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I have a bad ear infection and have augmenting& prednisone for 5 days now.i still have tons of fluid and pressure, steroid isn't helping. what do i do?
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See ENT: You may well require drainage of the inner ear with a VT tube but only an ENT can perform that.
Answered 2/18/2016
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