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How To Take Out A Stuck Q Tip In The Ear?

Hello I was cleaning my ear with a q too and the cotton swab got stuck inside my ear. I thought I had hard ear in my ear so I push the q tip a little harder and the stick cut the inside of my ear. I am bleeding a bit but I can see the cotton swab in my ear. My father tried taking it out but our tweasers are to small what can I do to get it out ? Would paraoxside fix it ?
Wed, 23 Sep 2015
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OBGYN,  's  Response
Hey my boy,

Please do not fiddle with the tip if it is not coming out easily. Just at the end of the ear canal where the Q tip is stuck up, there is a delicate membrane called as Tympanic membrane. Due to this membrane, we can hear. If you start probing around, there is a risk of injury/perforation to the Tympanic membrane. This can further lead to infection of the middle ear also.

Please report to ENT surgeon and get the foreign body removed from him/her.

I hope you got the message.
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How To Take Out A Stuck Q Tip In The Ear?

Hey my boy, Please do not fiddle with the tip if it is not coming out easily. Just at the end of the ear canal where the Q tip is stuck up, there is a delicate membrane called as Tympanic membrane. Due to this membrane, we can hear. If you start probing around, there is a risk of injury/perforation to the Tympanic membrane. This can further lead to infection of the middle ear also. Please report to ENT surgeon and get the foreign body removed from him/her. I hope you got the message.