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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 634821" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>Rosie - That must be incredibly painful!</p><p></p><p>My OH also has troublesome ears that he has to look after in a particular way. In his case, his physiology was damaged in an accident many moons ago, rendering him already quite deaf in one ear. I can't tell you how frustrating that then becomes when he gets an infection and goes very, very deaf!! We regularly spend a few days almost yelling at each other and I feel like I suffer damage due to the TV volume!! </p><p></p><p>Over the years he has worked out a maintenance programme that works for him, which includes using "Swim Ear" drops, after,......... er,............. swimming and diving, and always having steroid based drops and antibiotics to hand. He is even more anti-meds than me, so the infection needs to be well established before he resorts to treatment. These strategies are supported by his GP who is happy to provide his "laid in" supplies. Obviously, that's particularly helpful, bearing in mind our travelling lifestyle.</p><p></p><p>Do your ears actually discharge at all, onto your pillow?</p><p></p><p>As this has been happening rather regularly, I would be inclined to ask for a more in depth look than you appear to be getting, or failing that, try to agree with your GP that you should keep some sealed drops at home, so that if necessary you can crack on with that treatment whilst you wait to see him.</p><p></p><p>A further frustration is that the style of steroid based drops my OH has always seem to be having manufacturing issues which often result in prescriptions having to be re-issued when we go to have it dispensed. My OH hasn't been able to find anything over the counter to touch the prescription drugs he swears by.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 634821, member: 88961"] Rosie - That must be incredibly painful! My OH also has troublesome ears that he has to look after in a particular way. In his case, his physiology was damaged in an accident many moons ago, rendering him already quite deaf in one ear. I can't tell you how frustrating that then becomes when he gets an infection and goes very, very deaf!! We regularly spend a few days almost yelling at each other and I feel like I suffer damage due to the TV volume!! Over the years he has worked out a maintenance programme that works for him, which includes using "Swim Ear" drops, after,......... er,............. swimming and diving, and always having steroid based drops and antibiotics to hand. He is even more anti-meds than me, so the infection needs to be well established before he resorts to treatment. These strategies are supported by his GP who is happy to provide his "laid in" supplies. Obviously, that's particularly helpful, bearing in mind our travelling lifestyle. Do your ears actually discharge at all, onto your pillow? As this has been happening rather regularly, I would be inclined to ask for a more in depth look than you appear to be getting, or failing that, try to agree with your GP that you should keep some sealed drops at home, so that if necessary you can crack on with that treatment whilst you wait to see him. A further frustration is that the style of steroid based drops my OH has always seem to be having manufacturing issues which often result in prescriptions having to be re-issued when we go to have it dispensed. My OH hasn't been able to find anything over the counter to touch the prescription drugs he swears by. [/QUOTE]
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