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Will my hearing go back to normal?
I was diagnosed with otitis externa today and have been put on medication + ear drops.
My hearing has also decreased or become muffled. I wanted to know if my hearing return back to normal? ( dr has said that this disease is common )
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Hello my frd
Plz go for PTA test
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Plus your hearing will improve because it’s just conductive hearing loss which will further be corrected once it resolved
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Avoid ear drops if it is otitis externa
Instead keep a ear wick soaked with clotam v but ointment. Daily change for 5 days
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Dr. Hiral Shah
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
4 yrs exp
Vadodara
It can return back to normal
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Dr. Varunkumar J
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
8 yrs exp
Puducherry
Good afternoon
If it is otitis externa with normal tympanic membrane ur aural fullness will come down
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Dr. Shradha Chandra
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
9 yrs exp
Bareilly
Yes ur hearing will come back don't worry
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