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A member asked:

Very scared!! been prescribed more hydrocortisone drops and my doc looked in my ear and saw the drainage.. drops drain but now my ear feels full???

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Dr. John Chiu answered

See ENT: Either the drop has failed to drain from your ear canals or you might have developed a fungal infection in the ear canal. See ENT to get ears examined.

Answered 3/11/2015

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