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What Causes Pus Discharge From Right Ear?
Question: My son who is 12 years is having pus discharge from right ear since last 3-4 months. Earlier also he as flowing ears occassionly but after medication it used to be alright. but this time doc says infection has reached beyond ear drum and sugery may be necessary. X- ray report says " Gross sclerosis seen in both mastoids. " . Now doctor is saying after 2 weeks he will decide on future course of action for treatment. Pls advise
Brief Answer:
follow doctor's instructions
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and thanks for the query,
There are 2 types of chronic (longstanding) ear infections.
1) Safe type - can wait for surgery till child is 14 years old.
2) Unsafe type - surgery should be done as soon as possible since chances of complications is high.
From the prescriptions that you have uploaded the doctor feels it is unsafe type hence he has advised surgery.
Sclerosis in mastoids suggests that infection has been present for a long time.
Your doctor is probably waiting for infection to settle a little bit so that he can take a better decision.
When there is lot of infection, the pathology may not be very apparent, so frequently we wait for the infection to subside to analyse better.
Therefore as a whole the treating surgeon is doing the right job.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi
follow doctor's instructions
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and thanks for the query,
There are 2 types of chronic (longstanding) ear infections.
1) Safe type - can wait for surgery till child is 14 years old.
2) Unsafe type - surgery should be done as soon as possible since chances of complications is high.
From the prescriptions that you have uploaded the doctor feels it is unsafe type hence he has advised surgery.
Sclerosis in mastoids suggests that infection has been present for a long time.
Your doctor is probably waiting for infection to settle a little bit so that he can take a better decision.
When there is lot of infection, the pathology may not be very apparent, so frequently we wait for the infection to subside to analyse better.
Therefore as a whole the treating surgeon is doing the right job.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
- What kind of operation will be done ? Will it be Major or minor . What is the success percentage ? Can it recur after operation ?
Is it possible to do the surgery of eardrum repair along with surgery of sclerosis ? I have heard that without eardrum repair the probablity of problem recurring is always there. Pls guide
Is it possible to do the surgery of eardrum repair along with surgery of sclerosis ? I have heard that without eardrum repair the probablity of problem recurring is always there. Pls guide
Brief Answer:
kind of operation will depend on the disease
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The type of operation, success, recurrence and hearing improvement will depend upon the type of disease and the extent of it.
The drum will be repaired, hearing mechanism if diseased will also be repaired and also disease in the mastoid if present will be cleared. Any surgeon will do all of the above.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi
kind of operation will depend on the disease
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The type of operation, success, recurrence and hearing improvement will depend upon the type of disease and the extent of it.
The drum will be repaired, hearing mechanism if diseased will also be repaired and also disease in the mastoid if present will be cleared. Any surgeon will do all of the above.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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