No it's been 2 days I think. The H2O2 treatment is suggested to extend to 5 days, hence right now, 2 days in, I can't tell if it is working (apols if that wasn't clear).nakatago wrote:I'm normally good with self-medicating (I have a modicum of understanding of basic treatments and drugs and stuff and the sense to know my boundaries) but infections are one thing I would always leave to medical doctors.
And in your case, it's been already five days. Definitely worth a doctor's visit.
FFS, I assume you have good insurance so you might as well use it instead of prolonging the agony. I'd only treat myself for such cases if I know I need to tide myself over until I reach the clinic.
i'm sorry i didn't see this earlier - i no longer check in here as regularly as the other sub-forums...JR8 wrote:I seem to have something of a recurring problem with ear infections. I seem more prone to them when I'm in Singapore, but am imagining that that's down to climate here.
...I've been looking into it further, and was surprised to read that (apparently) many infections self-resolve after a few days. I'm rather torn between such a 'wait and see' approach, and the alternative of going to my doctor and him almost certainly putting me on antibiotics. I have the tube of topical cream I was prescribed last time (Zaricort), but the ear canal is so swollen I can't get an ear-bud in to apply it!
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