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How To Reduce Pain In Ear And Throat When Diagnosed With Laryngitis?
What can be the problem with someone with severe ear pains? She has the beginning of a cold and has been exposed to a grandchild with a bad cold. Her throat began hurting late last night and has now developed into a laryngitis pr oblem too. She takes a variety of medications for other problems. Every time she attempts a cough, her ears have terrible pains. What can be done for relief? Thank you.
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have pain in ear and throat along with laryngitis , which starts with cold . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query . The symptoms you mention in query probably occur due to viral infection . Sometimes when upper respiratory track infection specially when left untreated spread to surroundings and infect larynx and also spread to ear through eustachian tube . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist without any delay for proper diagnosis . Doctor may order throat swab test , viral culture test and blood test to confirm the diagnosis. Doctor may also diagnose ear with otoscope . Doctor may prescribe antiviral or antibacterial drugs depending upon the diagnosis along with anti inflammatory or decongestants . For now do warm saline gargles several times a day .Keep your ear dry, take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and apply hot dry compresses to external ear .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have pain in ear and throat along with laryngitis , which starts with cold . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query . The symptoms you mention in query probably occur due to viral infection . Sometimes when upper respiratory track infection specially when left untreated spread to surroundings and infect larynx and also spread to ear through eustachian tube . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist without any delay for proper diagnosis . Doctor may order throat swab test , viral culture test and blood test to confirm the diagnosis. Doctor may also diagnose ear with otoscope . Doctor may prescribe antiviral or antibacterial drugs depending upon the diagnosis along with anti inflammatory or decongestants . For now do warm saline gargles several times a day .Keep your ear dry, take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and apply hot dry compresses to external ear .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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