Bite In The Ear

[spider32]

Suggestions as to what can give you a bite in your house, in the shower even that leaves you temporarily deaf in one ear and with a rash down one cheek and across the head and forehead. This lasted for several days.

[bednobs]

are you sure it was a bite?

[Sqad]

Sounds like shingles.
See your GP as the deafness is worrying.
I assume that you have no facial muscular weakness?

[anneasquith]

Trigeminal neuroalgia. Sqad ?

[Sqad]

Ask the Ed to transfer your post to Body and Soul to get a more informed response.

[MartinMillar]

Could be a spider bite my stepmom had one recently and ended up on intravenous antibiotics

[Sqad]

anne......nearly.....I was thinking of Ramsey -Hunt Syndrome associated with Shingles.

[anneasquith]

Oh, I’m going to google that one !!!

[LadyCG]

Google trigeminal neuralgia while you're at it.

[Sqad]

Why Trigeminal Neuralgia ?

[dannyk13]

Spider hasn't said whether he had any pain with it.If no pain then I can't see how it could be neuralgia.

[LadyCG]

Exactly, Sqad.

[Prudie]

I thought trigeminal neuralgia caused searing near unbearable pain mainly.

[LadyCG]

Correct, Prudie. Quite an unpleasant condition.

[LadyCG]

It beats being a fake nurse

[Sqad]

No! No! I understand what anne was talking about........she got confused between the Trigeminal NERVE and the Trigeminal ganglion.
Easily done.
Trigeminal Neuralgia affects the nerve and shingles affects the ganglion.
Easily confused.

[LadyCG]

I think the rash was the dead giveaway, Sqad.

[spider32]

This was definitely some sort of bite, I have no lasting symptoms. My thoughts were false widow spider but I saw nothing. I had a headache pain and itching for several days.

[LadyCG]

It still sounds Zoster-like in nature, but have you tried an antihistamine?

[Mamyalynne]

Good to hear there are no lasting effects Spider.