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Comment from: 35-44 Female (Patient)

When I was a child I had severe ear infections. I have a lot of problems with my ears now at 44 years of age. They do not ache but are sore and swollen to the point I can not put them on my pillow at night. They constantly drain which causes them to get crusty and red. They swell so badly that my face swells. The doctor tells me it is hereditary and he can only treat the symptoms. They are perforated and have alot of scar tissue. I am miserable. They have a bad smell. My father had the same problem. He had fluid on the brain. Since he had surgery he has had no trouble with his ears. Should I be concerned? Published: October 07 ::

Comment from: Estelle, 55-64 Female (Caregiver)

I have ear pain and chronic sinusitis going on nine months now. After three prescriptions I am still in pain with no relief. An x-ray was taken of my right ear and the impression was that I had a partial opacification of some of the air cells in the right Temporal Bone. Published: January 14 ::


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