Ear Trauma

[mt75mt]

I recently was travelling on the subway and someone basically attacked me and hit me on the left side of my face.  The blow ended up being close to or on my ear.  As soon as I was hit, I had hearing loss.  I have went to an ENT and they have said I have a 20% tear in my ear drum.  I was wondering how long this would take to heal.  It has been more a month now and I really cannot tell if it is getting better.  The ENT said to get a hearing loss test.  I am also experiencing some other symptoms.  Everyday, I wake up with a throbbing headache on the left side of my head and slight ringing in my ear.  It eventually goes away once I get up and move around, but I am worried.  I felt the left side of my forehead (between my ear and eyebrow - the place one would put their finger if they were pretending to receive some sort of telapathy or something - I hope that helps) and compared it to the right side of my forehead and my vein was slightly bulging out - like I rolled my fingers up and down and could very well feel my vein or artery or whatever it is on the left side of my forehead, but the right side of my forehead was not so easily felt.  Can you please tell me what is going on?  I have a doctors appointment soon, but I am worried.  Could this be a blood clot caused by the trauma?  Or is it just swelling?  Please help.  Thank you for your help.  

[Enoch Choi, MD]

how's he doing now?  any more fever?  any more headache?  if so, it's worth a visit.

[savik]

You should post your question by clicking post a question so more people can respond.
I would take him to the doctor--he will probably need an xray--and maybe antibiotics for an infection that could be developing. I'm not a doctor, but it sounds like a potentially serious injury. Hope he feels better soon.

[djjazzyjam]

My 2.5 year old son fell off a chair while holding a stick and it went up his nose.  It bled profusely for 10 min. and then subsided - no problems since.  Then, 48 hours later, he comes down with rapid onset of fever 102.5 and complaints of headache to front of forehead.  After receiving, Tylenol, he seems much better.  Should I be concerned and have him seen for follow up?
Thanks,
concerned mom

[Enoch Choi, MD]

i agree with OtoHNS_MD

Cyndi1, you may get a better response posting your question again to a new thread

[CYNDI1]

I do suffer from occasional BPPV (vertigo & dizziness) I had Physical Therapy and that did the trick..
I was fine for about 2 yrs...I recently had a bout of it, however I had my excercises from my PT....
I managed to do them and feel better...prior to this ...anytime it is cold out my left ear gets sharp pains that come and go....they are not continuous...but very bothersome...
Does anybody else get pains in their ears in cold weather or windy weather....oh yes I wear ear-muffs now and it seems to help...
If my house is cool I will also get the pains in my left ear...and once in awhile in my right...
any one else?  comments appreciated...

Cyndi1

[mt75mt]

Thank you to the both of you for your prompt replies.  I really really appreciate it.  

[Wear/a/Jimmy]

Been there too....

But not as violent. I was hit in the right ear by a raquete ball, 2 days before graduation. Yep, an audiologist with one ear!  But as the ENT stated, it healed up on its own. Scared me really good though.

[OtoHNS_MD]

Traumatic perforations of the ear drum usually heal on their own.  It can take months and I would certain wait close to 6 months before considering surgical repair.  As for the vein, it is possible to have clotting of a superficial vein secondary to trauma.  It's too difficult to say without seeing you.