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A member asked:

Can a internist do a ear wax cleaning or am i better off seeing a ear doctor specifically? i dont have insurance

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Dr. Al Hegab answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Yes: He or she can if they accept to do it for you if it is a straight forward procedure, you don't need a specialist, good luck

Answered 3/11/2020

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I was cleaning my sons ear with a scooper with a light. It started to have blood. And his ear wax smells all the time. The doctor said it was normal. What should I do?

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Ears the other day i had wax build up in my ears i went to the emergency room and the doctor syringed my ears prior to that i used q tip. Now after my ears were cleaned they became sensitive i hear a low pitched sound when quit in my house or when the tv

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My daughter had ear ear cleaned at the doctors the other day and there was a little blood. The doctor told me it wa fine. But today she has a lot of blood In The ear canal and she is not in pain. She has to take ear drops for loosening her wax. She I be c

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A member asked:

I was cleaning my sons ear with a scooper with light. I got some ear wax out that smells but it smells all the time, his doc said it was normal. But after I got a ear wax, he got blood in his ear. And he says he cant hear clearly. What should I do?

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I felt like wax was dislodged in my ear and shifting so I used a q tip and there was blood. Should I see a doctor?

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