Cleaned ear last night. caughed and had slight pain. cleaned ear tonight with qtip to find dry blood. should i worry? no other symptoms & hearing ok

Nop: Take it easy. You judt eroded skin. It should be fine.

Probably not: First: don't clean the inside of your ear canal with a Q-tip! They should only be used to clean the outer/visible part of your ear itself. Putting a Q-tip inside the ear canal can force wax and dirt/debris deeper into the canal and can lead to impaction (a plug) of the ear canal wax (cerumen). Also, the Q-tip can injure the wall of the canal and can cause some minor bleeding like you had.