Have had root canal Monday - in pain until yesterday. Dentist prescribed amoxicillin on Thursday. Have taken 1. Ear feels like it s getting blocked.. could this be the result of the amox? Worried about taking any more. Pain in tooth was extending up to left ear and weakness down left arm . When i took painkillers (which i was on round the clock for 5 days) the arm seemed to pick up. Dentist didn t take out all the infection. He took out some and then put medication into the tooth. therefore I still have some infection in there. My concern is could the infection be spreading ? Thanks for your help.
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor forum, According to your dental history I would like to inform you that whenever there is infection, antibiotics are a must. I appreciate that you took antibiotics as prescribed to you. Sometimes infection so severe that it takes time to resolve. I assume that you are undergoing a root canal treatment for your tooth, therefore I would like you to know that a minimum of three sittings will be required for the infection to disappear completely. Tooth and the ear are supplied by a same nerve, which is causing pain in tooth as well as ear. Do not worry, as the infection subsides, all the symptoms will disappear, kindly follow the instructions given by your dentist, Perform warm saline rinses(3-4 times/day).I hope I answered your query, i wish you good health, take care.