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Is Anything Wrong If I Have Bleeding When Cleaning Ear With Cotton Bud?
please could you help i was cleaning out my ear with a cotton bud i do this pretty often as i have eczema in my ears so they are constantly itchy but when i put it in my left ear i felt a pain. it made my eyes water it hurt that much. when i looked at the cotton bud there was a bit of blood on it. my ear still hurts a bit and feels uncomfortable. i have been to the doctors previously with ear pain and discomfort but the doctors have just told me its eczema this is the first time there has been blood. please could you help me i just want to know if there is anything wrong and if i should visit my doctors again?
Mon, 16 Dec 2013
hello and welcome to health care magic,
I am Dr Sriram nathan and i Shall try to help you out with your problem.
You seem to have injured your ear canal or even drum when you were cleaning the ear.
Many people do not realize the danger of cleaning the ear even with a bud.
Now do not worry and most of the time it gets cured. The best thing to do right now is to keep your ears dry and clean and also remember these:
-Do not take head bath for two weeks and after that do not allow any water to enter the ear
- Do not put any ear drops
-take a course of antibiotic like amox-clav and anti histamine like levocetrizine in consulatation with your doctor
-get an audiometric analysis and examination by an ENT to confirm the finding
Remember that if you keep your ears clean and dry the canal will recover
If any other doubts get back to me
regards
Dr Sriram Nathan
I am Dr Sriram nathan and i Shall try to help you out with your problem.
You seem to have injured your ear canal or even drum when you were cleaning the ear.
Many people do not realize the danger of cleaning the ear even with a bud.
Now do not worry and most of the time it gets cured. The best thing to do right now is to keep your ears dry and clean and also remember these:
-Do not take head bath for two weeks and after that do not allow any water to enter the ear
- Do not put any ear drops
-take a course of antibiotic like amox-clav and anti histamine like levocetrizine in consulatation with your doctor
-get an audiometric analysis and examination by an ENT to confirm the finding
Remember that if you keep your ears clean and dry the canal will recover
If any other doubts get back to me
regards
Dr Sriram Nathan
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