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Child With Clogged Ears Due To Wax. Tried Colloidal Silver, Peroxide And Olive Oil. Had German Measles And Ear Infection In The Past. Treatment?
Last Christmas, while we were traveling in South Africa, our son developed German Measles and got an ear infection after. The illness passed and he has had no symptoms of any kind since - no fever or any other symptoms and, in fact, that is the only time he has ever been sick in his life. However, for the past year, the ear in question has continued to fill up with what looks like mucous and wax that is yellow to brownish in color and it is so much that it clogs his ear. We have tried to solve this with colloidal silver, peroxide , oregano oil, ozonated olive oil, and more and can t seem to get it to stop in his one ear. He has been checked by a doctor and has no perforation in his ear drum. Any ideas?
Fri, 18 Jan 2013
Thanku for your query,
Well I understand your concern ,I think it is just an impacted wax ,and you have tried with n number of medicines to dissolve it but of no use.well the best answer to this you need to meet ENT surgeon ,who will do syringing and remove the wax .donot worry the wax in ear is quite common in Pediatric age group.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction
God bless
Dr Aarti
Well I understand your concern ,I think it is just an impacted wax ,and you have tried with n number of medicines to dissolve it but of no use.well the best answer to this you need to meet ENT surgeon ,who will do syringing and remove the wax .donot worry the wax in ear is quite common in Pediatric age group.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction
God bless
Dr Aarti
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Hi,
Thank you for your query,
Some times fungal infections(otomycosis) will present with brown to black masses in the ear canal or wax get impacted in external ear canals and causes obstruction.
In this situations impacted wax can be loosened by wax softners, if not came out then it should be removed through syringing by an ENT surgeon or removed under vision.
If otomycosis is there it requires antifungal drops and removal of the mass under direct vision as blind removal may lead to tympanic membrane injury.
So consult ENT surgeon for proper management.
Thank you for your query,
Some times fungal infections(otomycosis) will present with brown to black masses in the ear canal or wax get impacted in external ear canals and causes obstruction.
In this situations impacted wax can be loosened by wax softners, if not came out then it should be removed through syringing by an ENT surgeon or removed under vision.
If otomycosis is there it requires antifungal drops and removal of the mass under direct vision as blind removal may lead to tympanic membrane injury.
So consult ENT surgeon for proper management.
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