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Ear Infection, Deafness, Flu, Peroxide Cleaning, White Clumps
My boyfriend is having some type of ear infection in one ear that affected his other ear that made him not hear in the other. He had the 24 hr flu a few days ago and then got an ear infection after. his mom tried cleaning it out with peroxide but white clumps came out. let me know asap what it could possibly mean. were both hoping he doesn t go deaf.
Fri, 21 Mar 2014
WELCOME T HCM.
FIRST THING TO TELL, NEVER PUT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN EARS, ITS A VERY DANGEROUS PRACTICE. SECOND THING, IT SEEMS THE FLU HE SUFFERED HAS AFFECTED HIS EARS CAUSING FLUID ACCUMULATION BEHIND HIS EAR DRUMS. U NEED TO TAKE HIM TO AN ENT EXPERT FORCLINICAL EXAMINATION AND FURTHER MANAGEMENT. TILL THEN ASKHIM TO START TAKING STEAM INHALATION. HE WILL FEEL BETTER.
FIRST THING TO TELL, NEVER PUT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN EARS, ITS A VERY DANGEROUS PRACTICE. SECOND THING, IT SEEMS THE FLU HE SUFFERED HAS AFFECTED HIS EARS CAUSING FLUID ACCUMULATION BEHIND HIS EAR DRUMS. U NEED TO TAKE HIM TO AN ENT EXPERT FORCLINICAL EXAMINATION AND FURTHER MANAGEMENT. TILL THEN ASKHIM TO START TAKING STEAM INHALATION. HE WILL FEEL BETTER.
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