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Feels like something is in my ear?

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Dr. Suzanne Fiala answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Could be wax, other.: You could simply have a lot of wax in the ear, or something that doesn't belong there. I have pulled out scraps of paper, beads and even a cockroach out of people's ears! go to the doctor and have someone take a look with an otoscope and clean it out.

Answered 5/28/2021

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Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewis answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

See below: May simply be normal ear wax (cerumen) or impacted cerumen or fluid behind the ear drum (tympanic membrane) or inflammation of ear canal (outer: otitis externa or infection of middle ear (otitis media) or may have foreign body or insect in ear canal. See fp to have it checked.

Answered 4/7/2013

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Exam time: I have found everything from beads and rocks to bugs in someone's ear beyond the expected earwax. At some point it will bother you enough to have it looked at.

Answered 7/25/2019

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