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Discharge from ear
Hello doctor.while cleaning my son's ear .he started to cry.i Guess it hurt his ear.now after a day he has discharge coming from ear.he was already in antibiotics monocef o 100 for fever . While he was sleeping itried to see his ear. I think it looks like a dot like hole in eardrum though I am not sure . Can you suggest what to do ?.and does the hole heal ? I am giving him combiflam on a doctor friend suggestion
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Kolkata
Traumatic perforation of ear heals in most of the cases.
Next Steps
Antibiotic
Antiallergic medicine
Decongestant nasal drop
keep the ear dry
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Dr. Ankit Mishra
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
9 yrs exp
Bhopal
Take consultation in person
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Anand
traumatic perforation heals on its own in 95% cases if ear is dry.
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consult physically to confirm
Health Tips
do not do any home remedies
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Dr. Chirag Yashlaha
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Indore
Kindly consult my friend
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Dr. Varalakshmi Govindappa
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Stop combiflam, get him checked with the ENT specialist for evaluation and management
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Dr. Oliyath Ali
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
8 yrs exp
Delhi
You should not have cleaned his ear in first place, it's wrong practice to clean ear yourself with ear buds Matchstick or anything else.
Our ears doesn't need any cleaning, they a natural mechanism to clean themselves.
Only if you put ear buds Matchstick etc then the natural cleaning mechanism gets distributed leading to impaction of wax.
If the hearing is compromised or there is pain due to wax then only ear should be cleaned and that too by a qualified ENT doctor only, no one else.
You cannot see a tympanic membrane hole with naked eye and that too by lay man. So only after otoscopic/I oto-endoscopic examination by ENT doctor it can be said whether there is hole or not.
Even if there is hole, it will heal with proper treatment.
Get a thorough consultation with ENT doctor.
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