I have recurrant ear infections,this has got worse over the last year or so.
The last one gave me a perforated ear drum after my gp insisted it was viral and refused antibiotics. I ended up at the out of hours centre being given some heavy duty antibiotics.
My hearing is really deteriorating, I have noticed that I am lipreading more in situations where there is a lot of background noise, I went out on saturday night with friends to see a band and ended up laughing when everyone else laughed without having a clue what they were on about as I just couldn't make out any conversation. This was in the interval by the way. when the band was playing i doubt if anyone could hear...
My biggest difficulty is with lower registers I think. I have to turn the radio up loud to hear male voices, lower ones are a background buzz almost.
This ear infection is nasty, I have ulcers down the same side of my tongue as the infected ear and it is in my throat as well.
I'm trying to get my gp to see me, he has just told me on the phone (again) that it sounds viral. I know from experience that it isn't.
So, does anyone have any experience, can you recommend anything to do to help with this?
Am really fed up, dp doesn't really understand how horrid it is, I think he thinks I ambeing dramatic. I'm really not though. I have a high pain threshold and always get to work when ill, never take sick days for a minor cold etc.