Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. Well, you could be right. More likely a sequel of acute pharyngitis, probably viral in origin. Typically self-limiting unless there are warning signs of a serious infection such as severe difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing, or high fever.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms of aural fullness or plugging of ears can occur due to acute otitis media most crucial cause for which is eustachian tube edema secondary to allergic or acute rhinosinusitis. Did you have symptoms of nasal stuffiness, sneezing? Do you have any earache and decreasing hearing? How long have you been taking medicines? What kind of headache do you have? Is it persistent, or does it occur in clusters? Is it associated with nausea and vomiting?.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understood your concern. Anosmia or hyposmia is a frequent occurrence associated with rhinosinusitis, and many factors lead to it. Firstly sinusitis is an inflammatory condition associated with edema and the release of inflammatory mediators that cause olfactory mucosa to respond less to odors. The second accompanying nasal obstruction also impedes the free flow of odor to the higher olfactory mucosa, which can cause a decreased sense of smell.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Otosclerosis often causes mixed hearing loss and can cause a maximum hearing loss of 60 to 70 db hearing loss which can be serviced to a good degree by doing stapedotomy. However, aging often causes presbyacusis that is an age-induced hearing loss which is neural and not salvageable by surgery. Since stapedotomy is a procedure done under local anesthesia, it may be still considered. However, it is possible if there is no significant SNHL (sensorineural hearing loss).
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. In one of the pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity) sporangia seem to be there, but in the rest of the pictures, it is just wax. However, it is not likely to require debridement. It should go with the medications she is using. Thank you.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have recurrent epistaxis and you have been cauterized also a number of times. There does not seem to be any obvious pathology on examination by endoscopy. I must point out that epistaxis can be idiopathic in more than 50% patients. This is because certain patients tend to have nasal mucosa far more friable than others and susceptible to even most trivial trauma like nose picking or forceful blowing.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for writing in, and I understand your concern. Could you please elaborate more about your symptoms? What kind of intense pain are you having, and in which part of the body? What sort of nerve damage do you think you have? Regards..
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Since you had an attic retraction pocket, they must have done a modified radical mastoidectomy with an open cavity technique. Discharge is one of the frequent problems of a mastoid cavity. Does your doctor plan to do a second look surgery? Can you tell me the exact procedure done and the route of approach to the mastoid? Did they give a postural incision? Thank you.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. You should continue with Prednisolone for two days and then take half of that dose for five more days. I would also like to know whether there is any hearing loss as of now and any signs of vertigo. You will need a hearing test (pure-tone audiometry) which will give us an insight into the working of the inner ear and the probable cause of tinnitus.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. Epistaxis is a quite common event, particularly in the elderly. Vessels become friable and stiff and tend to bleed easily. Higher blood pressure can likely be a cause of epistaxis, and in 50 % of cases, there may be no cause.
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