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Does Penicillin Treat Ear Infection?
My son went to a care facility in Yuma AZ for an ear ache, the dr, gave him penacelyn for an infection, he just texted me stating that he losing his hearing, and he sent me a picture of his ear bleeding . I m here in NM, 425 miles away, what should I do ?
Thu, 18 Sep 2014
Hello,
Penicillin is useful to treat some ear infections. That doctor would have thought it was the best antibiotic for his ear condition. Pus collection behind the ear drum causes ear pain and rupture of ear drum causes blood stained ear discharge.
If the ear pain is reducing no need to worry as the ear discharge eventually stops.
I would suggest your son can revisit the doctor and get his ears cleaned.
No need to worry, as this is usually how the disease progresses.
All the best
Dr Rao
Penicillin is useful to treat some ear infections. That doctor would have thought it was the best antibiotic for his ear condition. Pus collection behind the ear drum causes ear pain and rupture of ear drum causes blood stained ear discharge.
If the ear pain is reducing no need to worry as the ear discharge eventually stops.
I would suggest your son can revisit the doctor and get his ears cleaned.
No need to worry, as this is usually how the disease progresses.
All the best
Dr Rao
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