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Hearing issue in both ear
In left ear of my mother , the ear drum has a hole and some red patches around it as informed by an ent dr. She is continuously having problem in hearing even what I said standing near to her. Moreover in the same left ear , she told me that a fizzy or a whistling type of sound continuously gets heard due to which she is unable to hear other sound.
In the right ear, mucus gets accumulated around the ear canal and it gets dry and hard. Because of this she is not even able to hear from left ear as well.
Dr suggested operation for the ear drum rupture but I am reluctant of doing it. Please suggest what should I do? Any option to cure it without any operation?
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Dr. Vinay S Bhat
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
15 yrs exp
Bangalore
She seems to be having chronic otitis media which is a common type of middle ear infection where there will be hole in the ear drum. She may need to undergo surgery known as tympanoplasty as medicines are not really useful if hole is long standing. If hole has recently occurred then it may heal with antibiotics
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Consult nearby ENT specialist for confirmation of diagnosis and appropriate treatment if required
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