Hunidity and ears

I have been fighting with my ears since Thanksgiving. The battle continues to rage. I have fungus in my ears. It is driving me absolutely crazy! It began with my right ear being completely occluded. I could not hear a thing. I let it go until after Christmas thinking it might clear up, but by then I thought it was so infected that the eardrum had burst. Since that was the time that my dad was so seriously ill, I got an appointment with my family doctor. I knew I could get in easily.

When I saw Dr Snake Oil, he said that I Didn’t have an infection, but a fungal infection. Being the superior one to diagnosis, I just knew he was wrong, but I accepted the ear drops and the antibiotics (no infection though???), and went on my way. He told me to come back in a week, and they would suction out the remains. I was not coming back. I felt he should have suctioned first, then treat.

I let a a couple of weeks elapse, and went to the ENT specialist, Dr. Renown Doctor 2004. He said it was fungus, but he suctioned first. Things were great - for a while. Two days before I was to go back, the ear occluded again. Back to square one. I could not hear a thing.

Back I go to Dr. Renown. He suctions again, but this time gives me pills for killing fungal infections. That ear clears up. I have a follow up with another physician in the same group. My right ear is clear. Yea!!

But, he decides to check the left ear. Guess what. Two small pieces of fungus. This doctor removes them by suctioning them out. He showed me what it looked like. They look like Rhizopus - common bread mold.

I guess this is the joy of living in a swamp. Although our rainfall has been sparse, there is still plenty of humidity. So, as I sit here, I am treating the left ear which last week was completely occluded, was suctioned, and I am back on all the meds - again. I get to go back Thursday.

Want to take odds on this coming diagnosis?