I have clogged ears with pain from ear to throat with vertigo is it due to nasal drip or herpes infection
hi I can understand your concern according to your statement you have been suffering from clogged earache with painful jaw joints and sore throat with vertigo and all these sufferings may result from herpes infection according to your assumption when herpes affects the nerve in the face that spreads to ear known as herpes foster oticus its clinical features are severe earache swelling of vestibular nerve fluid filled vehicles on outside of ear and inside ear canal permanent or temporary paralysis of the face with hearing loss again herpes esophagitis can attack the mouth sores may develop in the mouth and make swelling difficult due to inflammation of the throat this pain can radiate to mouth and jaws sudden hearing loss can result commonly from viral infections other than herpes are measles mumps rubella viral meningitis syphilis aids etc which can cause sudden loss of hearing again bacterial meningitis lyme any tumors in the ear can also be hearing loss any type of hearing loss steroid should be applied immediately it helps in reducing the inflammation and decrease the swelling and increasing hearing ability so along with your current medications you should use steroids immediately to prevent further hearing loss in case of any other query knock me and I will try to help you further
hello doctor I have clogged ears and pain from ears to the throat vertigo and always feeling confused I had a sinus nasal drip which I thought that is why my ears where clogged it has been six weeks and it is still clogged popping and painful I saw an ent and he said I had no fluid and there be any underline issues causing my ears to stay with pressure and fullness like hsv and hsv can cause me to lose my hearing I am 40 years old and never experienced this before my doctor prescribed me antibiotics and they are not working I already took acyclovir and he prescribed it again I just need to know if herpes causes hearing loss