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My sister has schizophrenia. How to manage her?
Query: Hi doctor, My sister is suffering from auditory hallucination and two years back she was diagnosed to have schizophrenia (paranoid). Earlier, she regularly took medicine. But now she is not taking medicine because of side effects. She is unmarried and working in a private company. She does not feel ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you have mentioned that your sister is suffering from schizophrenia and shown response to the prescribed medication, start her on tablet Risperidone 3 mg at night and tablet Parkin (Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride - THP) 2 mg in the morning. You can also give her a tab... Read Full »
Will Augmentin help in smelly ear discharge due to CSOM?
Query: Hello doctor, I have ear discharge for the past two weeks with thick and bad smell pus. I have operated CSOM (chronic suppurative otitis media) of the right ear four years ago. I feel occasional discharge and go to hospitals, but due to COVID-19, I did not go for the past six months. I am using Ci... Read Full »
Dr. Bhadragiri Vageesh Padiyar
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for providing a detailed description of the problem in concern. You have developed an acute infection of the eardrum, and that is why there is severe discharge. You can consider the following treatment advice. Take a tablet containing a combination of Cefpodoxime 2... Read Full »
I was diagnosed with CSOM and I have dizziness. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, Before five years, I had a left eardrum rupture and transparent watery pus discharge. It turned pale after some time. I tried an ayurvedic ear drop to treat pus discharge. Then, the pus discharge stopped, but there was some itching inside the ear. After 5 years, I was diagnosed to have CS... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are having CSOM (chronic suppurative otitis media), but dizziness in CSOM means complications are arising. This seems to be an unsafe type. The best management would be to go for surgery once dizziness settles. You should get a CT scan of the temporal bone to see the... Read Full »
I have ear pain, drainage, and hearing loss. Please advise.
Query: Hi doctor, I have ear pain and drainage with hearing loss. I have a chronic ear infection. Please advise. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com, The problem you are having is chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). Surgery is needed in most cases to repair the hearing mechanism and the tympanic membrane and also to eradicate any pathology like cholesteatoma. But before that, you need to take appropriate cultur... Read Full »
Can lymphoplasty cure my persisting ear infection?
Query: Hi doctor, I am hoping to get a second opinion about my ear perforation. A few months back, I was swimming, and a wave sent me underneath the water, and it perforated my eardrum. After a few days, I had an ear infection and took some antibiotics, which cleared it up after a few days of pain. Since t... Read Full »
Dr. Syed Peerzada Tehmid Ul Haque
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. Given your history and the location of the perforation, the perforation seems to be a safe one. However, commenting on a picture taken through a video scope or otoscope is difficult. If there is a doubt about the true nat... Read Full »
What can cause a continuous ringing and sometimes pain in the ear?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a student, and I am 23 years old. Five days ago, I had a severe vertigo feeling (severe headache, moderate fever, nausea, vomiting, loss of balance). This symptom started every evening, and after sleeping, I was totally fresh in the morning. Here, due to the corona pandemic, I could n... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Is your ear discharging frequently? As per your complaints, it is suggestive of chronic supportive otitis media(CSOM). Are you sure your membrane is intact and normal? Have you seen an endoscopic picture? I understand you cannot go to a hospi... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 22 year old female, suffering from ear pain. The doctor confirmed that it is due to some virus and there is a small hole in my ear. Some tablets and Otobiotic drops were given. Still, it did not cure my pain. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome in icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You are probably suffering from CSOM (chronic suppurative otitis media) with otitis externa. My advice is to consult your ENT doctor for thorough examination of the ear and necessary investigations to know the real pathology for planing final tr... Read Full »