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I feel dizzy and nauseous after using earbuds. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I have ear itching and dizziness after using buds for more than one year, which is now aggravating with extreme dizziness and nausea. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. First, you should never use earbuds or anything else inside the ear. It leads to injury in the external auditory canal or even rupture of the tympanic membrane and disturbance in the natural ear-cleaning mechanism of e... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 58 year old healthy male. I have noticed a firm lump behind right ear (posterior auricular lymph node) four weeks back of a size nearly 0.39 inches. I have consulted an ENT who said it was a swollen lymph node and was thoroughly examined for other enlarged nodes, infection, lesi... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Any Lymph node less than one centimeter is not considered significant and does not mandate a biopsy. I advise you to wait and watch vigilantly, as it is the right approach. I hope this information will help you. Thank you. Read Full »
Can I use Polysporin drops to treat ear infections?
Query: Hi doctor,I have an ear infection, and I am a 27-year-old male. I have been using Polysporin ear drops. Also, I am allergic to Penicillin. Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.You seem to be having acute suppurative otitis media. But for an exact diagnosis and treatment, you need to give a more detailed and specific history like, Is there ear pain associated with it? How is the hearing? Any similar history in the past? Did you suffer from a co... 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 »