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Suggest Faster Treatment For Swimmer S Ear

Hi my name is Vicki and I believed I have swimmer s ear. It felt like water was in my ear so I put peroxide in the ear and it cause a mild to severe pain. Its been a week since I had this, I went to the ER to make sure that it was external ear infection and not the middle ear. They only told me there was a mass of some sort in my ear and tried to flush it with cold water. I wanna know is their a faster cure to healing this infection? It has gotten one side of face swollen and the ear is barely open.
Fri, 5 Aug 2016
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Hi Dear ,

Welcome to HCM,

As per your query you have swimmer's ear along with pain and dizziness . Swimmer's ear is an infection in the outer ear canal . Swimmer's ear is also known as acute external otitis or otitis externa. The most common cause of this infection is bacteria invading the skin inside your ear canal . In some ceases like in lower immunity and when it left untreated this infection spread to further and cause further complications like pain and dizziness as happening in your case . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist again for proper checkup . Doctor may order certain test like CT scan and examine with otoscope . Doctor may prescribe stronger antibiotics , steroid ear drops , antiemetic drug and sometimes place tubes for drainage . Cover your ear while breathing and keep it dry until it gets better .

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Faster Treatment For Swimmer S Ear

Hi Dear , Welcome to HCM, As per your query you have swimmer s ear along with pain and dizziness . Swimmer s ear is an infection in the outer ear canal . Swimmer s ear is also known as acute external otitis or otitis externa. The most common cause of this infection is bacteria invading the skin inside your ear canal . In some ceases like in lower immunity and when it left untreated this infection spread to further and cause further complications like pain and dizziness as happening in your case . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist again for proper checkup . Doctor may order certain test like CT scan and examine with otoscope . Doctor may prescribe stronger antibiotics , steroid ear drops , antiemetic drug and sometimes place tubes for drainage . Cover your ear while breathing and keep it dry until it gets better . Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari