Chronic discharge (otorrhea) - Occasional acute re-infection: fever + pain, usually associated with an obstruction to drainage through the perforated drum with secondary infection by streptococci, pneumococci or gram negative organisms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Cases of otorrhea-discharge from the ear-and eardrum perforation were successfully managed with standard surgical and medical therapies and typically did not require more extensive procedures.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

A strange case is reported in a girl of fourteen, who lost her tympanum from a profuse otorrhea, and who substituted an artificial tympanum which was, in its turn, lost by deep penetration, causing augmentation of the symptoms, of the cause of which the patient herself seemed unaware.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference