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Suggest Remedy For Constant Drainage Of Yellow,sticky And Foul Smelling Fluid From Ear

I was suffering from allergies on a plane ride and became congested. I had severe pain nj my ear during the planes descent. Since then my eat felt clogged and now is constantly draining fluid that smells weird. The fluid is clear to yellow and sticky. Should I go to a doctor. This has been happening for a week now
posted on Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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Hello,
Sounds like you could have got acute ear drum infection.Ear drum would have burst open to cause pus discharge, you need cleaning and antibiotic ear drops. Using ear drops alone without cleaning is not advisable.
please consider meeting an ENT specialist for the treatment.

Best regards
Dr Rao
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Suggest Remedy For Constant Drainage Of Yellow,sticky And Foul Smelling Fluid From Ear

Hello, Sounds like you could have got acute ear drum infection.Ear drum would have burst open to cause pus discharge, you need cleaning and antibiotic ear drops. Using ear drops alone without cleaning is not advisable. please consider meeting an ENT specialist for the treatment. Best regards Dr Rao