5 Responses to “How long does it take for normal hearing after an ear infection in both ears?”

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   Tarotangel said on September 24th, 2009 at 10:12 am

   I had a severe ear infection earlier this year and it took two weeks for me to hear properly but I would imagine it would be about 3/4 days for you now that you’ve taken antibiotics for 5 days.

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   mlgable said on September 25th, 2009 at 4:31 am

   If your hearing is still muffled it means you problably still have fluid in your ears. I would consider calling your doc and asking him this question since you have been on the antibiotics that long. Are you taking a decongestant such as sudafed to help? If not you might try this too. You do need to let your doc know though that you are still not hearing well so he can check this out. If left untreated or unable to resolve fluid in the ear it can cause permanent hearing loss. This is from personal experience many years ago.

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   Maria said on September 27th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

   I had muffled hearing for 2 weeks once… only in one ear though. Hope it’s not that long for you!

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   john e russo md said on September 28th, 2009 at 10:47 pm

   If you have been on an antibiotic for 5 days and you are generally getting better but still not able to hear clearly the problem with your hearing is not the infection. Infections reduce hearing only when there is fluid. Retraction of the ear drum (a change in pressure and ventilation of the inner ear) is a more common cause of a temporary change in hearing than is infection and retraction is often not identified nor treated by physicians.

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   Lynnetta B said on September 30th, 2009 at 1:13 am

   I had an ear infection in one ear. My ear was muffled for about a month, but that was b/c it was pretty bad. Hopefully urs won’t last that long. I had a hard time speaking with others..

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