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What Causes Clogged Ears When Treating Whiplash Injury With Cervical Facet Damage?

Posted on Fri, 16 Jan 2015

Question: I had a whiplash injury with cervical facet damage back in the sumer time,. Since then My ears have been clogged and wont seem to pop out. Is there any relation to the neck injury that can cause this?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Sudhir Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It seems not related to whiplash

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.

I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar,

After going through your query I concluded that you are having clogged ears and ears not seem to pop out.It seems me unrelated to whiplash injury with cervical facet damage. It may be due to wax accumulation in ears. If it is also painful then wax can be removed by ENT specialist. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it.

Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.

Wishing you good health.
Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Sudhir Kumar (47 minutes later)

I am also haveing cervical fusion at c5 - c7. They want to leave the artificial discs intact and fuse those same levels from the back of the neck because of degenerated facets, Can fusion be done posterior c-5 thru c-7 leaving the Discs intact ? or should They be removed ?

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr. Sudhir Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Artificial discs need not be removed or disturbed.

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back

After going through your query and follow of query I want to say that posterior fusion is done without disturbing anterior fusion.So the anterior fusion and artificial discs need not be removed or disturbed.You can discuss with your Doctor about it.

Hope your query gets answered.
If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.
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Wishing you a good health.
Take care.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T