Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Forum

Hello,

i'm new here and I have a question. I have had horrible pain in my left ear, down my neck under my left ear, and pain in the back teeth on the left side. I have throbbing pain in my left temple and headaches. In addition to the pain I have noticed large, pus-filled lumps behind both ears. These lumps drain periodically and the smell is strong and pretty bad (ammonia like); however, the lumps themselves do not hurt. Has anyone ever experienced this? Does anyone have any idea as to what may be going on?

Replies(3)

san54

replied on April 3rd, 2004

Experienced User

E N And T Disorders

I am just guessing, maybe some sort of infection. Get yourself to an ent doctor as soon as possible to see what is going on. Wink

Saraphia

replied on April 21st, 2004

New User

Ear Pain Update

I went to see an ent who gave me decadron injection, methyprednisolone dose pack, and tequin antibiotic. The welling has gone down a little, but there is still some swelling that remains and I still have constant pain. I am also having night sweats and extreme fatigue and the lumps behind my ears are exactly the same. I now have a hard lump on the left side of the upper palate in my mouth which is painful. I started on bactrim (4 days no improvement), the cipro and ciprodex drops (3 days no improvement) no my current meds. I just do not know what to do. I plan to call my ent today to see what can else can be done - no real diagnosis given, just meds.

pan50

replied on August 12th, 2004

New User

Might be otitis externa

Learn About Us

Get Help

Join In

Do More

We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health
information:
verify here.

The site is not a replacement for professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment or making any changes to existing treatment. Do not delay seeking or disregard medical advice based on information written by any author on this site. No health questions and information on eHealth Forum is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. Posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author, and not the administrators, moderators, or editorial staff and hence eHealth Forum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made. Schizophrenia health sitemap.
This page was last updated on January 1, 2009.
© 2008 eForums, Inc