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Management of ear pain and dizziness

Ear problems are very common among both babies younger than 1 year , and adults older than 60 years .They need early diagnosis and management to avoid both short term complications like petrous bone and brain involvement i.e meningitis and brain abscess , and  long term complications like perforation of the tympanic membrane or the drum andalso hearing loss .Generally we recommend taking enough rest , drink good amount of water and liquids , avoid changing your position so fast , have a balanced diet but avoid having too much salt ,  to decrese the dizziness you can use betahistine 16 mg twice daily , if there is associated nausea or vomiting we recommend using metocloperamide 10 mg twice daily .If there is any fever , you should use both paracetamol 500 mg three times daily in addition to the antibiotic amoxiclav 625 mg twice daily for 10 days . If new symptoms appear or no improvement noticed you may want to see an ENT specialist 

Diagnosis

This requires full history and clinical examination , and full blood count to assess your hemoglobin level ,random blood sugar , and the Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 

Possible causes

• otitis media
• labyrinthitis
• vestibular neuritis
• anemia
• cholesteatoma
• hypoglycemia

Recommendations

To follow instructions above , and see an ENT specialist

 

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