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Piece of cotton or cotton-like material suddenly appeared in ear canal, not from qtip, never use. any other weird thing it could be?
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Fungus: Fungal infection or otomycosis may appear like a wet tissue paper. Needs to see ENT for cleaning ears and possibly medications.
Answered 12/14/2015
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