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My 6 month old baby has a ear infection i took him to the dr hr gave him antibiotics as soon as i got home he had dark brown to black wax run out why?
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Cerumen: Earwax is constantly being produced. When the doctor examined your child's ears he might have loosened up the wax.
Answered 1/6/2014
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