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Compromised Hearing And Bleeding After Puncturing Eardrum With A Qtip And Clening The Ears With The Mixture Of Water And H2O2?

I punctured eardrum with a qtip a week ago and after I did that I thought I needed to clean it so I put a mixture of water and hydrogen peroxide in it an it was very painful .......and it is still bleeding a little and ringing constantly and can't hear as good as usual --
Tue, 7 Jan 2014
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Hi and thanks for the query,
Traumatic injuries of the drum heal very well if left alone but since you have introduced water inside there is a chance that it is infected.
You have to see the doctor because you will probably require oral and local antibiotics.
Remember 2 things
1) Do not ever introduce a qtip or buds or anything else to clean your ears. Ears do not require cleaning.
2) Once you feel that you have injured your drum do not try to clean it , it will make matters worse.
Till you see the doctor keep your ears dry and dont try to clean the ear.
You can take a pain killer after checking the dosage.
Regards,
Dr Kishori.
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Compromised Hearing And Bleeding After Puncturing Eardrum With A Qtip And Clening The Ears With The Mixture Of Water And H2O2?

Hi and thanks for the query, Traumatic injuries of the drum heal very well if left alone but since you have introduced water inside there is a chance that it is infected. You have to see the doctor because you will probably require oral and local antibiotics. Remember 2 things 1) Do not ever introduce a qtip or buds or anything else to clean your ears. Ears do not require cleaning. 2) Once you feel that you have injured your drum do not try to clean it , it will make matters worse. Till you see the doctor keep your ears dry and dont try to clean the ear. You can take a pain killer after checking the dosage. Regards, Dr Kishori.