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Originally Posted by The Heron
Do you have a fever or other symptoms besides ear pain and hearing loss?
Most ear infections in adults clear up without medicine within 7-10days however if you spike a fever or are severly congested I'd suggest going to a doctor and getting fresh meds.
I get ear infections quite often, the biggets concern I have is eardrum rupture which has happened a number of times due to pressure from congestion. Also if it is a severe infection that doesn't clear up in a week or so it can spread into your jaw,brain, etc and then you're fucked.
*Note I am not a doctor and suggest you pay the money to see a doctor, without your health life can suck.
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Just slight swelling around my ear and fluids causing me to have hearing loss.
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Originally Posted by Lamis
That sucks dude... If you don't want to pay, go to an Hospital..
Or do you pay in hospitals too there in the States?
As long as I know, Hospitals are free everywhere.
Good luck.
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If you don't have insurance they send you the bill, atleast that's what always happens to me, not 100% sure as I've only gone to the doctor about 4 times since i turned 18 and was on my own, for the last 5+ years
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Originally Posted by Sly
A hot cloth against your ear should help ease the swelling...
Your economic argument doesn't really stand up though. You have already been in pain for probably several days, which would affect your work and overall demeanor, you will be in pain for many more days until who knows what happens... and should it not get better on its own, you will spend a hell of a lot more than $150 trying to get it fixed. If $150 isn't worth everything I just mentioned... man I just don't know what is.
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Originally Posted by Sly
By the way, where are you going that it's $150? Yes, medical care is expensive but a simple doctor's visit and a basic generic medicine that you can get at Target or Wal-Mart for four dollars shouldn't add up to $150...
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Last ear infection I had I went to the doctor thinking it was a zit that was inside my ear and thought I'd need to get it lanced, they said it was just an infection wrote me out a prescription for amoxicillin which I paid for, and then sent me a bill for $150. I know it's an ear infection, not gonna pay the $150 for them to write me a prescription if theres other ways to get rid of it.
The pain isn't very bad, I sometimes rarely notice it, It's just the fluid in my ears causing me to have very low hearing in it that's annoying me and I want to get rid of that. Gonna goto the pharmacy here in a few and get some ear drops. If I can dry out my ear It should clear up no problem.