ear infection. im an adult. got a cold 2 weeks ago thought i was getting better but then sinus trouble began. was in urgent care 3 days ago sinus infection confirmed put on 2000 mg amoxicillin. i didn't tolerate that dose without bad diarrhea- so i cut the dose in half. 2 days (yesterday) after starting it i woke up with 1 ear plugged solid today very painful. nurse at work confirmed that my ear was "red and bulging". i have about 40 % hearing ability between both ears and am miserable. what to do now?
not all (middle) ear infections respond to amoxicillin and because you could not take the recommend dosage you are going to need an alternative antibiotic (perhaps a stronger one that is not so hard on your gi tract). please call your doctor for a change in your therapy because you also have a sinus infection that needs treatment as well.