gone through your question and understand your concern; it suggests that your Headache and blocked ear may be due to the deviated nasal septum.
For your kind information cause of blocked ear in deviated nasal septum may be due to the either negative pressure in the ear or Glue ear; and cause of headache in the deviated nasal septum may be due to the either block mucus, causing frequent recurring sinus infection or contact point headache.
If I were your treating doctor then for temporary relieve I would like to prescribe local and systemic nasal decongestant.
But To rule out the other disease and to reach the near diagnosis I would like to suggests that you may go for the
1. CT Scan Paranasal sinuses.
2. Impedance audiometry.
3. Nasal endoscopy and otoendoscopy.
Regards
Dr Hariom Sharma MS, XXXXXXX
Ears may be blocked due to the deviated nasal septum
Detailed Answer:
Hi Sir,
I have gone through your question and understand your concern; it suggests that your Headache and blocked ear may be due to the deviated nasal septum.
For your kind information cause of blocked ear in deviated nasal septum may be due to the either negative pressure in the ear or Glue ear; and cause of headache in the deviated nasal septum may be due to the either block mucus, causing frequent recurring sinus infection or contact point headache.
If I were your treating doctor then for temporary relieve I would like to prescribe local and systemic nasal decongestant.
But To rule out the other disease and to reach the near diagnosis I would like to suggests that you may go for the
1. CT Scan Paranasal sinuses.
2. Impedance audiometry.
3. Nasal endoscopy and otoendoscopy.
Regards
Dr Hariom Sharma MS, XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Priyanka G Raj
What other dieseases?
Brief Answer:
Other diseases like secretory otitis media, wax etc.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Sir,
I have gone through your follow up question and understand your concern; and for your knowledge other diseases may be wax, fungal infection, secretory otitis media, acute otitis media and Eustachian dysfunction of the ear; and sinusitis, hypertrophied turbinate of the nose.
Regards
Dr Hariom Sharma MS, XXXXXXX
Other diseases like secretory otitis media, wax etc.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Sir,
I have gone through your follow up question and understand your concern; and for your knowledge other diseases may be wax, fungal infection, secretory otitis media, acute otitis media and Eustachian dysfunction of the ear; and sinusitis, hypertrophied turbinate of the nose.
Regards
Dr Hariom Sharma MS, XXXXXXX
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
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