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Is overnight stay required for micro suction?
Query: Hello doctor, I was diagnosed with fungal ear infection yesterday. Doctor asked me to get admitted in the hospital for a microsuction to remove fungal debris. Is it mandatory to stay at the hospital overnight for a microsuction? Can microsuction be done as an out patient procedure without staying in... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome in icliniq.com.I would like to tell you that fungal infection in ear is quite common and it may be treated by: Cleaning the ear: Cleaning may be done by suction or syringing or by cotton swab.Antifungal ear drops to be used three or four times a day.Anti-inflammatory medicine to relieve ... Read Full »
Why is green fluid leaking from the ear?
Query: Hello doctor,I have had hearing loss since childhood. I had an infection in both ears four years before and got it treated with antibiotics and got well. But, within weeks, a fluid of light green and sometimes brown color started leaking from my ear often during the day and it was itching. The docto... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can have two of these conditions. This is what I can diagnose based on your history that you have given very well. Either chronic ear problems with a perforated eardrum or a fungal infection of the ear canal and drum. Perforation of the drum explains most of your... Read Full »
I took medication for ear infection and now have tinnitus. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have tinnitus in my right ear. My reports of audiometry have shown a dip at 4000 Hz, and tympanometry revealed an AS curve in the right ear. I consulted a doctor, and they prescribed me Bilovas, Lezyncet D, and nasal drop Nasivion. I had developed a fungal infection in the external ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query, and I can understand your concern. AS (stiff middle ear) curve in tympanometry signifies ossicular fixity, which is not letting the conduction of sound properly. The dip at 4000 Hertz signifies noise trauma. These are not confirmatory diagnoses,... Read Full »
My tinnitus is triggered only by external sounds. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a history of fungal infection of the ear, which has disappeared after applying the antifungal cream prescribed by the doctor four weeks ago. But later, I developed tinnitus a couple of days after the fungal infection. According to my observation, I only have tinnitus when I hear... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. Can you upload the reports of your hearing tests and the picture of your eardrum? Also, have you done a pure tone audiogram, tympanogram, SISI (short increment sensitivity index), ABLB (alternate binaural loudness balance test), or otoendoscop... Read Full »
What should I do if my swollen and blocked ear does not respond to Amoxicillin?
Query: Hello doctor, I have an ear infection, and my ear is swollen and blocked. I have prescribed Amoxicillin for one week, but it did not work. I could not consult a doctor in person because of the pandemic. What should I do now? Kindly help. Read Full »
Dr. Bhadragiri Vageesh Padiyar
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com Thanks for the briefing regarding the problem in concern. I had a detailed look at the picture you have sent (attachments removed to protect the patient’s identity). There are two possibilities in your case. 1) Fungal infection involving the middle ear canal, what we ca... Read Full »
What can cause severe ear pain with hearing loss and blocked ears?
Query: Hello doctor, For the past three days, I am having unbearable pain in my right ear. I doubt somehow in the meantime of bath some water must have gone through it. And by my right ear, I could not able to hear anything. My right ear hearing capacity is 10-15% and it is closed. I have faced this issue... Read Full »
Dr. Bhadragiri Vageesh Padiyar
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are three possibilities for your problem. First is, impacted wax can be there which can create lots of pain, ear fullness, and decreased hearing. You can use Soliwax drops three drops thrice daily for five days. Second possibility is a fungal infection which usually... Read Full »
Kindly tell the management of ear pain.
Query: Hello doctor, I have left ear pain for the past 7 days and I used Ciprofloxacin drop but no relief. Please suggest me. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pain in the ear- If external ear infection was causing pain then there would have been swelling around ear visible, which I suppose is not there. Wax in external ear can also cause pain, but you do not need antibiotic drops for that. Fungal infection can also cause pa... Read Full »
Can I get reinfection of otomycosis after tympanoplasty?
Query: Hi doctor, My wife is suffering from Aspergillus otomycosis. She has had tympanoplasty surgery. She then had a surgical ear cleaning, removing the infected skin in her middle ear. This initially worked to remove the fungus, but now her ear seems to be infected again. I am not sure if it is a fungus... Read Full »
Dr. Syed Peerzada Tehmid Ul Haque
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. In one of the pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity) sporangia seem to be there, but in the rest of the pictures, it is just wax. However, it is not likely to require debridement. It should go with the medications she is using. Read Full »