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Suggest Treatment For Tinnitus Caused By Ear Infection

Hi, I had some sort of ear infection in September. I have been seeing doctors for it since then. Today was the last visit and he said everything was okay. However, I still hear the sparkling noise while I'm yawning/burping/hiccuping from the infected ear. I wanted to double check if I should worry about anything.
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query you have tinnitus caused by ear infection. The symptoms you mention in query can occur due to simple ear wax to more serious acoustic neuroma like condition. Avoid touching or pricking it with any sharp object and maintain hygiene of ear canal. Put Otogesic ear drops. I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist once and get it examined. Doctor may order certain test like audiometry , CT scan ,MRI , low and high pitched ringing to rule out conditions like hearing loss , exposure to loud noises , earwax build-up , middle ear infection. Doctor may treat it according to the diagnosis , he/she may prescribe medicine like eprisone and antibiotics ,

Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Treatment For Tinnitus Caused By Ear Infection

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have tinnitus caused by ear infection. The symptoms you mention in query can occur due to simple ear wax to more serious acoustic neuroma like condition. Avoid touching or pricking it with any sharp object and maintain hygiene of ear canal. Put Otogesic ear drops. I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist once and get it examined. Doctor may order certain test like audiometry , CT scan ,MRI , low and high pitched ringing to rule out conditions like hearing loss , exposure to loud noises , earwax build-up , middle ear infection. Doctor may treat it according to the diagnosis , he/she may prescribe medicine like eprisone and antibiotics , Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari