Ear leaking for 5 months.
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End of January my left ear started leaking and smelled really bad. I was given Otomize spray which I thought did the trick. After about 3 weeks it seemed to have started leaking again. I went back to my GP who put me on Otomize spray again.
Two weeks later it still hasn’t cleared up so I went back to the GP. He then put me on a 5 day course of Amoxicillin. That didn’t clear it up so I went back to my GP who took a swab of the inside of my ear to find out what it is (came back with nothing) then gave me a course of Flucloxacillin. My 3rd antibiotic in 4 months.
Last month my ear started bleeding so I went to my nearest walk in centre as I was in work and they gave me another antibiotic that I’ve forgot the name of now.
So after 4 antibiotics I’m fairly sure it’s not an infection as it does not budge at all. Or it’s got immune to it. Also end of March I lost my hearing in my left ear to barely nothing but that’s slowly coming back now. I have been referred to the ENT specialist but waiting on an appointment but no details of what’s been happening will be on it as I asked to be referred to them as I also have collapsed eardrums (which I’ve had since I was a child).
The liquid is yellow in colour.. which can then go more brown. It has a not so pleasant smell to it too.
Any ideas what it could be?
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djarvis Chloe0888
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Dear Chloe, Tell your GP that you want a Brain MRI.. Last year i had a Brain mri because i thought i had a stroke... I am in my 50's. I have had MRI's of my head in the past because of a motorcycle accident years ago... Anyway, my MRI came back showing i have a very rare B9 mass or lesson in my pentrous apex called a cholesterol granuloma. I didn't know i had this and since have seen several Dr's whom are following me with mri's every 6 months to make sure it isn't growing as that would mean surgery for me... Apparently i have had this mass for a few years and it was missed a few time on my head MRI's and many many Dr's don't know anything about this nor have heard of this. I have since looked up cholesterol granuloma on facebook and found a page called Granuloma International ... or something close. I have found several whom suffer from this in the county and out of the country... This explains symptoms i have had for years and dismissed as something else... My ENT never even heard of this and ent drs assist in this type of surgeries.
Anyway, One of the main symptoms of this is leaking from the ear of a brownish yellow thickish liquid, and hearing loss. Not all but most including myself have dizziness, nausea sometimes and sometimes feel off balance. There are other symptoms that some have as well. I would insist on a brain MRI from your gp. When you go in for the MRI tell them to look for a granuloma in the apex area... Google Cholesterol Granuloma ... read about it... also join the support group on facebook and see what others have said... The brownish yellow fluid leaking from your ear is a huge indicator it may be this B9 Tumor.. Please keep me informed of what you find out. I hope this helps you.