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Otitis Externa (Swimmers Ear)

xoaudhep · 2011-05-30 21:18:44

Has anybody else ever had this? I had very sore ears a few years ago and my doctor kept saying it was eczema. It got particularly bad one day and when I went back to the doctor I was told it was swimmers ear (ironic..I cant swim!) and I was given antibiotics and drops. The following few days I was in so much pain I could…

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30-05-2011 10:18pm

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xoaudhep

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Has anybody else ever had this? I had very sore ears a few years ago and my doctor kept saying it was eczema. It got particularly bad one day and when I went back to the doctor I was told it was swimmers ear (ironic..I cant swim!) and I was given antibiotics and drops.

The following few days I was in so much pain I could move or eat or anything. I had to go to the hospital for pain killers since then every few weeks for the last couple of years my ear gets really painful and horrible and ear drops never seem to get rid of it, only improve the symptoms slightly.
I'm just wondering if anyone who's had otitis externa has suffered from long term effects from it?
I had to have micro suction in both ears several times too in the last few years because of it but this only keeps the symptoms at bay for a few weeks!

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