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Suggest Treatment For Vertigo And Blood Discharge From Ears
I have a temporal bone fracture from about 5 yrs ago, since the head injury I ve had increasing head problems/pain, vertigo, ongoing blood from ears, watery liquid dripping from ears, some other weird symptoms, I m researching for my sanity worried - the last ENT I saw said the blood in my ears (sometimes dried black sometimes red) is not a big deal?!
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Welcome on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms (watery liquid dripping) could be related to cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the temporal bone fracture.
From the other hand the dizziness could be related to a damage of the vestibular nerve or the inner ear, which are responsible for the body balance.
But, you should know that the cerebrospinal fluid leakage is a very serious medical condition, which can lead to infection and even meningitis.
That is why I would recommend consulting with a neurologist and performing a brain CT scan. You may need to undergo surgery to close the communication of the cerebrospinal fluid with the inner ear.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
Welcome on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms (watery liquid dripping) could be related to cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the temporal bone fracture.
From the other hand the dizziness could be related to a damage of the vestibular nerve or the inner ear, which are responsible for the body balance.
But, you should know that the cerebrospinal fluid leakage is a very serious medical condition, which can lead to infection and even meningitis.
That is why I would recommend consulting with a neurologist and performing a brain CT scan. You may need to undergo surgery to close the communication of the cerebrospinal fluid with the inner ear.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
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