Yellow fluid in baby's ear

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My baby is 8 weeks old and had an ear infection in the 5th week which was treated with antibiotics. The fluid discharge subsided after a 7 day antibiotics course. The following week, I found a yellow discharge when I was cleaning his ear with a cotton cloth after a bath. I thought it might be the residue fluid which I saw. Today again I see it in the other ear. However both the times there was no discharge flowing out of the ear. I only saw it sticking to the cloth. Is it an infection again?

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Dr. Shreyanse Tater

Pediatrician 9 yrs exp Panchkula

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Probably it is ear wax which is not so serious thing however ears needs to be examined by a doctor once

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Dr. Tapas Mohapatra Pediatrician 14 yrs exp Bhubaneswar · Accepted Answer

Dr. Tapas Mohapatra

Pediatrician 14 yrs exp Bhubaneswar

It's likely that it may be impacted wax, which is expected in babies at this age...However it's advisable that you get it examined by your doctor physically