kylaleigh (1021.7 days ago) ok sounds weird but my DH has has ear drum replacement surgery on his ears when he was 19, he`s had all together 14 ear surgeries on his ears in his lifetime... he can actually smell infection in our boys`s ears. If you smell something coming from the inside of the ears it could be an ear infection.. sounds crazy but hey he`s right on every time! HAHA