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I hit my eardrum while cleaning my ears now it hurts to yawn, burp, and hiccup?

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Ear: You may have pushed wax up against your eardrum or injured the eardrum. Keep it dry when showering with earplugs but you should see an ENT asap to check it out

Answered 7/29/2018

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