EARS PROBLEM.

[Gertzm]

i HAVE HAD MY RIGHT EAR PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME. IT SEEMS AS TIME IS PASSING BY TO BE MORE AND MORE UNCOMFORTABLE AND AT TIMES ACHES CAUSING PAIN IN MY NECK. AT NIGHT I FEEL LIKE HEARTBEAT SOUND IN IT IN SPITE OF EAR DROPS ETC. AS IT IS ALREADY AT A DEAF STAGE WHAT CAN I DO.

I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ARTHRITIS PROBLEM, BUT I NEED HELP. MANY THANKS HEALTH UNLOCKED..

[weathervane]

Go to your gp and tell him all of this as should be checked out. Best wishes

[sacsboy]

I have had a similar problem - go to your GP and get him/her to take a look - mine turned out to be wax impaction that was sucessfully syringed out with warm water. One golden rule don't stick anything in your ear to try to clear your ear - only makes things worse. I used olive oil drops once a week to keep the wax soft.

[Iluvgardening]

Actually arthritis can cause ear problems, there are alot of tiny bones in your ears. I just recently went to have a hearing assessment and the audiologist says that auto immune can cause hearing loss and you can get nodules on the bones in your ears. They recently did a study for Psoriatic arthritis and found that 37% of sufferers had hearing loss compared to 6% that did not have the disease. I am now wearing hearing aids, I have psoriatic arthritis, I am 57 years old. You can look it up online. Just a thought. I agree with others you need to see your GP asap so you can get some pain relief,and find out what is causing it.

[Gertzm]

Good Iluvgardening,

Thank you so much for this is a wonderful advice, it is something that is really worth a try. I am very grateful for this and will visit my GP soon.