Hospitals in Dumaguete

I am not sure if you mean you have forgotten the name of the doctor who treated your blocked ears, but I think you wrote at the time (or someone else did) "Dr SIMON Flores at Silliman Medical Center. You have to go there just before 7am when the guard issues you a computer printed appt time ticket at 7am. Sit on the immediate right inside the doors which is for senior citizens as they get the first tickets".

 

Have you tried home remedies like gargling with lukewarm water mixed with salt? It works. You do it 3x a day.

 

Blocked sinuses and dizziness are related. I am not aware of the link with tinnitus but the internal ears mechanisms include balance - and dizziness can be related to balance.

You may be aware that the throat connects to the middle inner ear via the Eustachian tube and so any throat infection could affect the ears - one effect of dysfunction of the Eustachian tube is tinnitus.

So it may well be that your symptoms are related to a common cause and it is wise to have that checked. Please do not rely on anything I have written here to substitute for a qualified doctor checking you.

Hope all goes well.

 

Some home remedies can be very useful but often it is best to be checked by a professional - this is especially so if aspects of the problem have been present a while. The 'home remedy' can delay the treatment which is really necessary.

But a great thought Glenda.

 

well if you already have an established relationship with an ENT that you trust then that is where i would begin! one nice thing about the phils is that even the board certified docs are affordable!!

 

Yes, that's the one. I couldn't think of his name at the time.

 

He won't lose anything if he gives it a try because it works most of the time.

 

I did appreciate very much your willingness to help - but was trying to deter people with any change within the body (this is how I define a possible illness, 'a change'*) from leaving it too long and allowing the condition to pass the 'can be helped' date.

* For those who will pick me up on this and write about all the marvellous changes they have experienced - such as waking up feeling happier - I am not talking about that. I am saying that, for example, if you lose weight too quickly, gain it too quickly, have a change in skin colour or growths there, feel unusually tired, have bad pains you did not have before - all these forms of change - then you have to see a professional before too long and trying home remedies for a period of time may be delaying the treatment you need. We all know the times we can just try gargling or using otc medicines - but we should not continue using them if they make no reasonably quick improvement. We have all learned about our bodies by now and have some understanding of which are minor or major changes.

Two examples:

Very recent - This defeats my own argument as I should have sought professional help! A filling loosened and allowed an infection to get into my gum. I had toothache (not too serious) plus swollen gums (actual abscesses in fact) - these needed treatment as they can lead very rapidly to septicaemia and that can be fatal. Because of the problems of the virus pandemic, I thought it would be difficult to access a dentist and so treated myself with salt solution and hydrogen peroxide (NOT mixed, but at different times in the day) and corsydyl gel. After about 7 days the infection declined. But I could have died and should have sought treatment with antibiotics - this is a case where home treatment was not advisable IMO.

Long time ago: I had a urine infection following VERY bad food poisoning (I know the pub and the sausage that caused it!) - my urine was seriously cloudy and smelly. I left this continue for about 6 months, each week the smell and cloudiness declined a little. Eventually I saw my GP as the infection was declining but still present. I supplied a urine sample one afternoon. Next morning at 7 a.m. I was phoned by my GP and told to come down immediately as I had an infection with a very rare and dangerous form of E.coli, which needed specialised antibiotics. After treatment the infection cleared up within a week or so. But my GP told me I had risked my kidneys and they could one day suddenly stop functioning. Well, about 34 years later, I am still going. But was I wise to postpone my visit to the GP? No, not at all - it was very stupid, especially as I was more aware of the dangers of disease than most through my training and work experience!

So, I should have gone to the dentist but risked my life and I should have gone to my GP about my UTI but risked my life. Probably everyone reading this is more sensible (or less stupid - 'agrees' allowed!). We must seek help when changes are obvious and where risks exist (sepsis being a particularly nasty one) - I hope I have finally learned my own lesson.

 

you are right. girls go to doctors, boys don't, it is very stupid!