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After three antibiotics, my mastoiditis keeps coming back. does that mean i need a mastoidectomy?
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Maybe: Possibly yes, but it depends on which antibiotics you have had and for how long, and probably on sophisticated imaging such as CT or MRI. Ask your doctor; or maybe it's time for referral to an ENT specialist if that hasn't been done.
Answered 1/30/2016
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