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Severe inner & outer ear infection. i'm on oral antibiotic & drops. the pain is gone but my ear is so full of fluid. any tips to get it to drain?
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Takes time: The fluid is trapped in the middle ear space and must exit through the Eustachian tube. This can take up to 3 weeks or so in a routine middle ear infection. Nothing you take or do is likely to speed this up.Antihistamines may actually slow the process.
Answered 4/21/2019
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