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Bulging eardrum
Trapped pressure and fluid behind the eardrum can cause it to bulge. This is sometimes seen with acute otitis media or serous otitis.
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A 40-year old asked:
Is there any way to clear the fluids safely and easily from a bulging eardrum?
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Treatments for chronic ear infection / bulging eardrum?
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I am experiencing crackling noise, bulging eardrum and ear pressure, when burping air escapes out of my ear. No I do not have a perforated eardrum.
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A 29-year old female asked:
A physician said that I have a bulging eardrum in both ears but no pain only ear pressure and ear clicks and rumbles occasionally is it infected?
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Ear pain 2 weeks. Dr said eardrum bulging. The pain is now extreme. Is this normal? What can I do?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Went to pcp yesterday with sinus infection, bronchitis and ear infection. She sd my right eardrum bulging. Will mountain travel cause it to burst?
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My eardrum is bulging. Is there any way to treat it?
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What can I do if my eardrum is bulging and is there any way to clear my ear now?
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A 32-year old female asked:
My left ear has been an issue since July. Pain, pressure, hearing loss, some brown drainage that smells bad. Was told my eardrum is bulging. Help!?!?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Rt ear crackling & full X 2weeks. DX with OE, treated with abx drops and shot. Saw only slight bulging of ear drum and opaque. Why still crackling?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can a bulging ear drum cause tinnitus ? Can Nasal decongestants clear it ?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I was given Neomycin-Polymyxin-HC ear susp for fluid in ear and bulging ear drum. I am taking Dymista, Zyrtec, Lexapro (escitalopram) & Singulair. Is this safe? Side effects? Can this make me more dizzy? I'm nervous
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A 58-year old female asked:
What is the implication of positive pressure with a tympanogram in adults. I was told my eardrum did not retract but just bulged out with the test.
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How can I get rid of buldging fluid in my babies ear drum he's 7 months old and had it for over 3 months he's been on antibiotics to many times?
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What should I do if I have fluid behind eardrums?
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Can the noise of the shattering plate damage my eardrums?
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What is a flat eardrum?
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How to heal an inflamed eardrum?
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What could cause eardrum damage? How to fix it?
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How many chances of getting well if 25% of an eardrum is raptured?
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What is a dull eardrum?
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Is eardrum popping bad for you?
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What is the cost of eardrum surgery?
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Is it normal for debrox to hurt eardrums?
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What do you feel if you rupture an eardrum?
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What does it feel like to rupture your eardrum, ?
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Are ruptured eardrums usually surgically closed ?
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Is it common for eardrums to hurt because of allergies?
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