What Could Abnormal Ear Discharge And Foul Smell After Ear Cleaning Indicate?
A few months ago I had both ears cleaned by my doctor. About two weeks after my visit I noticed my left ear felt stopped up again so I flushed to with a syringe. What I saw in the sink kinda scared me,a white paste looking stuff and a good deal of it. Thinking it was over until 3 days later I had to do it again with the same results. Now twice a week I have to clean the left ear out. Is something bad going on with my ear? Oh and I almost forgot,my ear has a funny smell to it. One last thing if it helps,my doctor did put me on antaboitics after he flushed them.
From your description , it looks like that you may be having a fungal infection of the ear ,causing the foul smell.Please do not irrigate your ear since water will only promote the growth of the fungus. You will need to start on anti fungal ear drops and keep the esr dry , you will also need to meet your ent doctor ,who will remove the fungus with suction.Dont worry , you will be fine!
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What Could Abnormal Ear Discharge And Foul Smell After Ear Cleaning Indicate?
hello From your description , it looks like that you may be having a fungal infection of the ear ,causing the foul smell.Please do not irrigate your ear since water will only promote the growth of the fungus. You will need to start on anti fungal ear drops and keep the esr dry , you will also need to meet your ent doctor ,who will remove the fungus with suction.Dont worry , you will be fine! Thanks