ruptured ear drum?

asherwest

So I have cold and either i had an ear infection or something, but i woke up with horrible pain in my right ear the other night and took some tylenol and put a heating pad on. pain is gone now but i feel like i am stuck underwater in that ear. How long til a ruptured ear drum (if thats what happened) heals itself. Anyone experience this before?

p.s. this is was fri night and during the day fri i was at my fam dr and she checked me out and said everything was fine, lungs, nose, ears and all.

Anna&Matt

This happened to one of my friends and it took about 6-8 weeks before it went back to normal. She had a lot of issues while flying for a few months too.

asherwest

Anna&Matt:

This happened to one of my friends and it took about 6-8 weeks before it went back to normal. She had a lot of issues while flying for a few months too.

dang it all, i was hoping it would be better by this weekend for my shower but i guess I will just have to tell everyone to speak up b/c i hear like an 80 yr old woman! lol

Anna&Matt

I think if it's already ruptured you wouldn't have that kind of pressure though - I think she felt the pressure, then it released and it was just intense pain for a while. She was on percaset for it for at least a week.

asherwest

It just doesn't make sense that i had such horrible pain that night and then all of sudden everything sounds underwater in that ear. Ohh well I guess! I might call the dr tomorrow and see what she says about it now.

Anna&Matt

I definitely would! It can't hurt to get it looked at. Hope you feel better soon!

asherwest

thanks, me too!

mrsc720

I had this happen and it turned out to be a severe ear infection with no rupture.