My Ear infection

My body temperature was rising up, I felt claustrophobic being trapped inside a plane on the way back home. My sore throat must have been infected for me to get a fever at that moment. I think almost everyone could hear me coughing from my seat so I tried to cough as softly as possible. I took a fever pill and went to sleep. Before I knew it, I’ve already touched down at KLIA. My fever was gone and I felt better. We had dinner that included food like grilled chicken and fried calamari. It certainly satisfied my tongue and stomach but not my throat.

That night, I felt a severe pain at the back of my right ear that forced me to wake up. After several tries to go back to sleep, I gave up and mum had to fetch me to the hospital. The doctor on duty that night examined me. I was told that the right side of my throat had been so swollen that even the inner part of my ear was swollen. The doctor gave me an injection to ease my pain and prescribed me with medication.

I felt fine when I woke up in the morning. The pain was gone but something was wrong. I couldn’t hear properly with my right ear. It felt like something was blocking my ear canal, preventing sound from going in. It’s similar to how it feels when you’re underwater. I was terrified. What if it’s permanent like this? How can I live like this? Awful thoughts ran through my head. I Went to see my family doctor at a clinic nearby and he told me the same thing as the other doctor did. However, he prescribed me with different medications and told me that my ear would be fine after a week. I felt so relieved after hearing that from him. Every morning I wished to wake up with my right ear being able to hear properly but that wish never came true. I went to Pantai Hospital to see an ENT specialist hoping that this time I could be cured... I stepped into the clinic and told him what had happened including how many doctors I’ve seen. I noticed that his clinic was very unusual. He had all the utilities that I’ve