A member asked:

Hi, i have a question about my ears. i just cleaned them out with a q tip and some dark opaque black stuff came out on one. do i need to be worried?

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Dr. Timothy Beck answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not likely: This was either old dried blood or old hard ear wax. I would be careful using a qtip to clean ears.

Answered 6/8/2015

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Dr. Randy Stevens answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Ear wax: you most likely removed ear wax. You should not remove ear wax by placing a qtip inside the ear canal. You can try a simple method over the counter. It requires water with a bulb syringe. The qtip is used to clean the outside of the ear which is outside of the canal. Hope this helps

Answered 6/8/2015

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