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Hi all,

My lad Josh had a bad rugby tackle last week end, took a blow to his left ear. He seemed ok but when he got in shower couple of days ago he got water in the ear and was in agony. Took him to docs, given antibiotics and told to come back in a week.

Last night he woke me in tears at 1.30 am and begged me to get him to casualty...once there we had a 3 hour wait!!!!

He was packed off with pain killers and told to go to ENT in morning. They were very good there and syringed ear, checked hearing, he cant hear out of it and gave drops.

Has anyone experience of this?

Love Caz xxx

Lol Heather!!!


Caz xxx

Thanks CC, poor lads had a bad time but after 3 years of things being very bad with him , my lovely lad is back again, I even got a kiss lol!

Caz xxx

Very true CC, they like to be so macho though dont they lol!!

Caz xxx

Hi Caz

my son had a perforated eardrum several years ago and like Josh was in agony.We were on holiday and he was swimming everyday,got home fine and then about 2 days after he had the most awful earache,high temperature etc and when I took him to the Dr's she said his eardrum was badly perforated.She gave him antibiotics and drops and it did heal but took about a week-week and half for his ear to feel completely comfotatble.Now if he gets a cold he suffers with earache in that same ear.Best thing at the mo is to make sure his ear has some cotton wool in it to keep the cold out until it feels better.Put some warm olive oil on the cotton wool-that helps but dont put any in his ear.Poor thing,it really is a painful condition.
Hope he feels better soon
AB xx

Dont worry Heather!! Thanks for good wishes,

Caz xxx

Thanks for advice AB, I felt so sorry for him, not seen him in tears for a long time. He suffered with his ears a lot as a kid,

Caz xxx

what a shame,it is very painful and makes them feel quite off colour ....lots of hugs then!!
Take care AB xx

caz you are going through the mill at the moment , love to josh and all of you xx

Ta Puss hun, things always seem to come in doses dont they when you feel family are always at docs/ hospt.

Cant wait for your Christmas meal and yes I love stuffing lol, hope you are ok, love,

Caz xxx

Hi Caz

Poor little mite, hope it feels better soon

It took mine about 2 weeks to stop aching.

Make sure it covered when he goes out, as the cold air can affect it

Big ((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))

Jan x

Caz

If he had a Perforated eardrum trust me they wouldn't of syringed ear, Then its perforated there is a little tear in the eardrum and you don't put anything down there,normally if thats what it is it doesn't affect the hearing.
Hope his feeling better soon

Julie

Sorry to hear that Caz. I have no experience of it in myself or my children, but I have heard others saying that it is VERY painful.

Chin up Josh, we are all thinking of you.

Bet that takes the pain away doesn't it?

Just kidding, trying to cheer you up. ;-0)

Deanna X

Thanks ladies,

They put a tube down his ear and sucked a lot of gunge out as his ear had been leaking fluid and a bit of blood, they couldnt see unless they got rid of rubbish, they said. But he said it flippin hurt!!

Caz xxx

Sorry to hear about Josh. Hope he feels a bit better soon. I had a rare virus and am totaly deaf in my left ear so i sympathise with josh. Take care. Lyn

Caz

I am sorry to hear about your son and his ear - nothing worse than pain in your ear is there?

My son is playing rugby tonight and now I am going to forget I just said that lol.

Hope he heals quickly.

Debs x

Bless him, that must have been painful.

And Debs, good luck for tonights game.

Deanna X

hi Caz

hope Josh's ear soon gets better, dont let cold or water get in...poor love,

((((((((((hugs)))))))))

for you n yours

lynn x

Sorry to read of your son's pain Caz.

Alot of it may be due to the injury as well as the actual perforation.
I've had a perforated eardrum for years now and no pain. I've had trouble since being a child and as it is a clean dry break, the ENT chap has decided to leave well alone now as I have nerve damage....nothing to do with the perforation. I have to be careful not to get water in that ear because that would cause greater risk of infection but in a young person there is every good chance that the tear will mend itself and hearing will be restored. While the hole is there, the drum membrane can't vibrate properly so sound can't be relayed. Once the injury heals, everything should be OK.

I wish him a quick recovery.

Gwyn