Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Ear Questions. I Am Worried About My Father. Please Help! Posted: 08-17-06 12:07pm
Hello everyone. I am new to this site; I
just created my account a few minutes ago
because I am in desperate need of an
opinion, or maybe to hear from someone who
might have or know about this.
My father just turned 50 this past june,
and he has always had problems with his
ears. He had a tumor removed more than
15 years ago, and is prone to infections,
popping, etc.
Within the last 2 weeks, he has been
developing several symptoms that are
making me worry. I've urged and urged
him to go to the doctor, but he doesn't
have medical insurance, and doesn't want
to spend the money, so he keeps putting it
off.
A couple of weeks ago, he started getting
very dizzy, was vomiting daily, and had
blood coming out of his ears. From what
I understand, the vomiting has subsided,
but the bleeding is worse, and now he
can't hear out of his left ear. My mom
said that last night, he soaked 4 q-tips
(both ends) with blood from his ears. I
am very scared, but I just don't know what
to do to get him to go to the doctor!
My mom had mentioned that maybe it could
be mastoiditis, but she isn't really sure
either. I thought that maybe someone
reading this might know what these
symptoms mean, or maybe has had or knows
someone who's had these symptoms, and
might help point me in some sort of
direction. Maybe information I am able
to gather on here might convince him to
go. If anyone can give me any
information, I would greatly appreciate
it! :(
