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Foul smelling pus in ear, ruptured drum

2019-01-05 18:12:27
I have been developing pus in my left ear which is foul smelling and usually have some white particles, there is no ear pain.When I use mixbiotic ear drops then it stops for a while and re-occurs after some time. What could be the possible reasons for the same.
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stop using ear buds. do not insert anything in your ears

Answered2019-01-10 07:56:51

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