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Should I continue using Fluticone nasal spray for ear infection and ringing?
Query: Hello doctor, Three months before, I got an ear infection in my right ear and I had a ringing sound in my right ear. I went to a doctor and was given ear drops and medicines, the ear infection went away but the right ear still felt blocked. I was told to take a tympanogram and they said that I had f... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The whole problem is due to malfunction of eustachian tubes. We call it eustachian tube catarrh. Initially, it was an infection that resulted in blocked tubes causing fluid accumulation inside the ear. Otitis media with effusion. Subsequently, the fluid has gradually d... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,Two weeks ago I went to an ENT to have my ears checked. My left ear has had noticeable high-frequency hearing loss for about 20 years. It was caused by a nasty cold I had. The ENT doctor started out by cleaning my ears with something that was very loud. Since that moment my left ear has... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your audiogram report (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). I gather the problem you are facing now started after the cleaning of the left ear. Now, did the ENT (ear nose throat) clean the right as well? Why did he have to clean? Was ... Read Full »
I have been suffering from tinnitus and moderate hearing loss for the past 7 years. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I have been suffering from tinnitus for seven years, but it has not improved. The doctor always gives me Ginkgo tablets and sometimes an extra Ginkgo tablet or Flocitam-VP. My hearing loss is at a moderate stage, and I am being treated at nearby medical college. There, the doctor gives m... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Thanks for trusting us with your health care. I can understand your concern. You have moderate sensorineural hearing loss in your left ear. This cannot be cured. Further loss can be prevented by using neurotropic vitamins and inner ear blood circulation-promoting agents. Tinnitus has some... Read Full »
I am suffering from tinnitus for more than a year. Please suggest a treatment.
Query: Hello doctor, I am suffering from tinnitus. A very annoying problem for more than one year. Early when I recognized, I went to a hospital and they gave me Ginkgo biloba to eat for two months but nothing happened. Then I went to an ENT specialist and had medicines but again no result. I have just los... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Tinnitus is a very annoying problem. As troublesome as it is, I am not surprised when you say you feel like taking away your life. But hey, why do you wanna do something so drastic because you have not been able t... Read Full »
I took medication for ear infection and now have tinnitus. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have tinnitus in my right ear. My reports of audiometry have shown a dip at 4000 Hz, and tympanometry revealed an AS curve in the right ear. I consulted a doctor, and they prescribed me Bilovas, Lezyncet D, and nasal drop Nasivion. I had developed a fungal infection in the external ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query, and I can understand your concern. AS (stiff middle ear) curve in tympanometry signifies ossicular fixity, which is not letting the conduction of sound properly. The dip at 4000 Hertz signifies noise trauma. These are not confirmatory diagnoses,... Read Full »
My tinnitus is triggered only by external sounds. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a history of fungal infection of the ear, which has disappeared after applying the antifungal cream prescribed by the doctor four weeks ago. But later, I developed tinnitus a couple of days after the fungal infection. According to my observation, I only have tinnitus when I hear... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. Can you upload the reports of your hearing tests and the picture of your eardrum? Also, have you done a pure tone audiogram, tympanogram, SISI (short increment sensitivity index), ABLB (alternate binaural loudness balance test), or otoendoscop... Read Full »
I have blurry vision after suffering from an acoustic trauma. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, Two months ago, I suffered an acoustic trauma after a loud microsuction in my ears to remove ear wax. It left me with tinnitus, hyperacusis, and aural fullness. This settled after a few weeks. Later after two and a half weeks, my wisdom tooth got triggered, and my gums were swollen. Th... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Visual change after noise blast seems an infrequent and unlikely event. Please answer the following questions so that I can help you better. 1) How is your hearing now? 2) Have you done any hearing tests recently? 3) Do you have vertigo? 4) Is there any spinning or swayin... Read Full »
Can tubes placed in my ears cause pulsatile tinnitus?
Query: Hello doctor, Can tubes placed in ears cause pulsating tinnitus? I never had this prior to the tubes. I was getting dizzy all the time. So, they placed tubes in my ears. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Grommets or ventilation tubes should not cause pulsatile tinnitus usually. Is your MRI normal? Can you share the report with me? Any other symptoms? Why were the tubes put in the first place? Read Full »
Do hearing natural sounds make my tinnitus and noise induced hearing loss worse?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 21-year-old male. I have tinnitus and some hearing loss on the very high frequencies for the past one year. However, my hearing is within a reasonable range of 8 kHz. I can hear up to 16 kHz. But it is much quieter than before. When we have tinnitus and noise-induced hearing loss, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is a combination of intensity and duration that causes acoustic trauma or noise-induced hearing loss. If you subject your ears to high-intensity sounds for long durations, then, you are hurting them more. Ideally, you should not submit the ears to more than 90 dB for e... Read Full »
Why am I hearing metallic scratching sound for the past one month?
Query: Hello doctor, I am continuously hearing a metallic scratching sound for the past one month. Best described as like the sound of cricket insects as heard in the dead of night. I am taking medication, namely, Syndopa plus, Rasalect, Pramipex ER3, Rozucor, and Amantrel for Parkinson for last seven year... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand that you have tinnitus. Has it been there only for a month? Is it associated with any decreased hearing? Is it there in both ears? Is the tinnitus accompanied by vertigo or vomiting sensation or fullness in ears? Have you done any testing for the same? Whe... Read Full »