a literal pain to the ear
ouch. again. this time it’s my right ear. i’ve just been to the HNO doctor (ENT) and was told i have an infection on the outer canal. after flushing my ear with water, he took a swab to identify the culprit. i’d bet the 10 euro fee i had to pay for this visit that it’s just a staphylococcal infection. i must have scratched a little bit too hard when i cleaned my ears with a cotton bud the other night. but sssh, i’ve been told time and again NOT to use these things, but heck, a corner of the towel just doesn’t do it for me. and well, staying on the phone for hours yesterday couldn’t have helped either, hehe… so here i am, wallowing in pain, feeling ridiculous with a plug of antibiotic stuck in my ear. hm, i’ve got to remember to answer the phone with my left ear…
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15 Responses to “a literal pain to the ear”
September 7th, 2004 at
mukhang uso sa pamilya S ang ear infection ah! he he…ingat sa pagsagot ng telepono. :))
September 7th, 2004 at
Glo: hopefully yun lang ang infectious! bwahaha
Ruth: susme, biologist ka talaga!
September 7th, 2004 at
aww.. i guess, i have to be careful, too. i have the tendencies to scratch my earlobes too hard using cotton buds.
hope your ear gets better soon.
September 7th, 2004 at
First Justice, now you..and I just had an ear infection a month ago….what’s up with that?
September 7th, 2004 at
Ruth: ha? nahawahan kita? hmmm, weird since i’m sure right ear yung gamit ko while we were chit-chatting for an hour and a half kahapon.
instead na air born…PHONE born!!! ha ha
hope your sick ear gets well soon.
September 8th, 2004 at
AnP: oo nga!! bwahaha!!! :))
September 8th, 2004 at
glo/AnP: labo nyo! pero actually, hubby had it first a few months ago, pero iba yun, middle-ear, mas grabe! di naman pwedeng genetic, dahil hindi naman kami lahat blood relations, no!
tin, be careful. i really suspect it’s the cotton buds. can’t think of anything else where i could have picked it up eh. paalis ka pa naman, you can well do without such a hassle as this!
pinayhekmi, hm, must be something in the air? really got no idea!
justice, naku, ineng hindi lang ikaw ka-telebabad ko the other day! kaya nga nasobrahan yata ang tenga ko.
update is: it’s getting worse. been to the doc again and will go again tomorrow. he seems as clueless as i am, just saying it’s an aggresive bacteria. sus, alam ko na yon, no? e tenga ko to eh, syempre feel ko! meanwhile, am popping 2×500 mg paracetamol every 5 hrs or so…
September 8th, 2004 at
Ruth, aray ko…bukod sa masakit, nakakairita pa na hindi makarinig. Sana gumaling agad tenga mo.
September 9th, 2004 at
hey ruthie, hope you’re feeling better na! konting ingat sa paglinis ng ears mo!
September 9th, 2004 at
thanks thess, cg –
seems i still have suffer a few more days. left ear naman ngayon! araaaay!
September 9th, 2004 at
oy! next time ingat. kaya nga di muna kita tinawagan…bawas sa katele-babad.
September 9th, 2004 at
buti na lang di ako marunong gumamit ng telepono…LOOOL!!!
September 10th, 2004 at
That happened to me once. I poked my right ear too hard with a cotton swab and ayun, dumugo. Had to go to the ER and stuff. Kakahiya at masakit!
Lilipas din ‘yan.
September 13th, 2004 at
After a shower, the first thing I pick up is a Q-tip to dry my ears. I cannot stand any kind of moisture in my ears. I don’t even LIKE my ears being nuzzled or kissed! Through the years I’ve trained Lorenzo to stay away from them (heh heh…).
September 14th, 2004 at
same here, renee! but better be careful with those things. lots of people say they do more harm than good. feels better, though, don’t they?