Fungal ear infection

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Asked for Female, 27 Years

I have fungal ear infection for last one month. Its like coming again and again. I am using same ear drop and yesterday doctor told me to stop drops as I already stopped antibiotics too. He said sometimes ear drops can carry infection because of its repeated use.. what do you think is this make any sense???

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Dr. Monalisa Debbarman

Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist 16 yrs exp Pune

Which drop u r using ?Consult online for further evaluation.

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Dr. Hajira Khanam

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 10 yrs exp Hyderabad

Plz consult for a proper evaluation for why this issue is arising multiple times, do not ignore any sort of infections and plz do not try amy self manipulations or medications

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Dr. Shreya Mahendra ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 8 yrs exp Hyderabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Shreya Mahendra

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 8 yrs exp Hyderabad

The logic behind it is that, if you keep your ears wet all the time the fungal growth increases in moisture. Also which drops are u using? Ear care is very important to cure fungal infection.

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