Vacationed in Cuba. Got an ear infection,
went to front desk "oh, you've been
swimming in the pool", sent to pharmacy
where we bought ear drops and antibiotics
cheaper than in Canada without having to
see a doctor. Ear seemed to get better,
but by the time we returned home and
antiobiotics ran out, earache started up
again, as well as numbness. WEnt to ENT
specialist who 'vacuumed' out the ear,
took a swab (but was unable to culture it
in a lab to find out what it was - fungus,
bacteria? Anyone ever heard of this? Have
now lost 35% hearing in ear and pain is
gone, but numbness and swelling have moved
to the back of my head. Has anybody ever
heard of anything similar coming from Cuba
or thereabouts? After we returned to
Canada, we emailed the hotel and asked if
they knew of any bacteria or fungus
specific to there that would be hard to
treat with the usual stuff, to no avail.
Would appreciate any advice...
Cont'd:
ear infection gone but ear still feels
uncomfortable at times and there's
tingling and numbness moving to different
areas of my head and neck - sometimes it
feels like there's a bug crawling on my
scalp, strange lump on back of my neck
that makes a crunching sound when I bend
my head backwards.... any ideas? MRI
doesn't show any problem with my ear or
nerves, but a couple of white spots showed
up on my brain, so now I"m off to see the
neurologist, even though the new ENT
doesn't think it's a problem.
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