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i've got 2 gnarly ear infections and buttload of work, its made mixing and reamping down fucking right impossible, but the world can't wait for me to get better so what do you do in this situation
working when your ears are messed up ie. infection/or any other symptoms
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you wait for the shit to get better? If you want to provide top quality stuff, i really don't see how you can do that with an ear infection
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Erik Monsonis
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Azithromycin (just 3 days treatment) is the best antibiotic I've ever used for ear infections. Take it along with Aspirine Complex or any other drug that has pseudoephedrine. Lots, lots of water and kleenex should be used in order to unclog your ears (this takes a bit longer than solving the infection, but not too much).
Also, I'd suggest you to use Ibuprofen after the antibiotic to calm down the inflammation and accelerate the process. I hope you can buy it in the US, cuz I know shit about what drugs are available in USA. For painkiller while using antibiotic I'd say just stick to Acetaminophen.
I had it some months ago and solved it in a week of self-treatment. I was in the middle of a full-lenght mix and the deadline was almost over. I told the band I'd take a couple days off but in the end I didn't even need to. I had only one ear completely clogged so I couldn't hear almost anything. What I did was set the master pan fader in Reaper about 90% right and boost the volume from my interface, so I had almost the same level in both ears.
As you said, the world can't wait for you, but you can use workarounds while you get it sorted, that if you follow my advice should be a week or two in the worst of the cases.
Good luck m8!
Also, I'd suggest you to use Ibuprofen after the antibiotic to calm down the inflammation and accelerate the process. I hope you can buy it in the US, cuz I know shit about what drugs are available in USA. For painkiller while using antibiotic I'd say just stick to Acetaminophen.
I had it some months ago and solved it in a week of self-treatment. I was in the middle of a full-lenght mix and the deadline was almost over. I told the band I'd take a couple days off but in the end I didn't even need to. I had only one ear completely clogged so I couldn't hear almost anything. What I did was set the master pan fader in Reaper about 90% right and boost the volume from my interface, so I had almost the same level in both ears.
As you said, the world can't wait for you, but you can use workarounds while you get it sorted, that if you follow my advice should be a week or two in the worst of the cases.
Good luck m8!
Ermz
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Erik, would you know any treatments for treating congested eustachian tubes? I've had one in my right ear for 3 years now, and still can't hear 100% in that ear. At times I manage to 'pop' it and my hearing returns, but it recedes back in about a second or two, so the bliss is short-lived
Erik Monsonis
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I have that too, Ermz... I've been taking pseudoephedrines for ages and hydrocortisone for my chronic rhinitis (it's all related with it) and I still have trouble in winter times, because my ears tend to get congested easily.
So it depends on the cause of the problem. Mine is a hypersensitivity issue that fucks up with my whole ear-nose-larynx region. Will ask tomorrow to my physiology teacher in the seminar as it's been years since I went to a doctor for that reason (years before I started getting interest in Medicine, so can't really remember their answers).
Cheers
PS: Still with fucked up eustachian tubes you sir are fucking awesome mixing.
Edit: I should point out that pseudoephedrines are for unclogging my ears (oral administration) and hydrocortisone is a nose spray
Edit2: I expect you to know the Valsava manoeuvre: close your mouth, hold your nose, and gently blow as if you are blowing your nose. That's usually enough to restore the pressure balance back to normal when you are really fucked.
So it depends on the cause of the problem. Mine is a hypersensitivity issue that fucks up with my whole ear-nose-larynx region. Will ask tomorrow to my physiology teacher in the seminar as it's been years since I went to a doctor for that reason (years before I started getting interest in Medicine, so can't really remember their answers).
Cheers
PS: Still with fucked up eustachian tubes you sir are fucking awesome mixing.
Edit: I should point out that pseudoephedrines are for unclogging my ears (oral administration) and hydrocortisone is a nose spray
Edit2: I expect you to know the Valsava manoeuvre: close your mouth, hold your nose, and gently blow as if you are blowing your nose. That's usually enough to restore the pressure balance back to normal when you are really fucked.
