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Suggest Treatment For Pus From Hole In Ear
Question: hole in ear yellow discharge very poor hearing 7 weeks now all started after bath had my head under water in tub.bought some ear drops said to add 3 to 10 drops had severe pain after that when to doctor was put on penacinlin returned in 10 days was told I have a hole in my ear. hearing is very poor and nasty foul smelling fluid please help
Brief Answer:
Please, get the pus cultured!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
From the information you have provided, yo have chronic suppurative otitis media. If you have the means and resources to do a pus culture, then get a sample of pus from the ear and have it cultured. This would identify the exact germ and recommend what antibiotics would take care of this. It has been a long time since the problem started and the urgency is not in prescribing antibiotics but being able to identify the exact cause and treat accordingly. This would not be possible without a culture.
Let me hear what your take of this is and whether it is possible for you to do the above. I hope this helps. I wish you well and thank you so much for using our services. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
Please, get the pus cultured!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
From the information you have provided, yo have chronic suppurative otitis media. If you have the means and resources to do a pus culture, then get a sample of pus from the ear and have it cultured. This would identify the exact germ and recommend what antibiotics would take care of this. It has been a long time since the problem started and the urgency is not in prescribing antibiotics but being able to identify the exact cause and treat accordingly. This would not be possible without a culture.
Let me hear what your take of this is and whether it is possible for you to do the above. I hope this helps. I wish you well and thank you so much for using our services. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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