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health advisory Hospital Diseases 2007-11-12 20:38:23

What are the signs of an Ear Infection? For adults..

Answer:

Ear Infection Symptoms

Ear infection symptoms are usually associated with upper respiratory infection, a cough or runny and stuffy nose. Infection may stem from trapped moisture in the ear or minor injury to the ear canal. Swimming, bathing, allergies, or even cleaning your ear with a cotton-tipped swab can lead to discomfort, bacterial growth, and infection. Ear infection symptoms arise most often from swelling in the eustachian tube (a small tube that connects the ear to the nose). When the eustachian tube is swollen or irritated, moisture and pressure are unable to pass through the nose and onto the throat and the ear's ability to regulate its environment is hindered.

Ear infection symptoms include:

Severe earache

An itching sensation or pain

Hearing loss

Ringing or buzzing in the ear

Blocked or full sensation in the ear

Swelling

Thick drainage from the ear

Fever

Dizziness

Vision problems

Other symptoms in children include:

Vomiting or diarrhea

Irritability

Poor feeding and sleeping

Many individuals suffer from chronic ear infection symptoms as mentioned above. Although many ear infections are serious and must be treated with an antibiotic, regular cleaning of nasal passages and membranes will alleviate the pollutants that can cause swelling of the eustachian tubes.

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the infection will be diagnosed by the doctor who will visualize your eardrum and analyze your current medical history, including all signs and symptoms.

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Pain, swelling and tenderness, even just a little, around the ear. Ear infections tend to be very painful, if you are feeling any pain at all that you think might be an infection go to the doctor before it gets bad because once it gets bad you'll be going in on an emergency basis.

There's actually a very common condition you can get in your ear canal from using q-tips that is sortof an infection - the q-tips abrade the delicate skin in your ear canal and then you get a secondary infection. This tends to be painful and a bit itchy...I get this every few years because I wear hearing aids and have to keep my ear canals clean and they don't get to breath as much as they should because I've got the aids in when I'm awake.

Go to your doctor for a diagnosis, they'll give you drops and it will go away quickly. If you wait it will just get worse til it's too painful and you HAVE to go.

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