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Hello I woke up yesterday with a earache I went to work on my way home I was having sharp pains in my ear and it felt like a bug was crawling inside my ear went to the bathroom and had chunks of wax come out that were Brown dark brown now today my cotton ball is pinkish and has pus on it is it just an ear infection or should I go have it looked at
Wed, 6 Jun 2018
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The dark brown wax, followed by pinkish cotton swab along with pus discharge suggests inflammation, infection of the external ear with possibly injury to the eardrum. You should visit ENT surgeon and have it examined and advised for these issues.
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What Causes Earache And Brown Ear Wax?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The dark brown wax, followed by pinkish cotton swab along with pus discharge suggests inflammation, infection of the external ear with possibly injury to the eardrum. You should visit ENT surgeon and have it examined and advised for these issues. Thanks.