Suggest Treatment For Otitis Externa

Posted on Sat, 18 Mar 2017

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Question : what causes inner ear to go grey

medication citrofloxacin and ear wax removal
and ear has a really bad odor

Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Otitis externa. Rule out fungal infection.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query.

1. The grey color and foul smell is most likely to be caused by Otitis Externa.

2. If there is itching, this may be a fungal infection. Use of antibacterial drops can lead to fungal infection.

3. Get a swab from the ear sent for bacterial and fungal culture.

4. An ear examination and cleaning by an ENT specialist examination will help settle the diagnosis.

I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any further questions, I will he available to answer them.

Regards.

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