I am having ear discharge. I consulted an ent specialist and asked for swab culture. The report showed as bacterial infection and gentamicin is effective. Is using ear drops of gentamicin ok for the treatment or I should go for tablets. Also that I have ruptured eardrum. Please suggest better treatment for the same. I did not asked this on this platform before. Thanks.

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Dr. Shikha B. TiwariGeneral Physician1yrs exp

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Ear drops are better as it will act exactly where the infection is present. As the problem here is the ear, ear drops are preferred more than the tablets.

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Dr. Debayan TarafdarENT Specialist10yrs exp

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Please share the culture sensitivity report in total. Gentamycin drops you can use for 7 days but you will be needing a oral antibiotic as well. You can do a online consultation for this. After the discharge is over. Consult physically once the discharge is over.

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Dr. Vilas MisraENT Specialist28yrs exp

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Dear lybrate-user, please take the required antibiotic as ear drops for 10 days. Yours sincerely. Dr.vilas.

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