I came down with a cold last week, revving up to laryngitis Wednesday &
Thursday (and voice is still scratchy today Monday).
Then I guess I got fluid in my right middle ear (had it once before),
which is damping my hearing on that side.
And I have a cough that seems like the kind you get from nasal drip (hot
tea & Halls help for awhile).
I took my temp tonight and I'm at 99.8 F (normal for me is 97.6).
The medical sites say try to wait it out because antibiotics won't help
if the infection is viral.
I know my white cell count is down, of course (midway through Peg/Riba).
Any advice on shaking a cold while on treatment?
And if I call the doc, which doctor do I call? Hep? Internist? Nose &
throat guy?
elmoemerson@webtv.net - 20 Mar 2007 13:32 GMT
Sounds like you could benefit from taking decongestants, something like
Sudafed, as a minimum. You don't want fluid remaining behind your
eardrum for long, it provides the perfect medium for bacterial infection
(otitis medium) of the middle ear. You may already have a bacterial
infection. I'd recommend you make an appt with your primary care
physician at the earliest.
elmo
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