Q. I have constant ear discharge after an eardrum surgery. Please advise.
Hello doctor,
I have an eardrum perforation since childhood. I had tympanoplasty done last year but, that failed. Now, the ear keeps discharging all the time. I completed a course of Ciprofloxacin and Dexatops ear drops but after a week, the discharge is back. Please advise.
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A recurrent ear discharge after a failed tympanoplasty needs to be evaluated completely.
- The causes can be a reservoir of infection in your mastoid bone, resistant organism, Eustachian tube dysfunction, etc.
- The permanent treatment is a revision tympanoplasty usually done with cortical mastoidectomy to remove any infection in the mastoid bone as well. You should consult a good ear surgeon in your city for the revision surgery.
- If you do not want to undergo a surgery, you should keep your ears dry:
- Ensure no water enters your ears.
- Avoid using ear buds.
- Treat yourself immediately in case of cold or nasal infections.
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