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I have clear liquid draining from my ears

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: May 28 10:29am | Replies (36)
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@gordy6898p

Hello,

Keep going back to the ENT until you get an answer. There are many reasons for ear drainage but I would be concerned since it’s not clearing up, the description you gave and that fact that your hearing is poor.

Look up the term Cholesteatoma, which is a rare condition and mention it to the ENT and see if he or she knows what it is. I wouldn’t accept an answer of letting it clear up. If you can, keep a sample of the discharge that is yellow and pasty and cream cheese like. They need to see it. Get a small glass jar with a good lid and put enough in to look at. Don’t let any provider be dismissive.

FL Mary

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gordy6898p | @gordy6898p | Apr 8, 2023

Thanks for your reply.....

I Googled "Cholesteatoma," very interesting.

Per your advice, I'll attempt to collect a sample of the substance oozing from my ear.

Last night, before bedtime, I swabbed my ear canal using "Povidone-Iodine Swabsticks" provided by the VA for a previous unrelated issue.

This morning the slight pain was gone, and after swabbing with iodine, the oozing appears to have stopped.

A nurse from the VA is supposed to call me Monday to set up a appointment (hopefully) with a specialist at the VA hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.

Thanks again. Have a pleasant weekend.

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