Causes and Treatment for Ear Drainage - Verywell Health
网页2024年5月14日 · Ear drainage can occur for many reasons, including earwax buildup, an infection, or a ruptured eardrum. Learn more about the types of ear drainage and when to seek medical attention.
Otorrhea: What It Is, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
网页Otorrhea is drainage that comes out of your ear. Sometimes, people refer to otorrhea as “runny ears” or “watery ears.” Most commonly, otorrhea is the result of a ruptured eardrum from an ear infection. When there’s a hole in your eardrum, the fluid in your middle ear drains out into your ear canal.
Ear Discharge: Causes, Treatments, and Prevention - Healthline
网页2023年2月23日 · In most cases, discharge from your ear is simply ear wax making its way out of your body. This is natural. Other conditions that can cause discharge include infection or injury.
Ear drainage: Types, causes, and treatment - Medical News Today
网页2019年3月8日 · Ear drainage can occur for many reasons, including an ear infection, an earwax buildup, or an injury. Learn more about the types of ear drainage and their causes and treatments here.
Ear Discharge: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Healthgrades
网页2022年10月27日 · The most likely cause is an ear infection. Ear discharge can be mild or very serious depending on where the fluid is draining from and what type of fluid it is. Most ear discharge is treatable and temporary. Read on to learn more about ear discharge, including possible causes, treatments, and more.
Ear infection (middle ear) - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2021年6月23日 · An ear infection (sometimes called acute otitis media) is an infection of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear. Children are more likely than adults to get ear infections.
Ear drainage – why it happens and what it means - Healthy Hearing
网页2023年7月24日 · It’s normal for ear wax to drain from your ears on occasion, but if you’re experiencing excessive drainage of fluid accompanied by pain, fever, swelling, redness, or reduced hearing, it’s time to seek medical treatment. You may have an infection. What does it mean when your ear is draining?
Middle-Ear Infection in Adults - Johns Hopkins Medicine
网页A middle-ear infection is an infection behind your eardrum. This kind of ear infection can happen after any condition that keeps fluid from draining from the middle ear. These conditions include allergies, a cold, a sore throat, or a respiratory infection.
Adult Ear Infection: Treatment, Types, Causes, Symptoms
网页2024年8月20日 · More severe outer ear infections can lead to swelling of the ear canal, which can cause muffled hearing, a fever, or ear drainage that looks like there is pus in it. Your provider can diagnose otitis externa by looking at your ear canal with a special tool with a light on the end that makes it easy to see inside the ear ( otoscope ).
Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments of Fluid in the Ear - Verywell …
网页2024年8月15日 · It can be caused by inflammation, mucus, or a structural problem in the ear that blocks the fluid drainage from your auditory tube. If you have symptoms, they may include pain, muffled hearing, or a feeling of fullness in your ear. Fluid in the ear may gradually go away on its own but other treatments might be needed.