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Suggest Remedy For Blood In Ears Caused While Cleaning With Q Tip

I was cleaning my sons ears tonight and the quip went to deep Because he moved and I pulled it out immediately after that happened! A little late he said it was still hurting and it smelt very bad so I looked and there was blood! What should I do will he be okay?
Fri, 17 Jun 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain it seems that as you went too deep inside the ear of your son while cleaning it and it was painful even later on and was bleeding there is a pretty good chance that you have damaged his eardrum leading to its perforation..
At times bleeding can even simply occur due to injury to the lining of the ear canal..
You should consult an ENT Expert and get evaluated and a through clinical evaluation and investigations like otoscopy and x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..

In case if there is injury to lining of ear canal then it will heal on its own and only pain relievers like Ibuprofen or Tylenol is enough..
Analgesic eardrops can also be advised..

In case if there is perforation of eardrum then small perforations can be healed with antibiotic, analgesic eardrops and decongestant nasal sprays can help..
In case if the perforation is large surgical correction that is tympanoplasty can be advised..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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Suggest Remedy For Blood In Ears Caused While Cleaning With Q Tip

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain it seems that as you went too deep inside the ear of your son while cleaning it and it was painful even later on and was bleeding there is a pretty good chance that you have damaged his eardrum leading to its perforation.. At times bleeding can even simply occur due to injury to the lining of the ear canal.. You should consult an ENT Expert and get evaluated and a through clinical evaluation and investigations like otoscopy and x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. In case if there is injury to lining of ear canal then it will heal on its own and only pain relievers like Ibuprofen or Tylenol is enough.. Analgesic eardrops can also be advised.. In case if there is perforation of eardrum then small perforations can be healed with antibiotic, analgesic eardrops and decongestant nasal sprays can help.. In case if the perforation is large surgical correction that is tympanoplasty can be advised.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.