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Pus like pale yellow discharge from ear

2022-08-08 03:09:21
From few day I hav notice some pale yellow like smelly discharge when I use ear bud at the inner side of my ear no pain nothing but sometimes a little heavy of fillied it feels 6 year back I had my eardurm operated same year coz I had hole in it since then every thing was normal now my question is again ear drum can rupture or wat
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History suggests chronic ear infection , pls fix appointment with an ENT ASAP

Answered2022-08-08 06:13:28

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Looks like middle ear infection
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A course of medications with antibiotics analgesic and nasal decongestants
Health Tips
keep ear dry and clean

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Need to take proper history Kindly consult

Answered2022-08-08 03:13:51

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May be its residual perforation Please take- Tab. Cepodem 200 mg 1 tab BD Tab. Xerodol sp 1 tab BD Tab. Telekast L 1 tab HS Cap. Protera 1 tab od Keep ear dry .. Dont use ear bud

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Please note the quantity of ear discharge and whether it is associated with ear ache or so.From Your Complains it looks like you have the recurrence, In short ear drum may be ruptured again.
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Consult your operating surgeon in person, and get further advise regarding same. You will be put on antibiotics and pain killers (if pain).Plus if the perforation is present, you maybe advised a surgery again.
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Don't Panic, many a times, because of upper respiratory tract infections, and repeated infections or poor middle ear ventilation, Ear drum may retract/perforate.In such cases, you should go for revision surgery, after showing it to your operating surgeon.

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