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"   Question My daughter had an earache during the night and the following morning a waxy discharge came out of her ear.  My GP said her eardrum had burst due to an infection and prescribed antibiotics.  I am worried that this may have caused permanent damage.  Will she suffer any damage or will her eardrum repair itself?    Answer Infection of the middle ear (known as otitis media ) sometimes causes the eardrum to burst and this may result in a yellowy-green discharge, sometimes blood-stained, to ooze out of the affected ear.  Antibiotics are usually given to treat the infection and in the vast majority of cases any pain and discharge quickly disappear.  The eardrum usually heals over again and although some scarring of the eardrum may occur this doesn&amp;#039;t usually cause any significant long-term problems with hearing.  There may be some temporary hearing loss for a few weeks after a burst eardrum but this should gradually return to normal.  If your daughter&amp;#039;s hearing doesn&amp;#039;t seem to be back to normal within a month or so, do take her back to be checked by your GP.  Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team  Other Qs &amp;amp;amp; As Alternative to grommets? Correction for protruding ears Hearing damage? Help for ear infections My daughter has glue ear - how can I help? My daughter has had a blocked nose for two months Our daughter&amp;#039;s ears stick out Our daughter has labyrinthitis Rash due to sore throat? Recurrent tonsillitis Tonsil growths \u2013 what can I do? Tonsillitis without any tonsils? Tonsils and ear trouble  Last updated 14.05.2014 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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