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A member asked:
Can a hole in the ear drum cause frequent ear infections? ear was fine till ruptured and had 4-5 infections in 6mnths in same ear as hole
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Yes it can: Need to plug your ear on the perforated side till seen by ENT, to decide whether surgery is needed to graft the drum, wax plugs sre available, different treatment options and at times antibiotic ear drops adminstered prophylactically, ENT evaluation and follow up are needed
Answered 7/14/2015
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