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my ears got plug in the shower, i used a qtip to clean them but i went too far in one of the and now it hurts when i swallow, and i can't hear well?

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Dr. David Cohen
Dr. David Cohen answered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
See below: You may have perforated an ear drum. A doctor eeds to look in your ear.
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