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Yeah. I was just sick for a week and was supposed to be mixing this album we're doing with my band. I managed to get no intelligent results out of anything, because everything just sounded like utter mess. Luckily I felt good enough today and can resume working on it soon.
- Jun 25, 2008
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my doctor says its because of a sinus infection thats its all fucked up
my doctor has me on generic Azithromycin i think the bottle reads
amoxicillin and clavulanate postassium tablets 875mg/125mg
says its a generic for azithromcyin i think
other pills
cetirizine 10 mg
nose sprays
Fluticasone Propionate
and he told me stop taking these ear drops that i got from an urgent care place which are
Neomycin and polymyxin B sulflates and hydrocorttisone
i wonder why he said get off the ear drops haha
my doctor has me on generic Azithromycin i think the bottle reads
amoxicillin and clavulanate postassium tablets 875mg/125mg
says its a generic for azithromcyin i think
other pills
cetirizine 10 mg
nose sprays
Fluticasone Propionate
and he told me stop taking these ear drops that i got from an urgent care place which are
Neomycin and polymyxin B sulflates and hydrocorttisone
i wonder why he said get off the ear drops haha
Just gotta rest and wait it out. if people really can't wait for you to get better then that's just bad luck on both sides. these things happen in life... i'm sure it'll be ok.
I also have congested eustachian tubes, i think. some days it's bad, some days I don't notice it at all. I have the same thing where I can pop my ears and suddenly hear a lot more high-end... maybe that's normal, I don't know.
I also have congested eustachian tubes, i think. some days it's bad, some days I don't notice it at all. I have the same thing where I can pop my ears and suddenly hear a lot more high-end... maybe that's normal, I don't know.
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i just closed my nose and blew really really hard i can hear highs once again is that a sign of conjested tubes?
Had a bad cold set in while I was to mix a bands album, they kept asking me to finish so I stopped replying to their texts. Then I got a message saying they were gonna head down to my place to "have a talk with me". Sucked so i finished their stuff and low and behold the bass was too loud and boomy and needed a remix which took a few extra days after the time they wanted by.
Sometimes this job sucks. Also had to mix live gigs in the venue i work in while nursing a flu cause the other tech was already out with a broken hand. Doesn't make sense that the guy who can't hear has to mix the gigs instead of the guy who has trouble putting up mic stands...
Sometimes this job sucks. Also had to mix live gigs in the venue i work in while nursing a flu cause the other tech was already out with a broken hand. Doesn't make sense that the guy who can't hear has to mix the gigs instead of the guy who has trouble putting up mic stands...
lolzgreg
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Erik, would you know any treatments for treating congested eustachian tubes? I've had one in my right ear for 3 years now, and still can't hear 100% in that ear. At times I manage to 'pop' it and my hearing returns, but it recedes back in about a second or two, so the bliss is short-lived
I have this same issue as well. You really have to work around it, do the ear pop think as you said (hold your nose shut, close your mouth and breathe out as hard as possible and it will push air into your Eustachian tubes. This is completely harmless according to my otolaryngologist.
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yeah, ibuprofen and acetaminophen are both over-the-counter and inexpensive over here
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I'd just go fucking berzerk with PS3 or Xbox360. But as for people in for the kill i'd do some math issues how to improve the big picture. Paint the wall with ideas and be eager to try 'em when you get better.
Ermz
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I have that too, Ermz... I've been taking pseudoephedrines for ages and hydrocortisone for my chronic rhinitis (it's all related with it) and I still have trouble in winter times, because my ears tend to get congested easily.
So it depends on the cause of the problem. Mine is a hypersensitivity issue that fucks up with my whole ear-nose-larynx region. Will ask tomorrow to my physiology teacher in the seminar as it's been years since I went to a doctor for that reason (years before I started getting interest in Medicine, so can't really remember their answers).
Cheers
PS: Still with fucked up eustachian tubes you sir are fucking awesome mixing.
Edit: I should point out that pseudoephedrines are for unclogging my ears (oral administration) and hydrocortisone is a nose spray
Edit2: I expect you to know the Valsava manoeuvre: close your mouth, hold your nose, and gently blow as if you are blowing your nose. That's usually enough to restore the pressure balance back to normal when you are really fucked.
