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A member asked:
Possible sinus infection. dr gave me amoxicillin 875 mg tid for 10 days. used for 4 days now. why would dried ear wax come out next morning?
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Yes: It's not uncommon for sinus infections to get worse before they get better.
Answered 1/5/2019
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Unrelated : Ear wax is totally unrelated to sinusitis. The Amoxicillin may change the bacteria of the ear canal skin causing the skin itself to have some changes and that maybe why the wax has come out.
Answered 8/11/2016
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