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Is it ok to wear cottonballs with a busted ear drum?
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Ruptured eardrum: It is fine to have a cotton ball in your ear with a perforation. It will do no harm. Some people like to use this when they shower to avoid water in the ear. Feel better.
Answered 9/1/2013
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