I put alcohol drops in my ear 6 months ago for an earache. The earache went away but now I have pain on the right side of my head. Could I have irritated something in my head or caused an infection that won t go away. The Dr wants to do biopsies for arteritis but ct scan and esr rates show arteritis unlikely. I am taking prednisone for a month with no change
Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Temporal arteritis is a rare cause of headache but very serious. While CT scan does not help on the diagnosis, TA it is releated with an increase in ESR rate.
I suppose your doctor suspects TA after has palpated on your temporal artery. So I recommend the biopsy because it will definitly make the diagnosis (or rule it out)
I would exclude the alcohol history in your ear causing TA, but if it had damaged any structures in the middle ear, leading to a infection, this would be visible on CT
Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Wishing you good health.
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Temporal arteritis is a rare cause of headache but very serious. While CT scan does not help on the diagnosis, TA it is releated with an increase in ESR rate. I suppose your doctor suspects TA after has palpated on your temporal artery. So I recommend the biopsy because it will definitly make the diagnosis (or rule it out) I would exclude the alcohol history in your ear causing TA, but if it had damaged any structures in the middle ear, leading to a infection, this would be visible on CT Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Wishing you good health.