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Ears are main post Covid complaint
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Sep 27 10:22am | Replies (104)Comment receiving replies
I read your post with great interest! You sound a lot like me, except I am much older than you (74). And so, I wonder if I can still “bounce back” like younger people. Until Covid, I felt very young for my age and was very independent and active.
I did focus on my eyes when I just hit dead ends for my ears. I had mild cataracts and so I had cataract surgery. It was all that was suggested for me. Unfortunately the surgery was not helpful at all. One eye was corrected for near vision and one for far vision, which has increased my dizziness! I can have corrective surgery (a LASIK procedure) but I hesitate to do more right now. Like you I have seen all the different doctors.
Tomorrow I have balloon dilation of my Eustachian tubes. I don’t hold out too much hope, but it is low risk and my Primary doctor and an ENT doctor feel it’s worth a try.
I do get very discouraged that I will ever have a normal life again.
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May be helpful. I occasionally have what feels like an earache in one ear. Sometimes it's gone for months. The first time I used antibiotic eardrops & they didn't help. What DOES help is this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001E8DBU8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
When I feel the familiar discomfort, after I lay down to sleep, I put one drop in the ear (facing up), and try not to turn over while I sleep. When I get up in the night, I first put some tissue there so it doesn't spill out - because it stains. It only takes one or two nights & it's gone for weeks or months.
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The ballon dilation may be the solution, don't loose your hope! Please do come back in a few days to say if this worked for you.