No tissue samples, just external examination. Not even bothering to guess at a cause. “ETD → use steroids to treat”.
If the new GP acknowledges that I have signs of ETD and that it must be caused by something, and that something is probably not allergies [ otherwise the steroids plus azelastine plus certrizine would likely have done anything long-term, and/or I would have any other signs of seasonal allergies to speak of ], that’ll be mission accomplished. So I’m trying to brainstorm ways to force him to acknowledge that syndromes have causes, which is not a standard most doctors I’ve ever talked with in this great state of Iowa have met.
Update: The new GP took one look in my ear and said, and I quote, “You have a lot of . . . infection!”
And was baffled that urgent care hadn’t given me antibiotics.
I imagine it had gotten significantly worse over those few days [ it had subjectively ], as I hadn’t been able to stay supplied with garlic.
I’m now on doxycycline 200mg/day; Google says ear infections are usually caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, and that this strain in America is resistant to tetracyclines around 1⁄5 of the time. But new GP said if it didn’t work to come back and he’d try something else.
So barring further complications I seem to finally be in the clear.
New doc has been in the area for a while but doesn’t look/talk like he’s from around here; I would hazard a guess that’s why he was a lucky roll.
No tissue samples, just external examination. Not even bothering to guess at a cause. “ETD → use steroids to treat”.
If the new GP acknowledges that I have signs of ETD and that it must be caused by something, and that something is probably not allergies [ otherwise the steroids plus azelastine plus certrizine would likely have done anything long-term, and/or I would have any other signs of seasonal allergies to speak of ], that’ll be mission accomplished. So I’m trying to brainstorm ways to force him to acknowledge that syndromes have causes, which is not a standard most doctors I’ve ever talked with in this great state of Iowa have met.
I hope it went ok!
Update: The new GP took one look in my ear and said, and I quote, “You have a lot of . . . infection!”
And was baffled that urgent care hadn’t given me antibiotics.
I imagine it had gotten significantly worse over those few days [ it had subjectively ], as I hadn’t been able to stay supplied with garlic.
I’m now on doxycycline 200mg/day; Google says ear infections are usually caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, and that this strain in America is resistant to tetracyclines around 1⁄5 of the time. But new GP said if it didn’t work to come back and he’d try something else.
So barring further complications I seem to finally be in the clear.
New doc has been in the area for a while but doesn’t look/talk like he’s from around here; I would hazard a guess that’s why he was a lucky roll.