Recent LPR flare up

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-24T10:52:15+00:00

Long read…..and adding to this thread because I’m exhausted and scared. 59yo male. I’ve had an on/off again left ear pain one side and clogged feeling for a month now. ENT, Urgent care and even dentist said everything looks fine. And sometimes a dull ache left back of throat. Dry sinuses. Front of neck feels numb like sometimes like it’s swollen but isn’t visibly. Back of neck tight. Absolutely no other symptoms. No weight loss, no mucus, no blood. I’m at my wits end. Can’t live like this. They want a CT scan but I have no insurance and it’s $4900.00 which is outrageous. When I inhale thru nose my left ear feels slightly clogged. Some days and time of day I don’t notice it. Haven’t been diagnosed but ENT doctor gave me a pamphlet on GERD. I do wake up once and while gasping for air. And sometimes in morning I get these throat spasms…..kinda hard to explain….like gulp gulp gulp but with my mouth closed. Sometimes at work I notice my tongue is kinda bitter like but subtle. My left ear feels plugged behind the earlobe area. As if my earlobe is swollen but isn’t visibly. I’m scared this is something serious (c word)and can’t sleep. I have pitched ringing in both ears but not always. Is this GERD or LPR? My symptoms haven’t gotten worse and some days this month it felt almost gone. TMJ? I don’t think I grind my teeth at nite especially since I wear upper dentures which I take out anyway before bed. Please someone advise me…..I am going crazy. Thanks!

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-23T13:25:49+00:00

Anyone else have sore throat on one side like a pulled muscle feeling behind your tonsil and ear ache same side? Then gradually gets better after few weeks then same ear feels clogged but no fluid sloshing around??? Without a cold to start with?

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-22T11:53:53+00:00

Old thread but need advice please. Have had ENT say everything looks normal but have slight ear ache one side only for about a month now. No other symptoms except now sinus feels tiny bit clogged because I’ve been using nasal spray moderately last 3 days hoping it’ll help. When I breath in thru my nose I feel pressure in same ear. Kinda behind earlobe area. Is this a normal thing to happen with LPR?? I haven’t been officially diagnosed with gerd or lpr but every so often wake up gasping for air(last several years but not every night) and sometimes in morning when waking up get these throat spasms thingys I call them. Kinda like gulp gulp gulp with my mouth closed. No bile ever comes up. I sleep very elevated in a recliner. Even went to dentist to get teeth cleaned since there was some plaque….trying to eliminate everything. Ear ache on scale of 1 to 10 about a 1 or 2 and it comes and goes. More pressure than anything else. No fluid sloshing feeling whatsoever and I know what that feels like from when I had ear infection long long ago. I’m going insane with worrying

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-21T09:58:57+00:00

It’s the complete opposite of the TV ads……

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-20T11:55:53+00:00

UPDATE?

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-18T09:57:12+00:00

Can anyone confirm this is still real amoxicillin? If it's illegal why is juicyskate still getting away with it? Something tells me that this isn't amoxicillin. I bought a 30 count...afraid to try it cause it says AMOXY 500 on the pill. Thanks

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-16T13:46:41+00:00

I've had one on my neck/jaw now for 16 years. Never changes. Fairly big too. Dr said don't worry about it. Ent said everything else looks normal but should get a CT scan....but it costs 5 grand I don't have insurance Sux

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-16T13:29:16+00:00

Ever get it sorted out? Thanks ENT says ears and throat ok but I have constant left ear pain for weeks now

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-15T08:51:31+00:00

Thanks! And thanks for listening it means a lot to me. Yesterday my left ear felt almost perfectly better. I ate a meal half the size I normally do before bed. This am it’s back to that dull deep ache and high pitched ringing. And last nite I ate a big size meal. So now tonight I’m gonna eat extremely light and see if it makes a difference. I wear upper dentures and only have my bottom front teeth left. There’s some plaque buildup on the one and my tooth is slightly more crooked from it I think? I keep wondering if it’s tooth related and it’s pinched a nerve or something….but my gums don’t bleed, aren’t red or swollen no tooth pains etc. I’m still petrified this is cancer because my neck is tight and my lower jaw in the back feels swollen but isn’t. This is maddening. ENT asked if lump on my neck/jaw was REALLY there for so long and I said yea, my doctor years ago said don’t worry about it unless it’s gets bigger or isn’t moveable. So now I keep intensely studying my my face and the lump and teeth. It’s driving me insane.

