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Suggest Treatment For Clogged Right Ear
My son had tympanoplasty (bilateral) 2 yrs ago, but consistently has drainage from the right ear, which he has cipro drops for. Hes 5 days into the cipro for this time but his right ear is clogged it looks like with white stuff , if i pull his ear back. looks gross
Fri, 27 May 2016
Hi,
Since your child has ear discharge, we should look into the cause.
Recurrent ear discharge in the background of failed tympanoplasty suggest a mastoid infection that should be addressed.
Other causes could be
Fungal infection or
Cholesteatoma-- which is a more serious type of infection,usually discharge would be foul smelling.
If your child had fungal infection, he would have some sort of pain or it might have been controlled with ear drops.
So, it points more towards chronic infection of the middle ear and mastoid. Consulting a specialist will be best at this point.
Since your child has ear discharge, we should look into the cause.
Recurrent ear discharge in the background of failed tympanoplasty suggest a mastoid infection that should be addressed.
Other causes could be
Fungal infection or
Cholesteatoma-- which is a more serious type of infection,usually discharge would be foul smelling.
If your child had fungal infection, he would have some sort of pain or it might have been controlled with ear drops.
So, it points more towards chronic infection of the middle ear and mastoid. Consulting a specialist will be best at this point.
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