HearPeers Heroes Sandy Posted July 14, 2015 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I have a doctor's appointment in the morning as I have been battling flu/ cold for 8 days. Coughing has caused my eardrums to swell. If she prescribes ear drops, can I use them in my implanted ear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Ivana Marinac Posted July 14, 2015 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Sandy, If you have flu/cold - you don't need eardrops than nasal spray. Cough is not cause of your eardrum inlammation than dissepating swelling of nasal mucosa over Eustachian tube to middle ear and eardrum. With nasal speay you will open your tubes and ventilate middle ear naturally. Antibiotic you would need if you have pus discharge, pain, temperature etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Ivana Marinac Posted July 14, 2015 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 And - cough is reflex of our bronchal passages which are soaked with nasal discharge fliwing from nasopharynx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Adam Posted July 14, 2015 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Sandy Ivana is correct. To answer the ear drop question, at any time in the future you need them, it is ok to use on yhe implanted ear. The drops don't go anywhere near the implant. They are designed to be water tight. I have had to use them in the past and had no negative effects from it. One of my ear drums has a hole in it that is not going to close. I hope you feel better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Sandy Posted July 14, 2015 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thanks Adam and ivana. Just heading to doctor. Spent all night coughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Ivana Marinac Posted July 15, 2015 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 You have one perforated eardrum Adam? What did your ENT surgeon told you about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Adam Posted July 15, 2015 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Ivana, I had chronic fluid build up behind the tympanic membrane for a number of years. My Ent could not figure out why so he put a tube in. I had one long enough that when it fell out, the hole never closed. It still drains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Ivana Marinac Posted July 15, 2015 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Mmm... But you have open way to get meningitis as easy as cake... :( This is not good - almost every time, it should be repaired eardrum at first and then CI implantation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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