Allergies

I've been experience terribly, horrendously itchy ear the past few days, and before that I had had mild pain in my ears. Actually, the mild pain had been a few weeks ago, but it seemed to go away after we treated it at home. In the past week the itching started, and the past few nights it was so bad I couldn't sleep. The itching seems all through my ears into my throat, but it's particularly bad in the left ear. On the left side of my throat there's been a white spot (we were worried it was strep at first, but it never changed and hardly even hurt), so we wondered if that was connected to my ears. My left ear started stinging a little bit too, along with the itching, so we decided it was time to go to the doctor.
After asking lots of questions and checking things out, the NP told me that I have allergies. The reason it's affecting me the way it is due to a cold I had not too long ago. Apparently there's liquid stuck in my eustachion tubes, that came from having a cold, and the allergies are making it trapped in there. The spot on my throat seems to be completely unrelated; it's just some viral thing in my tonsils.

The NP did ask if we have any pets, and I said that yes, we have dogs. She asked if any of them ever go into my room, and I told her that my puppy always sleeps in my bed at night. So, that could be a slight contributing factor, therefore I need to be sure to keep my room dusted and swept.

But on the upside, today had fantastic weather! I'm getting excited for spring! My bedroom window is currently open, letting in some of the nice, fresh 64 degree air.