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Was cleaning my ear with my finger last night now my ear hurts. the pain is dull but constant. should i go to the doctor or take aspirin? can this be an ear infection?

Q: was cleaning my ear with my finger last night now my ear hurts. the pain is dull but constant. should i go to the doctor or take aspirin? can this be an ear infection?

: Yes. Cleaning your ear with a finger was likely incidental and not a causative event. Any dull ear pain might be an ear infection or something else.

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Yes. Cleaning your ear with a finger was likely incidental and not a causative event. Any dull ear pain might be an ear infection or something else.

Answered 9/3/2021

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A member asked:

Was cleaning my ear with my finger last night now my ear hurts. the pain is dull but constant. should i go to the doctor or take aspirin? can this be an ear infection?

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