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How does one manage a left mastoid pneumocele non surgically. ct scan done w/o contrast history of chronic kidney disease. ent doesn't know how to treat.
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Depends on symptoms: If you are not suffering from the condition, I would leave it alone and monitor over time for resolution on its own which occurs quite frequently. Ask your ENT to consider putting a PE tube in affected side ear to relieve the air pressure that usually cause the condition.
Answered 6/19/2015
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