Fungal infection in ear

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Asked for Female, 24 Years

Suffering from fungal infection in ear since 6 months , have seen general physician and an ent surgeon thrice .In every visit the dr do the ear cleaning n prescribes medicine and say nothing serious .however this problem recurs in 5-6 weeks.He is the best dr in town.What should i do as its been long as i am worried now.

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Dr. Vinay S Bhat ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 15 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vinay S Bhat

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 15 yrs exp Bangalore

Recurrent Fungal infection of the ear is usually because of inadequate treatment. After cleaning the ear you need to use anti fungal ear drops for few a week to avoid recurrence. You should avoid using ear buds and keep your ear dry

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