Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 Liz, it could be an ear or sinus infection. They say to let your doctor know if there are any signs of infection while taking Remicade. Maybe you should give them a call before your visit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 Liz, It could very well be the Sjogrens. It can cause dryness throughout the body, not just the eyes and the mouth and throat. Painful inner ears can be signs of allergy, also. My Ear/Nose/Throat doctor is treating me for allergies and asthma. Didn't know I had asthma. My ears frequently hurt and he says it's allergies and that the Sjogrens adds to the agony. For those of you who don't know what Sjogrens Syndrome is: Sjogrens is an autoimmune disorder that causes salivary glands, eye glands, and other moisture producing tissue in the body to fail to produce saliva, tears, etc. It causes arthritic-like pain, and can attack other tissue and organs of the body such as the lungs. For more information on this condition go to www.sjogrens.org or www.dry.org Our website www.risg.org has a link library to other information about this disease and other topics of interest to members. Ray Neal, moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 Liz, Have you considered TMJ as a cause of your ear pain? It is actually a problem with the jaw that is often referred to the ear. It might be something to check out. Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2002 Report Share Posted July 16, 2002 Liz: I didn't catch your original post, but we have a virus going through our office that gives you very sore ears--thinking its an ear infection or sinus infection. The drs for each person said there was no infection and said it was viral (sp?) and to use ibuprofen and get some rest. For each person it lasted several days and did go away. Sorry if yours is more prolonged. If so, I'd see the allergist. A nasal spray called beconase took care of my chronic sinus problems. Good luck and God Bless. Kathy from WI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2002 Report Share Posted July 20, 2002 On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 KABRHB@... wrote: > Liz: I didn't catch your original post, but we have a virus going through > our office that gives you very sore ears--thinking its an ear infection or > sinus infection. The drs for each person said there was no infection and > said it was viral (sp?) and to use ibuprofen and get some rest. For each > person it lasted several days and did go away. thanks for this tip:) HUGS I had an appt scheduled with my rheumy so I asked him. he checked carefully in my ears and said no infection or redness. they were very sensitive when he put the instrument in there though. He said could possibly be a side-effect of TMJ.. like referred pain... dunno. I just think my ears are better and then they .. esp the right one.. start to hurt again.. he asked if they hurt when i first wake up and i said no.. it comes on after I have been awake for a while.... Liz ~~~ " No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. " Eleanor Roosevelt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EMAIL: juliette@... **ICQ 49746198** MSN & AIM LizKP1952** PERSONAL HOMEPAGE PAGE http://members.tripod.com/~LizK ADDult HOME PAGE: http://members.tripod.com/~LizK/addult.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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