Question 1

what is inner ear weakness?

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Dizziness: Vertigo or a sense of dizziness can develop with some chronic diseases, age, or during and after a viral illness.  Your have had the correct procedures.  You might consider being evaluated by an otorhinolaryngologist (ENT) physician.  Few medications actually help.  
Dramamine, often used for sea sickness is often useful but rest and trying to stare at a fixed object when you feel dizzy helps many.

Question 2

what causes of inner ear pain be?

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Could be infection: See an ENT doctor or your primary care for them to look in your ear.  An infection can be treated with an antibiotic.

Question 3

how to stop pain from inner ear infection?

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Otitis media: If acute, antibiotics and pain meds, if unrelieved needs myringotomy to let out pus. 
If chronic, you may need tubes, if mastoid infection is present may need mastoidectomy.

Question 4

why do inner ear disorders make you dizzy?

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Balance organ: The inner ear contains both the organ of hearing and an older system called the vestibular system.  Injury to the vestibular system usually causes the symptom of vertigo (spinning sensation).  This critical system normally functions to orient your head in space and head to the rest of the body.  Probably, the most common reason for an injury to this balance system is a viral infection.

Question 5

what does an inner ear infection feel like?

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Dizzy: You can feel nauseated and dizzy because it affects the part of your inner ear that affects balance.

Question 6

how could an inner ear infection heal itself?

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Ear infections: Depends what you mean by 'inner' ear infection.  A middle ear infection usually drains down the Eustachian tube into the back of throat or drains through a ruptured ear drum due to pressure, and hole in drum then usually heals.

A real 'inner' ear infection is called 'labrynthitis' or 'vestibular neuritis' and is usually inflammatory or post-viral rather than infectious, so resolves usually.

Question 7

what can i do to cure an inner ear infection?

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Inner ear infections: Anatomically ear is divided into external ear, middle ear( consisting of ossicles), inner ear ( consisting of cochlea, vestibular apparatus)  when you are asking about inner ear I am assuming you are asking about the middle ear ( infections may be bacterial or fungal most often) . These infections can be cured with antibiotics, or antifungals- rarely surgery.

Question 8

how can i tell if i have a inner ear infection?

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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 care

Question 9

can i exercise if i have an inner ear infection?

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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.

Question 10

is it unsafe to fly with an inner ear infection?

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Not good idea: Sure you are talking about an inner ear infection? Anyway, not a good idea. See an ENT before considering doing so.

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