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Question: my Lt ear hurts down deep. it feels like it goes into my jaw and even hurts to open my mouth. I have been using nose spray hoping to open up things. today it feels like a lot of pressure is building up and I have been on a heating pad hoping to help.
Brief Answer:
Can be inner ear infection, nose spray, inhaling, ibuprofene advisable
Detailed Answer:
Dear patient
this can be very likely be an infection of the inner ear (otitis media), this is why the ear drops you put in from outside may not be helping. Nose spray is important to open up the tube from inside, please keep applying that. Also nsaid medication like ibuprofen can help and inhaling with hot steam. However, if this doesn't help please see an ent or gp to have your ear examined, in some cases antibiotics are necessary. However, 85% heal without antibiotics.
Hope this is helping you , if you have any clarificatons you can get back to me, if this was helpful please kindly rate my answer. Best regards
Can be inner ear infection, nose spray, inhaling, ibuprofene advisable
Detailed Answer:
Dear patient
this can be very likely be an infection of the inner ear (otitis media), this is why the ear drops you put in from outside may not be helping. Nose spray is important to open up the tube from inside, please keep applying that. Also nsaid medication like ibuprofen can help and inhaling with hot steam. However, if this doesn't help please see an ent or gp to have your ear examined, in some cases antibiotics are necessary. However, 85% heal without antibiotics.
Hope this is helping you , if you have any clarificatons you can get back to me, if this was helpful please kindly rate my answer. Best regards
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