I was dx'd. with AN a couple of years ago, watch/wait via U. of PA hospital. I have complete hearing loss in one ear. At least once a year, my AN ear gets an infection. Generally, I use prescription ear drops to clear it up. Three weeks ago, I went to U of PA for annual visit, and the ear was fine. Last week, it started hurting so bad and itching. It got so bad, I went to my regular doctor who said "How long has this been bothering you? It's a really nasty infection that may require wicking or tubes and must have been going on for a long time." He prescribed a new ear drop and an oral antibiotic. The oral was "levaquin" and made me so anxious I thought I was having a heart attack, so he switched it to amoxicillin. Does anyone else have ear infections in their AN ear? I don't swim so it's not swimmers ear. And now I'm even wondering since it was so bad so quick this time if I didn't get something in the U of P dr's office. I go back to regular dr. tomorrow to find out if the antibiotic worked. Why would I go through more then antibiotic treatment since the hearing is gone anyway?
Thanks for any info.