A 40-year-old member asked:
Bilateral myringotomy tubes placed on my grandchild now ear is bleeding?
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Dr. Cindy Justeranswered
Pediatrics 37 years experience
Please see below.: Although there can be some bloody ear discharge in the first few days after tube placement, if it's been longer than that or if the bleeding is severe, call the ENT doctor.
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