Loss of hearing in both ears due to sinus infection

[sdetar51]

A week ago today, I started exhibiting symptoms of a cold.  A couple of days later, I develped an ear ache in my right ear.  Still thought is was just a bad cold.  By Thursday, both ears ached and started to pop and itch/drain.  By Friday, I had lost hearing in both ears.  On Saturday I visited a walk in clinic and they said I had a sinus infection and a double ear infection.  They put me on a z pack and told me to take Claritin D.  I am now three day into the z pack and I can now no longer hear water running when I wash my hands or brush my teeth.  I am still running a slight fever and my head feels like it's going to explode.  Inside my head it sounds like an endless rain storm.  I am going crazy.....what else could this be??

[treehouse24ca]

i had something similar . however i was on a cpap machine , the pressure cause irritation to the Eustachian tubes , eventual the ear drum ruptured and the fluid started to drain from my ears . the medication they gave me did not work , they took a culture with a swab and identified the infection, with the new ear med's  and discontinued use of the cpap it cleared up however the ear drum still needs to be repaired and as of yet my hearing has not returned , the ears nose and throat specialist said he has a good chance of repairing it for me ,
  my advice would be to get a new test on the infection to find just what  the infection is and what exact drug is needed. also see a ENT to have your ears properly checked cleaned and tested. PS i was also advised to keep moisture out of the ear when showering water helps bacteria

[friggy]

The antibiotics will probably get rid of the ear infection, and maybe the sinus infection (sinus infections work differently than ear nfection), but if your Eustachian tubes are closed, which it sounds like they are, they may take longer to open up and recover.