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Can an ear infection kill you
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
See a doctor: Pseudoephedrine is a decongestant and will not treat infection if that is the issue. The pain may be due to pressure built up in the middle ear and P... Read More
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5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Sure. Dr. can check.: Throat pain can be from a strep throat infection (antibiotics needed), a cold or influenza (antibiotics usually not used), or from some other cause su... Read More
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95 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Edwardsanswered
Pediatrics 29 years experience
Pain, fever: Ear pain with fever are most common signs of what people refer to as "an ear infection" aka "acute otitis media"
pain can be worse with laying down... Read More
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5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kathleen Mullaneanswered
Internal Medicine 34 years experience
Ear infection?: First you need to know if it is a real ear infection. This requires professional to examine the ear. If the infection is in the external ear canal i... Read More
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4.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sunnie Skilesanswered
Pediatrics 36 years experience
Doxycycline: Not the drug of choice for a middle ear infection.
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3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Magalie Nelsonanswered
ENT - Head & Neck Surgery - Pediatric 23 years experience
Symptom ear infectio: Babies with ear infections may have fever, ear pain (tug at ears), ear drainage, irritability. Sometimes they may have very little to no symptoms an... Read More
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Deborah Ungerleideranswered
Pediatrics 38 years experience
Please see his: doctor. You can give him acetaminophen or ibuprofen for the pain, if he has no medical contraindication to doing so meanwhile, but the only way to tel... Read More
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1.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
To determine: type of ear infection - recommend medical evaluation. It isn't something that you would automatically be able to self diagnose by listing sx's. Take ... Read More
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2.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Bordinianswered
Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology 34 years experience
See a doc: This can be very painful. Seeing a doctor for assessment and possible treatment antibiotics or steroids would be the best thing to do in such a case... Read More
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adam Kinganswered
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics 17 years experience
Yes: It may hurt a but with movement, but exercise is fine. You may want to take something like Ibuprofen 1 hour prior to working out.
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4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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