Middle ear

Finally got myself to an ear doctor yesterday. He said my middle ear is clogged with fluid, which I already suspected. He looked into my nose with a small camera and what not. Went through various sound tests to see how much fluid there is in my ear.

So, he said he's going to give it four weeks to clear up with prednisone, or something similar to that, and some nasal spray. If it doesn't clear up by then, he's going to have to rupture the ear drum to drain the fluid out, which I also expected.

It's annoying because I can barely hear out of that ear and I feel kind of unsteady when walking, lol. I think the gym is out of the question for at least the next week or so. I get so frustrated with this ear that I just want to rip it off... that and my throat. Grr.

I really hope that in four weeks my ear clears up. I definitely do not want to rupture my ear drum deliberately.

At least I'm feeling slightly better due to the z-pak antibiotics that I'm on. My throat doesn't hurt to swallow as much anymore but the coughing is still pretty bad.

-Kate