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I started getting a right ear pain i felt my ear was full sunday monday my ear started hurting now i got ear pain and drainage i had a fever of 99.6 tuesday is this a swimmers ear infection or middle ear infection?
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Proper diagnosis requires more history and an exam. Has the person been swimming a lot? If not it is unlikely. Ear fullness followed by pain & then drainage suggests a hole developed in an infected eardrum & allowed pus to drain. Selection of treatment will require the ear be examined for infection/hole in drum/ canal swelling/etc.
Answered 8/26/2021
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Agree with Dr. Ferguson. Your symptoms are consistent with middle ear infection and a perforate ear drum. It is imperative that you see a doctor, preferably an ENT doctor.
Answered 8/25/2021
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