instruction: hello doctor I would like to ask about my situation last night I decided to clean my ears using cotton buds after hours I felt like my left ear did not function as how my right ear does it has the same feeling when you got out of the water from the swimming pool as if there is a stucked water inside days pass two days to be exact I started to feel pain whenever I touch my ear and also I observe that there are times wherein there is a liquid just a bit but not too much that comes out of my ear but it has no odor and color I feel scared and bothered I am afraid of losing my hearing since I mostly use my ears for my job please help me is this dangerous will I lose my hearing because of this what are the medications I can take to ease the pain and cure this problem
output: hello I understand your situation your symptoms are suggestive of an acute ear infection nothing to worry since you say your ear is discharging follow these suggestions visit an ent doctor near you so that your ear can be visualized endoscopically and treated accordingly if you do not have the chance to visit an ent consultant start yourself on the following medication tablet amoxicillin 500 my twice daily for five days tablet levocetirizine once daily before sleep for five days ciprofloxacin ear drops three drops thrice daily try to keep your ear dry at all times regarding your hearing in most cases it will be back to normal after the underlying infection subsides but nothing can be confirmed without examining your ear get out of the habit of using earbuds to clean your ear it is designed to only clean the outer ear lobe not to clean inside your ear this habit will only worsen things for you infection of the external or middle ear endoscopic examination of the ear pure tone audiometry impudence audiometry keep the ear dry at all times follow up regarding the symptoms in three days