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I have clear liquid draining from my ears

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (38)
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@gordy6898p

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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imallears | @imallears | Apr 8, 2023

@gordy6898p

If, by any chance, the drainage is due to a fungus infection..the providone iodine should clear it right up. I was diagnosed with a fungus infection several years ago and my ENT prescribed it…..used it for a week or so
and Boom…it was gone. Didn’t have much drainage at that time and nothing like your description. So it wouldn’t hurt to keep doing that daily (the liquid is available at any drugstore if you are out of swab sticks.)
I’m not a fan of quips or swab sticks as there is a tendency to probe too deeply.
Good luck.
FL Mary

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