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Just got my ears pierced and i was cleaning them with a-tip and rubbing alcohol. well i accidentally got rubbing alcohol inside ear is this bad?

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Dr. Bahman Omrani answered

Specializes in Pain Management

No: It would be highly unusual to have any ill effects from a small amount of over the counter rubbing alcohol entering an intact ear via a saturated cotton tipped applicator and has vaporized by now. The q-tip is likely to cause more harm than the rubbing alcohol. Just don't get anything inside your ears period.

Answered 7/29/2013

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