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Taking Amoxicillin For Ear Infection. Greenish Discharge From Ear With Pain. Should I Go To Doctor Again?

I took my daughter to the doctor on Monday and he said she had an ear infection and put her on amoxicillian. this morning she woke up and she has green fluid and looks like blood draining from her ear and she said her ear hurts worse than ever now. Is this normal for an ear infection or should I take her back to the doctor?
Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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HI hkm9901.

THANKS FOR YOUR QUESTION.

PROBABLY SHE HAD A MIDDLE EAR INFECTION CALLED OTITIS MEDIA AND AFTER STATING OF AMOXYCILINE HER TYMPANIC MEMBRANE RUPTURE AND PUS WITH BLOOD COME FROM MIDDLE EAR CAVITY AND CAUSING SO WORSE PAIN.IT IS VERY USUAL COURSE IN CASES OF OTITIS MEDIA WHERE INFECTION RESOLVE BY PERFORATING THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.DONT BE WORRY ABOUT PERFORATION OF THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE AS MOST OF THE CASES IT GRADUALLY CLOSED WITHIN 3-6 MONTHS BUT IF NOT CLOSED THEN SHE MAY NEED A TYPANOPLASTY.

NOW IMPORTANT THINGS IS THAT DONT PUT ANYTHING OR MAY BE ANY EAR DROP IN THE EAR WITHOUT ANY ENT SURGEON OPINION.CONSULT YOUR ENT SURGEON AS PUS COLOR IS GREEN SO THERE MAY BE CHANCE OF PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION AND IN THAT CASE HE MAY CHANGE THE ANTIBIOTICS.AND ALSO FOLLOW ALL THE ADVISE OF YOUR ENT SURGEON.

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Taking Amoxicillin For Ear Infection. Greenish Discharge From Ear With Pain. Should I Go To Doctor Again?

HI hkm9901. THANKS FOR YOUR QUESTION. PROBABLY SHE HAD A MIDDLE EAR INFECTION CALLED OTITIS MEDIA AND AFTER STATING OF AMOXYCILINE HER TYMPANIC MEMBRANE RUPTURE AND PUS WITH BLOOD COME FROM MIDDLE EAR CAVITY AND CAUSING SO WORSE PAIN.IT IS VERY USUAL COURSE IN CASES OF OTITIS MEDIA WHERE INFECTION RESOLVE BY PERFORATING THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.DONT BE WORRY ABOUT PERFORATION OF THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE AS MOST OF THE CASES IT GRADUALLY CLOSED WITHIN 3-6 MONTHS BUT IF NOT CLOSED THEN SHE MAY NEED A TYPANOPLASTY. NOW IMPORTANT THINGS IS THAT DONT PUT ANYTHING OR MAY BE ANY EAR DROP IN THE EAR WITHOUT ANY ENT SURGEON OPINION.CONSULT YOUR ENT SURGEON AS PUS COLOR IS GREEN SO THERE MAY BE CHANCE OF PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION AND IN THAT CASE HE MAY CHANGE THE ANTIBIOTICS.AND ALSO FOLLOW ALL THE ADVISE OF YOUR ENT SURGEON. BEST WISHES DR SOURAV GANGULY