How long after I finish my antibiotic does the ear clogging go away?

Contact the Doctor that wrote the script for antibiotics.

Did you have an ear infection or a sinus infection? I think it’s pretty unusual to have an ear infection in both ears. However, if the antibiotic made you feel completely better, and a few days after completing the drug your symptoms come back, that is a sign it was not enough or not a fully effective antibiotic. If it were me, and I am not a doctor, I would wait a few days and see if it gets worse or better. Even if the infection isn’t back, the doctor can give you ear drops to releave any inflammation if you have inflammation in the ear cannal. If the pain is from pressure an antihystmine might help, or if you need antibiotics again that would help. Don’t let the doctor repeat the same antibiotic again, unless you failed to take them correctly.

@jleslie it was sinus, and I did finish the antibiotic but def didn’t take the correctly because the antibiotic bothered my stomach

Whenever I take antibiotics, my earwax creation increases. Use hydrogen peroxide to clean them.

I didn’t have any ear problems it was all allergy and sinus that caused my ears to clog

It depends why your ears were clogged in the first place.

Generally, blocked ears are caused by fluid buildup in the eustachian tubes. Infections are one way to create blockages that lead to fluid buildup, but they are not at all the only method. Ear wax is another consideration, as well as other hygiene type issues. Sometimes, narrow tubes and one’s own body type will cause more proneness to the creation of a blockage.

If you’re sure that you no longer have an ear infection – because if you do, this advice can backfire and make it worse – then you could attempt the swimmer’s solution to clearing a blockage. Hold your nose as you hold your breath and attempt to “blow out your ears” – gently! If you have a minor blockage consisting of “fluid only”, then that can sometimes clear it. If you have a heavy blockage associated with continued or uncleared infection, then this can make that worse, and it can hurt like hell. So it’s wise to consult with a nurse or physician if you’re unfamiliar with the technique, or when to use it.

You say the antibiotics were for a sinus infection and you didn’t take them as directed because of a side-effect… therefore, you need to go back to the Doctor to discuss other options since the original Rx was not a good option for you. Make sure to mention your ear symptoms so they’ll take a good look. If you have taken a partial course of antibiotics, the remaining bacteria could breed a new infection and be even harder to kill, so do not put off returning to the Doctor.

The antibiotics don’t work fast, it can take time.You can discuss this with your doctor, they deal with such issues everyday so he will give you the right answer and solution. If you feel the medicines they prescribed is not working, you can always see another doctor.

Are your original symptoms back? The original symptoms for why you took the antibiotic? That is usually what would reoccur if you didn’t take sufficient amounts of the medicine. Did your ears bother you when you were first sick?

Was the drug Augmentin (Amoxicillin Clauvanate)?

Here’s the deal, it is important to take the antibiotic correctly because each dose helps to maintain a certain, constant, amount of medicine in your blood, if you wait too long in-between doses or skip doses the level goes down and the bacteria start multiplying again. The antibiotic is chipping away at the number of bacterias so to speak, over time, and if the numbers are allowed to grow over and over again while taking the medicine the number never is reduced enough to finally get rid of the infection. They will be low, so you have no symptoms while you are still taking some of the meds, but when you stop the medication, then the bacterial is still present and starts multiplying again, and in a few days you are sick again. That is why it is important if it says three times a day, to take it every 8 hours, not just three times during waking hours. Twice a day, is every 12 hours, not when you wake up and when you go to sleep. Taking an antibiotic isn’t the same as taking something like a decongestant, because an antibiotic actually works on the underlying cause to cure you. Something like a decongestant or pain killer works on relieving a symptom, they are not cures.

I just explain that for future reference, we don’t know for sure the antibiotic didn’t work based on what you wrote, because ears can stay clogged up post infection for a little while, but if they hurt that is different than just clogged. Also, if you were on a very high dose it might have worked even with how you took the drug., You may just have ear irratation from having been sick, which seems more likely to me since it is both ears.

I think you need to go back to the doctor and let him evaluate you if your symptoms still persist.

Next time you have trouble taking an antibiotic tell your doctor or pharmacist. Sometimes it is as simple as eating food with the drug will cure the bad tummy side effects. With each drug you need to check if it is ok to eat with it, for some it blocks the absorption of the drug, for others it doesn’t. Some drugs you can’t take with milk, all those things are important to check. Or, your doctor might change whatever drug you are taking if you don’t tolerate it well. Better to change then not take it well through the whole course of the medication.