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I cleaned my left ear this morning carefully with a q tip and see there is a small amount of blood on the tip. i have no pain?

Q: i cleaned my left ear this morning carefully with a q tip and see there is a small amount of blood on the tip. i have no pain?

: Probably some old blood or related to the q tip itself and a little trauma from it. No pain and no active bleeding there is little to worry about

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Probably some old blood or related to the q tip itself and a little trauma from it. No pain and no active bleeding there is little to worry about

Answered 2/9/2023

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A member asked:

I cleaned my left ear this morning carefully with a q tip and see there is a small amount of blood on the tip. i have no pain?

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Dr. Leslie Leighton answered

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