Causes of long-term pus discharge from the ear

Long-term pus discharge from the ear is actually a serious ear disease. The main reason for this phenomenon is likely to be caused by otitis media. The patient will also experience symptoms of general discomfort and irritability, and pain will occur inside the ear. In severe cases, it will also affect the patient's hearing and cause hearing loss. Therefore, when long-term pus discharge from the ear occurs, it is necessary to seize the time to treat it, otherwise it will cause great harm to the body. So how to treat long-term pus discharge from the ear?

Long-term pus discharge from the ear is likely to be an external ear disease such as acute external otitis, external auditory canal eczema, external auditory canal furuncle, external auditory canal mycosis, and external auditory canal inflammation secondary to external auditory canal cholesteatoma, external auditory canal cerumen embolism, external auditory canal foreign body, etc. Benign (such as papilloma) and malignant tumors of the external auditory canal can also cause external auditory canal discharge. 2. Middle ear diseases: bullous myringitis, acute suppurative otitis media after tympanic membrane perforation, various types of chronic suppurative otitis media, middle ear tuberculosis, middle ear cancer, etc. 3. Other diseases such as cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea, fistula infection opening into the external auditory canal, etc.

When pus is flowing from the ear, pay attention to identifying the nature, amount and whether there is any odor of the pus. If it is otitis externa, there will be watery discharge. After the furuncle in the external auditory canal ruptures, a small amount of bloody and purulent secretions will flow out. Most cases of ear discharge are caused by middle ear lesions (there are no mucous glands in the external auditory canal, so when the secretions are mucopurulent, it indicates that the lesions are in the middle ear, or not just in the external auditory canal). After the tympanic membrane is perforated in acute otitis media, a large amount of sticky or mucopurulent secretions will flow out. When the lesions of chronic otitis media are limited to the middle ear mucosa, the secretions are mostly mucopurulent and odorless. When the lesion involves the mastoid bone of the middle ear, the discharge is mucopurulent, purulent, or mixed with white dandruff and has a foul odor.

Long-term ear discharge should be treated early to control the infection, avoid acute to chronic transition, and avoid complications of serious diseases such as meningitis and brain abscess. If the pus in the ear contains blood and cannot be explained by inflammation, attention should be paid to the possibility of a tumor. If the ear discharge is caused by external otitis, antibiotics can be used to control the infection, and sedatives and analgesics can be taken if necessary. For chronic cases, antibiotics and glucocorticoid mixtures, pastes or creams can be applied topically, but they should not be applied too thickly.