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What Causes Cerebrospinal Fluid To Leak From The Ear?

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Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2015
Question: my brother in law is to have some surgery on his ear something about brain fluid coming from the ear. Is this possible? or they said might be spinal fluid. can you shed some light on this problem
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Yes, it is possible for the cerebrospinal fluid to leak from the ear...

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for posting the query

Yes, it is possible for the cerebrospinal fluid to leak from the brain. Whenever there is trauma to the temporal bone, the covering of the brain the meninges, get ruptured, following which, the fluid suspending the brain leaks out through the fractured segment.

If the leak has been diagnosed then immediate exploration has to be performed to identify the site and closure of the same. Exploration of the leak is done through mastoidectomy under general anesthesia.

Hope this answers your query; I will be available for the follow-up query.

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Dr. Naveen Kumar N.
ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon
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What Causes Cerebrospinal Fluid To Leak From The Ear?

Brief Answer: Yes, it is possible for the cerebrospinal fluid to leak from the ear... Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for posting the query Yes, it is possible for the cerebrospinal fluid to leak from the brain. Whenever there is trauma to the temporal bone, the covering of the brain the meninges, get ruptured, following which, the fluid suspending the brain leaks out through the fractured segment. If the leak has been diagnosed then immediate exploration has to be performed to identify the site and closure of the same. Exploration of the leak is done through mastoidectomy under general anesthesia. Hope this answers your query; I will be available for the follow-up query. Regards Dr. Naveen Kumar N. ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon