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Having Ear Pain, Discharge With Foul Smell. On Amoxicillin. Not Able To Detect The Infection Due To Wax Formation
my 10 year old daughter had a 7 day course of amoxicillin for earache the doctor said there was that much wax in the ear she couldn t she behind the ear drum so the medication was given because we was going away incase she had an infection due to the pain she was in now 18 days later shes still losing alot of wax but starting last night there is a really foul smell with it ,not really had any pain for last 2 week the colour of discharge is darkorange to brown
Wed, 22 Aug 2012
Hi,
Welcome to HCM,
The dark orange/brown color of discharge can be due to presence of blood.
In suppurative otitis media, when pus/discharge finds exit, pain decreases.
Foul smell in discharge is due to presence of infection.
Antibiotic resistance is very common. It seems that infecting organism is not sensitive to amoxycillin.
To identify infecting organism and effective antibiotics, you should get Culture & Sensitivity test of ear discharge, done.
Your doctor can prescribe antibiotic on the basis of C & S report, and can add Tinidazole/Metronidzole to it for better results.
Thanks for your trust in Healthcaremagic and posting your query.
Hope you found my response to your query informative and helpful.
With good wishes,
Dr.Chandra Shekhar Sharma
Welcome to HCM,
The dark orange/brown color of discharge can be due to presence of blood.
In suppurative otitis media, when pus/discharge finds exit, pain decreases.
Foul smell in discharge is due to presence of infection.
Antibiotic resistance is very common. It seems that infecting organism is not sensitive to amoxycillin.
To identify infecting organism and effective antibiotics, you should get Culture & Sensitivity test of ear discharge, done.
Your doctor can prescribe antibiotic on the basis of C & S report, and can add Tinidazole/Metronidzole to it for better results.
Thanks for your trust in Healthcaremagic and posting your query.
Hope you found my response to your query informative and helpful.
With good wishes,
Dr.Chandra Shekhar Sharma
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