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  • #1

    What the heck is wrong with me?!

    A few weeks ago I developed a constant cough with lots of mucus stuck in my throat all the time. Now there's something wrong with my ears. It started out as an earache in my left ear about a week ago, and now it's in both ears. It's an uncomfortable pressure and I can feel the fluid moving around in my ears.

    I have no other symptoms...no stuffy nose, no sneezing, no fever, nothing. Just the mucus in my throat and the fluid in my ears.

    Does anybody know what this could be? I've been looking stuff up on the internet (dangerous, I know!) and nothing seems to quite fit with my symptoms. I can't get in to see the doctor for a week...and in the meantime I'm very annoyed and confused.

    I apologize for how off-topic this is, but it's driving me crazy! Any feedback would be much appreciated.
    I have: Interstitial Cystitis,Eustacian Tube Dysfunction, IBS, Sciatica.

    I take: Elavil 50 mgs, Balziva birth control, and Elmiron instillations.

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  • #2
    I think I would call the doctor's office again and see if they don't have some time for sick patients. It sounds like an inner ear infection, but with no fever that's just one possibility.

    Donna
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    • #3
      If you can't get in to see your own doctor, how about an Urgent Care center?

      Hoping you feel better soon---
      Kadi

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      • #4
        Yes, while I'm no doctor, it does sound like an ear infection. Take care.
        mom_in_ma

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        • #5
          It sounds like you may have developed a bacterial bronchitis and then an ear infection, but I'm no doctor. You should see someone ASAP -- Kadi had a great suggestion about an urgent care center. They could at least check it out and give you antibiotics if necessary.
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          Jen

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          *Also diagnosed with PFD, fibromyalgia, chronic myofascial pain, IBS, migraines, allergies/asthma, dermatographism
          *Kept trying a million different treatments for all these things until I found what works, and I am doing okay these days with the help of a cocktail of medications and the InterStim, which was first placed in 2007. [I have had 2 revisions - one in 2010 when my battery died and had to be replaced, and one complete replacement (lead and generator) in 2012 after a fall on my stairs caused my lead to move.]
          *Current meds include Atarax (50mg at night), Lyrica (150mg twice a day), Xanax (0.5mg at night and as needed), Zanaflex (4mg at night), hydrocodone (10/325, every 6 hours as needed), Advair, Nasonex, Singulair (10mg at night), oral contraceptives, home instills containing Elmiron and Marcaine (as often as I need to do them).

          **I am not a medical authority nor do I offer definitive medical advice. I strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.

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          • #6
            Perhaps an inner ear infection.
            I get similar symptoms and found out its allergies.
            Regardless of what might be wrong, I'm with the others--a visit to your Dr is warranted.

            Feel better!
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