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Ear drum damaged

2015-09-05 14:14:42
My left ear is damaged and doc told me that I have lost 30% (both ears) of sound. He also told me that there is a pus and tube behind drum is blocked. Plz tell me will I recover my drum again as I am afraid of becoming deaf from left ear.
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it is not clear that whether your eardrums are perforated or not. take a course of antibiotics antiallergic and nose drops to reduce infection. then an ear check up and audiometry test will decide further workup.

Answered2015-09-06 13:52:37

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