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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Liquid Discharge From Ear

Posted on Thu, 30 Jun 2016

Question: hello doctor,
My daughter 3 yrs and 1 month old she has ear pain and as per prescription I gave her candibiotic drops ( 2 drops every 6 hrs ) and today is 2nd day , she does not have pain but there is a white liquid discharge is it normal.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (52 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It may be ear infection

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

Discharge and pain from ear can be due to infection or blockage of eustachian tube due to cold.As in your case there is no history of cough and cold so chance of blockage due to cold is less.
White discharge in your case is most likely due to infection.
Candibiotic drop contains antibiotic and antifungal.
I suggest you to continue the same and observe for improvement or worsening of symptoms.
In case the discharge persists for more than 72 hours I would suggest you to visit your physician for reevaluation.

I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any queries.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (3 minutes later)

She had cold and was prescribed Sinarest syrup, now the cold has also subsided, post this there was a ear pain and was prescribed candibiotic, now its been 2 days for ear drops and i white liquid discharge , is there something to worry about.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Don't worry,continue candibiotic drops

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up

If the ear discharge is due to cold,in most of the cases it improves as cold subsides.So possibility of infection is more.
So I would suggest you to continue with the same.You may give some decongestant nasal drops after consulting your physician for better result.

Thanks and regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar