 [ Symptoms ] for a urine sample does a time lapse between when you last drink and when the sample was taken affect the results  5days ago a healthscreen urine dip indicated 3times the normal white blood cells and blood so i was referred to my gp today at the gp nothing was noted is there a reason why this would happen  2 5hrs before the sample was taken i went to the bathroom an 1hr before the sample i had a drink so that a sample could be given [ Disease ] there can be several reasons since i can not examine your ear or even know the underlying reason you are using the ciprodex there are several different types of ear infections it is difficult for me to blindly determine a reason one reason could be ear canal swelling in otitis externa the ear canal can nearly swell shut some clinicians will insert a wick in the ear canal to allow those drops to penetrate other reason is a wax impaction or a canal filled with pus or other debris many clinicians will not attempt to clean out the ear when it is painful so if you have a blockage of debris those drops will not go in i would suggest that you consult the clinician currently treating you since they examined you last