Ear infection - dodgy mucus...

[lovefoolb4u]

Yesterday my symptoms came on all of a sudden - nausea and fainting mainly, followed by a dry cough- and went straight to the doctor to find out that I have an ear infection. As the day went on, I got really feverish and just felt really blocked up and had a sore head, and aches and pains in my body.

But this morning when I woke up I coughed up a green mucus that had specs of blood in it. That's when I called NHS direct as I was quite worried, they didn't really say anything about the blood. To be honest he seemed to be in a bit of a hurry, I don't even know if he acknowledged it, and certainly didn't say anything to assure me that it was normal. He just said that it must have spread to my chest and I should keep taking antibiotics. So I'm still a bit worried - what could be causing the blood? Is it normal with an ear/chest infection?

[lovefoolb4u]

Thanks for all the answers. The dr looked in my left ear and said it was pink and that meant it was a bacterial infection, and that my right ear was normal... Maybe she just assumed it was labyrinthitis? How is it diagnosed?

[Sqad]

DEN,,,,"ear drum pink?".......not very specific for anything.

Labyrinthitis is diagnosed by an accurate history from the patient ( which may take a lot of time and patience on the part of the Dr) vestibulo-function tests ( Google it...tests of balance) and auditory tests, blood tests and MRI scans.

Your diagnosis was clearly made by assumption, excluding other conditions.

[lovefoolb4u]

What should I do? See another doctor, or just ride it out with the pills?

[Sqad]

DEN...Do what your GP has suggested and ride it out. Viral labyrinthitis is usually self limiting anyway.....if that is the diagnosis.

[DEN53]

Err Sqad - its not me with the ear problem.

[Sqad]

DEN LOL LOL.........I'm bloody senile....sorry lovefool.

[DEN53]

you have been away from AB for too long Sqad - don't worry you will soon be firing on all cylinders - ha ha ha

[pericat]

Excuse me for butting in, I think den is avoiding me LOL . Sqad - admit it - you missed us eh eh ?

[Sqad]

peri....O/K I did miss you..............some of you anyway.....LOL

[DEN53]

Peri - avoiding you - never - you are one of my favourites xxxxxxxxx

[pericat]

Are you morphing into brucie den and he always says that to the worst dancers LOL . Ah well.

[mallam]

daffy, you poor soul. I hope you dont think it was ghoulish of me but I looked up bullectomy. I knew bulla meant bubble, but now know that the bullae that get ectomied are 'giant bullale' up to several cm in diameter.

BTW I got a reminder that Wiktionary can be rubbish, as here. Bullectomy is supposed to have been deleted, but is still all wrong, and redirects to bulla, which is all right.

[DEN53]

Poor old Brucie just read whats on the autocue - can't wait for tonight to see if they address the race issue.

I will be channel flicking tonight - Strictly is on at 7.00 and X Factor is on at 8.00.

[pericat]

Den - anton and laila were on it takes two last night and talked about it so it remains to be seen with Bruce tonight - although he was on radio about it so there may be nothing

[DEN53]

Peri - I would think they are oiling his autocue as we speak - ha ha

[lovefoolb4u]

hahha, I was trying to work out what DEN might mean!

[DEN53]

lovefool - Sqad thinks about me night and day - totally besotted and unfortunately he got our names mixed up . ha ha ha