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Suggest Treatment For Ear Infection
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... My son has had an ear infection. He went to the doctor and they told him that his ear drum is indented and that they had never seen this condition before. We would like to know if you have any information about this condition?
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
Hi,
Noted the history related to your son, told by Doctor to have indentation over ear drum, a condition that your Doctor has not seen anytime.
There are few obvious reasons:
- Retraction meaning part of the tympanic membrane gets sucked in due to vacuum as the Eustachian tube gets blocked not allowing the air to go through.
Fullness due to accumulation of fluid.
Any mass or cholesteatoma inside tympanic membrane.
Glomus tumor of blood vessels.
I would advise you the following in such a situation:
Consult an ENT Surgeon for an actual endoscopy of the ear and nose.
CT or MRI of the Mastoids.
Audiometry.
All these will give a proper diagnosis and plan for management.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon
Noted the history related to your son, told by Doctor to have indentation over ear drum, a condition that your Doctor has not seen anytime.
There are few obvious reasons:
- Retraction meaning part of the tympanic membrane gets sucked in due to vacuum as the Eustachian tube gets blocked not allowing the air to go through.
Fullness due to accumulation of fluid.
Any mass or cholesteatoma inside tympanic membrane.
Glomus tumor of blood vessels.
I would advise you the following in such a situation:
Consult an ENT Surgeon for an actual endoscopy of the ear and nose.
CT or MRI of the Mastoids.
Audiometry.
All these will give a proper diagnosis and plan for management.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon
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