not an ear infection! also, not a tumoah.

[rmd]

everybody who voted "ear infection"... YOU'RE WRONG.

apparently, the stabbing pain in my ear is referred pain from the roof of my mouth, where i have a big old blister. so now i have, among other things, some valtrex (for the cold sores) and possibly the weirdest medication i've ever taken, anaesthetic mouthwash. i just tried it the first time, and i'm thinking i may switch to direct application with a qtip instead of swishing it around in my mouth, so that i'll feel a little less like i've just come from the dentist's office.

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[klingonlandlady.livejournal.com]

wow, between that and the lack of a uvula... oh nevermind :)

[rmd.livejournal.com]

er, the lack of uvula did change certain things, i'll say that much.

but the numbing stuff would just take the fun out of it for everyone, i'd think.

[fetish666.livejournal.com]

lack of uvula? buh?

[rmd.livejournal.com]

as treatment for sleep apnea, i had my tonsils and uvula removed. basically, they roto-rootored my throat with a coring machine.

i am now physically incapable of making the snore noise, and i can easily go a weekend without my cpap machine (after a week, i start feeling it, since i'm not sleeping ideally but certainly better than i used to without the machine).

yes, it radically changed my gag reflex.

[fetish666.livejournal.com]

that is so totally cool.

is this a common thing to do for sleep apnea? i know a number of people on machines for it, and never heard of doing this.

[firni.livejournal.com]

I didn't say ear infection, I was MUCH more creative.

Hold still, this will only hurt a lot.

[keren-s.livejournal.com]

Me too! :-)

[dianec42.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm glad you went to the doctor. I had vague intentions of following up your previous post with all sorts of gross dental conjecture, now I don't have to!

Feel better soon!

[spinrabbit.livejournal.com]

Aha.

The last time I thought I had an ear infection, it turned out it was a rotten wisdom tooth.

[poodlgrl.livejournal.com]

OK I'm the one. Although sounds like popping a couple amoxicillin might be preferable to this prescription.

[kimberlogic.livejournal.com]

Ah, saw this after I sent email to you.
The mouthwash sounds bizarre. Is it helpful?

*hugs*

[rmd.livejournal.com]

yeah. i was able to dine without pain which was a nice change.

although after trying it as a swish-around-then-spit mouthwash, i think i'm going to try direct application with a qtip (followed by spitting) or something like that instead next time. while having the ouchy parts of my mouth not ouchy means i can drink and eat more easily, the whole "i can't feel my tongue" makes me worry about biting it. and really, that's not good for anyone. so perhaps a bit more precision in application next time.

[andybeals.livejournal.com]

Is this H2O2 mouthwash or something worse?

Glad you found out what was wrong!

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Well, yay for no ear infection, then. :-} But boo on painful blisters and stuff.

[keren-s.livejournal.com]

I had a similar situation: pain in my throat so bad it was like razor blades scraping my adam's apple whenever I swallowed. I was sure it was strep, but it turned out to be clod sore blisters that had erupted in my gullet. Ow and yuck!

[drwex]

At least it's not a tumah!

(that is a weird med! How long do you have to take it?)