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Date Posted: - 8:21--pm, ------ 03/28/06 Tue
Author: Heretic
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I feel your pain!
In reply to: Sportyangel 's message, "No, I'm not feeling well at all...." on - 9:34--am, ------ 03/28/06 Tue

I�ve had chronic problems with my ears for many years, and when they get really bad, they�ll fill up with fluid just like you describe. The pain can be agonizing. It�s become even more of an issue since I took up flying, as an episode like that can easily ground me for a month. I take 1 to 2 grams of vitamin C (which is way, way, way beyond the recommended maximum dosage) and several grams of garlic oil every day in order to ward off infections (as well as vampires!). I�m also a hand-washing fanatic and I make it a point to stay well clear of sick people. My measures seem to work for the most part. I�ve avoided getting sick this year (and last) except for one brief and very memorable bout of a stomach illness, which I think was actually a mild case of food poisoning. Not as bad as real food poisoning mind you, but that�s another story altogether.

You seem to get sick a lot more often than you should, which makes me wonder if there isn�t something deeper going on. In my case, my Eustachian tubes don�t drain properly, which essentially turns my inner ear into a playground for any opportunistic microbe. All I can do is try to prevent myself from catching them in the first place, because once they make their way to my ear, I�m in for a world of pain. Probably explains why I�m deaf in one ear. I�m wondering if you don�t have a similar problem?

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