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nudge for Josh, hope his ear is less painful today

My son also had a perforated eardrum when he was younger, due to an ear infection. I finally called the doctor out because he was in so much pain. It did get better after a few days and doesn't bother him at all now.

P.S. Josh, he's 22 now and plays rugby for a living.

You mustnt put cotton wool in your ears because you get little threads of it going into your eardrum.
If you use oil in your ear you are supposed to lie on the other side to let the oil go down and then after a while when you turn the excess can just drip out.
Doctor told me this.
My son has also had lots of ear problems - 9 lots of grommets since he was under 2 ending up with having a mastoidectomy (removal of all the bone behind one ear as it was so badly infected) and skin grafts over the perforations when he was about 17.
Thankfully at 23 he rarely suffers now - cant hear too well though unfortunately - and cant go swimming or diving etc. Still he is healthy and thats all that matters. Carol

I know my mam uses this site a lot,


I want to say thanks to you all for sending good luk for me. My mam is the best, Ive been hard work, i know but have sorted meself,


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Josh

by th way my ear stil hurts lol

HI CAZ,I TOTALLY SYMPATHISE HUN.ITS SO PAINFULL.IVE HAD THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES.THEN IT POPS AND THE EAR LEAKS.BUT THE PAIN GOES.XXXX

Thanks ladies,

You know lads, he was off wanting to be back at work and playing rugby. Im making him wear a wooly hat lol!!

Thanks so much for your wishes,

Caz x

Hi Caz
Hope Josh is better soon earache whatever the reason is an awful thing.
Germaine
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

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

Bless him, that must have been painful.

And Debs, good luck for tonights game.

Deanna X

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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