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Suggest Treatment To Cure Ear Infection
i've been suffering from having ear pus since i was young. i am 33 now. every month i always have pus discharge in my left ear which lasts for about 3-4 days. i really find it annoying and uncomfortable. i have not tried any medication nor consulted a physician about it. please help...ms. m
Mon, 5 May 2014
hello, thanx for ur query, pus from ear since childhood, reactive with water per ear or common cold indicates ur a case of chronic otitis media with perforation in tympanic membrane. u may require surgery to improve ur hearing and stoppage of pus. medications will be time being to stop pus. u can avoid swimming, water per ear during bath, visit an ent surgeon for evaluation and rx.
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