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I suffer from nausea, headache, and stiff neck. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,My symptoms are extreme nausea, headache (mainly right posterior), and very stiff neck. It started with a severe middle ear infection on the right side. Does my MRI show any evidence of mastoiditis, meningitis or a subdural empyema?Please advise. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan images are available and I have viewed it (attachment removed to protect patient identity). There is a mild bright abnormal signal intensity in the right mastoid area and the left side is clear. Abnormal signal in mastoiditis m... Read Full »
What causes a painful mastoid swelling?
Query: Hi doctor, I noticed a swelling in the mastoid area four days ago. The swelling is tender on the touch. Two days later, the swelling bothered me a lot with throbbing pain, making me dizzy and stomach sick. I quickly made a doctor's appointment, and they said no signs of an ear infection but a lymph... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I saw the picture you sent (attachments removed to protect the patient’s identity). There is swelling behind the ear pinna. Most likely, it is postauricular lymph node swelling. Such swelling would cause symptoms like redness, localized pain or tenderness, inc... Read Full »
I feel a crackling noise in my right ear with a slight headache and discomfort but no pain. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 21-year-old female, and I feel a crackling noise in my right ear with a slight headache and some discomfort but no pain. When I was younger, I had a severe case of mastoiditis in my right ear. I needed surgery. Anytime something small or big happens to that ear, I get a little para... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I thoroughly read your query and understand your concern. Do you know the status of the right ear drum now? If the drum is intact, the symptoms described by you point to the fluid inside the ear, which can produce a crackling sound, bubble feeling, etc. Additionally, t... Read Full »
What is causing recurrent pain behind my ear lobes?
Query: Hello doctor,For almost a week now I have had recurring random pain just behind both of my ear lobes. It has been almost three weeks since I stopped Lyrica, Pregabalin completely for back pain. For the last week, I have been experiencing something different which can be best described as random pres... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pain may be due to mastoiditis seen in chronic allergy or middle ear infection or eustachian tube block patients. Get it done CT brain or X-ray of the mastoid. Avoid cool drinks and freeze water. Use water vapor inhalation and salt water gargling thrice a day for fiv... Read Full »
I have had an infection in my left ear for a year. Can it be due to mastoiditis or sinus infection?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been experiencing an ear infection in my left ear for a year. I have had multiple instances of inflammation in my left outer ear canal. I have tried various antibiotics and acetic acid drops, but they have not been effective. I recently had a CT scan of my sinus and temporal bo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your CT (computed tomography scan) reports of temporal bones that you have attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). There is evidence of soft tissue opacification of the left mastoid air cells that is suggestive of left-sided m... Read Full »
What can cause on and off neck and head pains?
Query: Hi doctor, I have neck pain on and off with headaches. My scalp in the back is tender and while cleaning my left ear, I have pain inside the ears. Before three days, I had a headache radiating to the left side of my ears. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You are having headaches on and off and it seems to be a chronic headache. For the last three days, you are having a new set of headaches and it gets triggered by cleaning your left ear associated with scalp tenderness and pain behind the ears... Read Full »
Would you please interpret the results of my MRI reports?
Query: Hi doctor, I am suffering from headaches for few years now and I see few horizontal lines appearing to be 3 to 5 mm thick. It is seen in both eyes and they are more pronounced in low light when the eyes are closed. I had undergone a retina test and results were normal. I have a set of four MRI imag... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am not sure, but if you are talking about T2 white areas in the right mastoid temporal bone, it needs to be confirmed on all the MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) scan images. A T2 bright and T1 dark area usually shows fluid contents, and if I am correct, it can be... Read Full »