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What Causes Tinnitus And Hearing Loss After Recovering From An Ear Infection?

Hi Doctor, my name is Bradley, 25 years old. Last week Wednesday I was diagnosed with Middle Ear Infection in my right ear. I have been prescribed Amoxicillin 500mg every 12 hours for 10 days. I have been taking them accordingly. There is no more pain in my ear which is good. The pain was relieved Friday morning of last week. However, I believe I still may have fluid build up in my middle right ear that has produced a very annoying buzzing sound and partial hearing loss. I was just wondering if you could provide any procedures,healing process, or more in depth information of the issue. I am normally a very healthy person. This is the first time in my life I have experienced any ear symptoms of any sort. I do not smoke or drink alcohol at all and I m very active. Thanks for your time if you can provide me with any information. Sincerely, Bradley
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Middle ear infection itself is a cause of tinnitus as well as hearing loss. I suggest you finish the complete course of antibiotics prescribed and after that if the tinnitus and hearing loss still persists, then there may be need for other causes. But it is highly unlikely that after complete treatment your symptoms will still persist.
So don't worry. If you start having headaches, giddiness then I would recommend an immediate visit to the ENT specialist.
Hope that answers your query. Thank you.
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What Causes Tinnitus And Hearing Loss After Recovering From An Ear Infection?

Middle ear infection itself is a cause of tinnitus as well as hearing loss. I suggest you finish the complete course of antibiotics prescribed and after that if the tinnitus and hearing loss still persists, then there may be need for other causes. But it is highly unlikely that after complete treatment your symptoms will still persist. So don t worry. If you start having headaches, giddiness then I would recommend an immediate visit to the ENT specialist. Hope that answers your query. Thank you.