A 29-year-old male asked:
while cleaning my ear the qtip implailed my ear drum. my ear bleed 4 two days and it feels like my ear is plugged. can't hear, migraine what do i do?
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Dr. David Brouwer answered
30 years experience Internal Medicine
Ear trauma: You may have punctured your tympanic membrane. You should see your primary care physician today and if it is confirmed you will probably be referred to an ENT specialist for further evaluation.
Answered on Dec 9, 2017
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Dr. Hamid Sajjadi answered
40 years experience Ophthalmology
See an ENT DOC: Cleaning the inside of ear canal with a q-tip is a definite no no. Tearing the drum, bleeding may be repaired, but I have seen patients that have dislocated one of the 3 hearing bones. That can cause severe conduction hearing loss with normal nerve. The surgery for that although not hard is only 30 % successful with risk of facial palsy and loosing your taste on one side.
Answered on Jul 16, 2016
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Dr. Tanya Russo answered
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Local trauma: Trauma to the ear canal can cause bleeding after ear procedures. This is usually not a significant injury and heals on its own. When the ear drum is ... Read More
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Dr. David Cohen answered
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See below: You may have perforated an ear drum. A doctor eeds to look in your ear.
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Dr. Joseph Jeu answered
44 years experience Family Medicine
The : The bleeding is probably from having scratched the skin in the ear canal. This will heal with time. I doubt you punctured your ear drum since you st ... Read More
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Dr. Gerry Tolbert answered
13 years experience Family Medicine
Doctor: Given the bleeding, you really need to have a medical professional look into the ear with the appropriate equipment. You could have a perforated ear d ... Read More
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