AskUNMC: Ear Infection Symptoms

What are the symptoms of an ear infection and how long will it take to go away?

Dwight Jones, M.D.,
UNMC College of Medicine

[ultraweeb]

I don't know what I have. My ear is making things sound different. My doorbell is a lower tone. My notifications, alarm, music sound so different. It's not hurting. It just changed. People's voices are fine but every sound sounds deeper

[tamamhamed]

Why do we all have pain on our left ear

[underhillgaming]

That was both informative and uninformative.

[jellibean]

Well my ear doesn’t hurt but I can’t hear through it and it feels clogged. I tried cleaning ear wax from it but nothing happened so I honestly don’t know.

Edit: I just went to the doctor yesterday and I have an ear infection caused from allergies. Yayyyy

[virgil]

My ear hurts for a minute and hurts around my neck and head. On the left side only

[Tony-guft]

He did a lot of talking but somehow didn't say anything

[okdok]

my left ear has that same sensation when u cant pop your ear during a cold but i can pop it. i have no hearing loss, no pain so im confused as to wether it is or isnt an  ear infection. my ear felt weird a few hours ago so it hasnt been going on for long. any feedback would be appreciated.

[alexspicer]

I have been getting ear infections alot this year. I feel wearing headphones alot has caused them?

[zaydkemp]

My left ear won't pop for nothing

[vibe]

Can someone help me figure out what this is? It's only my left ear I feel a pressure every time I swallow and bite down on my left side it kinda hurts but I dont feel pain anywhere else on my face and when I'm not biting down i feel like there is a slight pressure

[elliotwalldorf]

My right ear feels clogged, i dont feel much pain but it has affected my hearing and i dont know if it is an infection or not

[lindanguyen]

My left ear sting randomly and hears slightly less than my other ewr.

[ja]

My left ear really hurts but been getting better recently but now I feel dizzy and sick no appetite no energy is this normal

[amberdiaby]

Okay so i have crust in my ear hearing loss and my ear/behind left ear is in so much pain also when i chew on my left side i get cramps idk if this is caused by my ear hurting ???

[ayushkalra]

I don’t have pain but I have discharge, my ear pops, muffled hearing, some sounds irritate me, sometimes i get autophony as well and this has been happening for over a week, doctor says it’s infection but it doesn’t go away 😭

[jujunotonbeat]

My ear hurts from the inside and feels clogged....soooo

[lunaagamani]

Thanks, I got to my Ent doctor, they reseted a ear dropper and something.

[julianmoody]

I get water from my ears whiteout swimming or showering any ideas?

[deezruts]

BROOOO somebody help, okay so let me start from the beginning. I had a problem with my right ear and had my mom put ear drops in. the next day my ear left ear started to act up. it began hurting extremely bad. i had my mom put ear drops in my left ear, and when i get swimmers ear or something those are the type of ear drops that dry so ive never had this problem up until now. but eardrops for me never really feel like they enter my ear, but this time it felt as if they went really deep in. the next day i expected them to be gone, but instead it hurt bad. very bad, and a few days later the inside of my ear began to swell. i could feel it, that night i laid on my infected ears side. i woke up five different times with liquid coming out my ear, but it still feels as if i have the ear drops in my ear. because everytime i bend down to grab something i feel a liquid moving in my ear. my mom called the doctor, and i got prescribed antibiotics, this medicine is really good for taking away bacteria in the ear, etc.i have been taking them for at least 3-4 days now, and still no improvement. if anything it has gotten worsten, it feels more swollen, my jaw, the parts by my ear, the outside of the ear doesn't hurt or feel sensitive. but on the part where the entrance of the ear is it, i can't touch it. it hurts bad, i get sharps pains almost repeatedly. my ear feels clogged, with so much pressure, it starts to itch and i can't do anything about it cause if i try and touch the part where the inside of my ear goes it will just hurt worst. it pops, cracks, this might not sound bad but i really don't know what to do..., kdngurghourfvnown!

[tamamhamed]

I got the first and I feel like I’m gonna die I went to the doctor and she gave me anboatix a ok ya