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I have clear liquid draining from my ears

Posted by Gregory Tremblay @gregorytremblay, Jan 24, 2016

I have clear liquid draining from my ears, mostly from the right, and the canals show damaged skin. I've seen 2 specialists and neither thinks it's a problem. They are surely incompetant, as the 1st I saw caused an infection in my left ear. The fluid feels like automotive break fluid. Do you have an opinion? Thanks. Greg T.

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midniteangelcloudjum | @midniteangelcloudjum | Apr 19 11:33am

Well i went and all went well. I feel great now. There was a lot of fluid in there. Now i don't feel like a Babble Head. Am very happy.

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jackielb | @jackielb | Apr 20 9:29am
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Well i went and all went well. I feel great now. There was a lot of fluid in there. Now i don't feel like a Babble Head. Am very happy.

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What was the cause and how was it treated?

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midniteangelcloudjum | @midniteangelcloudjum | Apr 20 10:10am
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What was the cause and how was it treated?

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Oh i have had ear issues from childhood. My E tubes don't expel the fluid that collects behind the ear drum so after awhile it gets stagnant and infected. When i was 22 i had to go to a ENT and he drained the ear and put in a tube and i have had to do that many times since then. It is called a Myringotomy. First the numb the ear drum and then make a tiny incision and drain the fluid and put a tube in it to keep it drained. It falls out after 6 mos. Happy Easter..

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rbrowning125 | @rbrowning125 | Sep 24 5:04am
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Something similar happened to me just once. I have a profound bilateral heating loss, prone to ear infections and get ear checkups every 4 months or so. Over a year ago at one of the checkups I mentioned my hearing wasn’t as acute as it was and had drainage out of my right ear. It was a fungus “infection”. Other than drainage and itching and a little decreased hearing I had no other symptoms. There are 2 types of fungus, one of which is not visible under an otoscope and one which has physical signs. I don’t know which one I had. He didn’t want to use an antibiotic or steroid because they change the ph of the ear and decrease the good bacteria you need. He thinks there is a general overuse of antibiotics …..I happen to agree.

He treated both ears ( my left ear was itchy but no drainage) with providone iodine. Told me to use for 3 days (if I remember correctly) and I returned for a follow up in a week. Everything was squeaky clean….my hearing was normal, no discharge or itchiness.

Providone iodine is ototoxic according to a study in animals. This may be why he didn’t want me to use it for more than 3 days.

I am only telling you this to let you know of another possible cause and am not recommending the use of Iodine. My ENT wears hearing aids, is board certified and has won numerous awards among his peers in the Tampa Bay Area.

By the way, they used to call sticky ear discharge Glue Ear…don’t don’t if that term is still used.

I hope you get results. This is especially hard for anyone who wears hearing aids.

FL Mary

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I’ve had this issue 3 times in the last 7 years and my ENT finally mixed a diluted solution of iodine for my ear and it also cleared it up. This was after months of going through antibiotics , then anti fungal and eczema medications. It’s important to have the iodine (betadine) diluted to the correct ratio.

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