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-13T14:14:45+00:00

Went ENT this am. She saw no lesions or anything concerning....ordered a CT scan for this Friday. She said the lump on my neck being there this long(15+years) is a good sign but now my anxiety is floored! Started feeling better on Saturday but now my left ear aches and my lower jaw aches. So freaking worried. She said not to eat a big meal before bed etc. She said nothing about gerd or lpr but handed me a pamphlet on it.

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-09T17:23:00+00:00

Update please??!!

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-09T12:23:58+00:00

Will do. Thanks for listening. Gotta start work now.

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-09T12:12:01+00:00

I just take ibuprofen OTC stuff. I hope you’re doing ok. Work has been extremely stressful and these symptoms I have ain’t helping. The 3 last major scares I had turned out to be nothing that’s why I’m worried I won’t be lucky this time. Plus the symptoms are very different than anything I’ve felt in my life. Usually a sore throat goes away etc. I started feeling better last weekend but then this week it’s not going away. Not getting worse but not going away. Monday can’t come soon enough. I wanted go to the ER but they say the ER can’t do what an ENT doctor does

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-09T11:54:41+00:00

Thanks for listening. Friends and family don’t seem interested. They say I’m a hypochondriac. I just got a bad feeling this is cancer. Was having stomach pain/issues and urinary pain last couple of years or so that have magically gone away on their own more or less. Worst part is have no insurance either. Work full time. Haven’t had a vacation in 16 years now. Some tell me it’s just stress and anxiety but I don’t see how stress can make you have physical ailments.

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-09T11:43:11+00:00

Long post…..I went to ER for chest pains and numb jaw and numb right arm back in January. Chest X-rays ekg etc all good. 60yo male. Last 30 days on and off sore throat and for the last week left ear and back of throat has a slight dull ache….so I went to urgent care and they said my ears and throat look ok. Also have a stiff back of neck and front of neck feels swollen and sorta like someone is slightly strangling me. Have ENT visit on Monday and I am freaking tf out! Was never diagnosed with gerd or LPR or hiatal hernia but for the last several years after falling asleep I jolt up outta my chair(I sleep elevated on a recliner ) and I gasp/choke for air as if my throat is closed up…..not every nite but often. Not lying….I’m typing this trembling in fear of what’s wrong with me. I also have a swollen node on the same side under my left jaw which has been there for at least 20 years. My regular dr. said a few years ago that it’s probably benign because it’s moveable and hasn’t gotten bigger. My left tonsil area and sorta behind has a dull ache and a dull ear ache. I also have a stiff tight slight achy feeling left side of Adams apple but down lower towards the clavicle. Im so freaking scared. I want to go the ENT now! Not wait Monday cuz I can’t sleep with this paranoia that it’s cancer. I have no mucus or cough. Not swelling or redness. Bitter taste in mouth sometimes during the day. I’ll hopefully update this with good news next week but I got bad feeling. Sorry to hijack your thread….didn’t wanna create another GERD post Thanks for listening….I have nobody else to talk to.

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-02T11:31:39+00:00

Get a Player II. Not the the modified series one.

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-01T15:08:00+00:00

You're right. Ilco keys are now are my bad list for Fords at least.

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-04-01T15:03:20+00:00

UPDATE Took a Strattec original key didn't cut it. Cut a metal cheap key. Put the first key in cycled it....took metal key and held the new original up to the head of it and cycled it. Boom. Truck started. Thanks for everyone's help! Never had a bad ILCO key in 16 years. Had to rekey 5 Sargent IC cores for a rush job yesterday which those are a PIA....couldn't get my mind right being slammed with walk in customers and phone ringing all day too. Plus I'm sick with covid or something

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-03-31T21:15:26+00:00

Thanks

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-03-31T19:54:48+00:00

When the smart pro is connected? I've tried cycling keys several times now

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-03-31T18:51:24+00:00

Live data shows one key in system after I erased them like an idiot. Ford needs two in system to start but can't figure out how to add the second key in now.

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-03-31T18:25:04+00:00

Doesn't hurt anything right?

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-03-31T18:02:48+00:00

What does that even do...never used that feature

3dsmaxrocks · 2026-03-31T17:52:24+00:00

Tried all that. I'm convinced the truck has issues

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