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When you get a paper patch to fix an eardrum does your ear feel itchy after ?

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Specializes in ENT - Head & Neck Surgery

Paper patch: It can. Healing can be accompanied by itching. This is normal.

Answered 8/8/2017

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A member asked:

When you get a paper patch to fix an eardrum does your ear feel itchy after ?

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Dr. David Martin answered

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