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Pus Discharge From The Ears, Headache. Need A Permanent Solution
goodafternoon sir,i am twenty-two years old and i am perpetually suffering from discharge of pus from both of my ears since childhood.i am fed up of this and i would like to get rid of this as early as possible and because of this very reason i often undergo a grave headache and that very moment i am unble to bridle myself. sir please give some solution to this subtle problem of mine.
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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you said you are having discharge since childhood , then i expect you have shown to ENT specialist by now.
If you have discharge at young age without any other medical illness then there are more chances that you have a perforation in both of your ear drums .
In that case such a long perforation never heals on its own ,you will have to consult and get it operated.Before that you can get done
otoscopy (viewing through the ear canal)to confirm the disease / perforation this can be done by ENT specialist.
Pure tone audiometery (hearing test ) to know the extent of hearing loss so that the surgery can be planned accordingly
X ray mastoids / HRCT temporal bone ---which is to be done will be decided by your doctor.
Dont just avoid treatment as long term discharge will lead to hearing loss.
Till then AVOID WATER ENTERING YOUR EARS
you said you are having discharge since childhood , then i expect you have shown to ENT specialist by now.
If you have discharge at young age without any other medical illness then there are more chances that you have a perforation in both of your ear drums .
In that case such a long perforation never heals on its own ,you will have to consult and get it operated.Before that you can get done
otoscopy (viewing through the ear canal)to confirm the disease / perforation this can be done by ENT specialist.
Pure tone audiometery (hearing test ) to know the extent of hearing loss so that the surgery can be planned accordingly
X ray mastoids / HRCT temporal bone ---which is to be done will be decided by your doctor.
Dont just avoid treatment as long term discharge will lead to hearing loss.
Till then AVOID WATER ENTERING YOUR EARS
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