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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
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Nop: Take it easy. You judt eroded skin. It should be fine.
Answered 5/27/2018
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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.
Answered 10/21/2019
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