Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Hi, Has anybody had to deal w/ what the doc calls a topical fungus in the ear? Its new to me. kimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Not really, kimi, though I think it was noted on my last surgical report. Is this a surgery question? In what capacity I had it, I have no idea. Topical usually means on skin, or the surface. But, in non-cholesteatoma ear canals, water is THE enemy when fungus is present! Do your best to dry thoroughly anytime it gets wet. Whatever method you use first, followup with a warm/cool blowdryer to finish every speck of humidity off. If treated with medication, it's a very very slow process. It's nearly impossible to know it's all gone even if symptoms (if present) disappear, so don't give up even after 3 to 6 months of impeccable dryness My sis caught something fungal in Costa Rica while rafting. It took a year to fully irradicate all the ear problems. > Hi, > Has anybody had to deal w/ what the doc calls a topical fungus in > the ear? > Its new to me. > kimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 Kimi: I have been living with the effects of Cholestreatoma surgery for over 15 years and recently my doctor is saying I have a mold problem as well. First he was treating my ear with macuracomb, then some white powder (cant remember the name). Both did nothing but make it worse and he said I was probally allergic to them. The latest treatment was with something called gingin-violet which is like macuracomb but purple. He said it was suppose to kill any mold spores that it comes into contact with. Needless to say this whole ordeal is becoming costly and a real bother, since I have been returning to his office for checkups every 2 weeks for the last 2 months. Other suggestions were to buy hepa - air filters, clean out your AC-coils in your house, spray your walls with some 84 dollar mold killing solution and perform mold testing with mold plates in every room of your house (this costs 25 dollars per/room). My doctor has not used the words topical fungus, however describes what he sees as looking like little spects of black pepper. Anyhow, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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