Ok, I have 3 kids who all have this cold. They decide to share with
me. For the first week it is just a cold. On Thursday, my ears
start
hurting. I go to the doctor on Friday, just a regular GP. I have
ear
infections. OK, so I get the antibiotics and some eardrops for the
excruciating pain.

I use the eardrops in my right ear, but not my left because I need to
have my hearing aid in. Friday night I use the drops in my left ear
so
I can sleep. When I put my hearing aid in on Saturday, I noticed my
hearing is very muffled. I have a conductive loss to begin with and
now
almost all the low tones are hard to hear. Higher pitches, like my
kids voices, are painful.

I am taking the antibiotics (Amoxicillin) and don't feel like my
ears
are getting better. I tried popping my ears to equalize the pressure
and it hurt so bad I was in tears. It made the sounds less muffled
for
about 5 minutes and then they became muffled again.

Anyone ever experience anything like this before. I cannot afford
another doctor appointment, but can't take a chance of losing any
more
hearing. I am hoping this loss is only temporary. I didn't wear my
aids
almost all weekend. I cannot hear without them and it was quite an
experience having to function without sound. I am not ready to be
there
yet, it was pretty depressing and scary.

Dodie