Last night, it became plain to me that my patience with being sick had run plumb out. So I began searching for 24-hour clinics. Though many advertise themselves as such, only the two hospitals here are always open. This one has an eye-catching Google result, though:
This morning I got up early and trudged off to find that the most probable cause of all this is ETD: Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. Remember my harping and harping that words matter?⁰ Think of the difference between a "disease" and a "dysfunction."
Stay with me now, class, as we journey into the Eustachian tube:
Ears, nose, sinuses all connected. So much so that's it's unclear if a bad cold "caused" the ear mess, or the ear led to the cold. Either way, I got an antibiotic prescription and told that warm compresses might help. I was told that it might, and I'm pretty sure that the antibiotic did, mix poorly with all my regular RX. I've felt so sleepy and off-balance this afternoon... Balance is an ear thing, too, though, so who knows.
3 comments:
Finally having an answer must be a relief. I've heard of those tubes before but I didn't know their path. Explains a lot when I'm thinking of sinus discomfort.
No matter the cause, headaches, earaches and such are the pits! I hope you will get relief soon!
I hope all is getting better!
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