The Valsava manoeuvre unfortunately only works a limited amount of the time, and even so it only clears the congestion for a second or two, after which the hearing goes crap again.
It's some chronic issue that I've not been able to fix with simple pseudoephedrine or hydrocortisone nasal sprays.
Had two specialists take a look and do tests, but nothing came up 'wrong' on the charts. Hearing was apparently better than average, but this problem remains. Last i heard from them the consensus was 'you'll have to live with it' but I would really really rather not. Music enjoyment went down... my ability to take in the stereo image has been greatly diminished for all this time, and I can't vibe as well as I used to (even though my mixes are still way better these years).
I guess I'm just looking for a thorough, non-surgical (ideally, but if I have to I will get an operation) way to clear the eustachian tube on one side. Not just a simple decongestion like the Valsava, but something more permanent. This isn't a congestion that 'goes away'. It has literally been congested for 3 years without letting off.
Erik Monsonis
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Surgery is to put a plastic tube piercing the eardrum, like the babies when have ear infections. I don't know anything in detail about it though but shouldn't be that risky.
Ryan, Azithromycin is not Amoxicilin + clavulanic acid. Azithromycin is from another drug family and it's stronger. Doctors prescribe Amoxicilin because it's cheaper, more common and less powerful (in order to avoid resistances), and leave the big antibiotics just for hospital use. But Amoxi is way slower than Azithro, just because of the acting mechanism.
Anyways I'm not a doctor yet, so follow your doctor's instructions
Ryan, Azithromycin is not Amoxicilin + clavulanic acid. Azithromycin is from another drug family and it's stronger. Doctors prescribe Amoxicilin because it's cheaper, more common and less powerful (in order to avoid resistances), and leave the big antibiotics just for hospital use. But Amoxi is way slower than Azithro, just because of the acting mechanism.
Anyways I'm not a doctor yet, so follow your doctor's instructions
Pedro Teixeira
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I do feel the exact thing Ermz is describing, I'm not sure if I may have the same thing or not. I went to an audiologist and he said my hearing was excellent and there was nothing wrong. But I swear to god I cant hear the same as I did just 1 year ago... if feels like I hear a bit more muffled... could be just crap inside my ears though :S as I only use Q-tips around the entrance, never inside though
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with ear infections, puss is generated under the skin, which of course narrows your ear canal, which causes you to hear less. Alternatively, if puss is actually generated outside of the skin, the puss builds up around your ear drum, and keeps it from vibrating properly. If you "pop" your ears and can hear better for a while, or clean your ear with a q-tip to achieve the same effect, it 's because you're momentarily taking the puss away from the ear drum.
The quickest thing to do is just get some antibiotics from your doctor, it's the only thing that works with an infection (ear drops are usually for irritations or prevention of infections, not treating an actual bacterial infection).
I had a really bad ear infection about 6 years ago, and was nearly completely deaf on one ear. My idiot doctor back then didn't even diagnose it as an ear infection and told me to just pop my ears. After about 5 days with hearing nothing, I went to another doctor who gave me some antibiotics, and boom: 2 days later, my hearing was almost entirely back.
Don't bother with things like Ibuprufen and stuff like that, they dont work (at least they never did for me).
EDIT: oops, should've mentioned that I was talking about middle ear infections. Inner ear, I have no clue about.
The quickest thing to do is just get some antibiotics from your doctor, it's the only thing that works with an infection (ear drops are usually for irritations or prevention of infections, not treating an actual bacterial infection).
I had a really bad ear infection about 6 years ago, and was nearly completely deaf on one ear. My idiot doctor back then didn't even diagnose it as an ear infection and told me to just pop my ears. After about 5 days with hearing nothing, I went to another doctor who gave me some antibiotics, and boom: 2 days later, my hearing was almost entirely back.
Don't bother with things like Ibuprufen and stuff like that, they dont work (at least they never did for me).
EDIT: oops, should've mentioned that I was talking about middle ear infections. Inner ear, I have no clue about.
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