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Puncture wound of the ear
Injury which leads to rupture/ puncture of tympanic membrane or other ear structure.
Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this
27 year experience in Psychiatry
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A 35-year old asked:
I've got puncture wound of the ear. Now what?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the treatment for puncture wound of the ear?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Hi Doctor I experienced a bite on the inside of my ear,it has 2 black puncture wounds and is swollen and extremely painful,this occurred on Sunday night and it isn't going away, should I be concerned?
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A 41-year old asked:
It's okay to use antibacterial ear drops on a wound right?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Son punctured my ear with comb and now bleeding?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Is it permanent if you puncture your ear and lose your hearing?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is it possible for me to know I have a punctured ear drum, and what do I do?
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A 49-year old female asked:
My 23 tear old daughter has a pain in the right earn its inside, in the area behind the ear. Her ear also feels blocked?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I m 57male.When I goes to sleep, I feels strong jerk in my head & wakes up. I have punctured eardrum from last 10 yrs.Is it concern with ears or not?
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A 20-year old male asked:
After going through bells palsy on right side i got crocodile tears for about 10 months now it was ok for almost 9 months it would tear while i ate nothing else but now my head starts hurting after tearing on the effected side which goes down the ear?
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A 18-year old female asked:
My earring stud is stuck inside my ear. I tried pushing it back up to the front but I can't because the hole seems to be closed up and it hurts too much to do so. Is there anyway I could just pull the whole thing out through the back or will that tear my
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A 19-year old female asked:
Does mupirocin heal wounds caused by ear piercing?
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A 28-year old asked:
My husband has a ball behind his ear if you puncture it it smells and comes out stringy?
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A 37-year old female asked:
If you have a slight tear in your ear drum could minor pain be the only symptom you have?
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A male asked:
Why do my inner ears ache terribly when it's cold and when i'm on a plane (agonizing, tear-inducing pain)? When outside, the aching is worse when it' windy. On a plane, the ears feel like they are going to burst. It reduces me to tears. On the plane, the
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A male asked:
My right ear tragus is swollen and feels hard it is hurting, i also feel a wound or scratch in my ear if touch behind the tragus inside the ear.
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A 36-year old female asked:
My 1 yo bumped his head on sharp corner at temple 1/2" above ear. It swelled up 1/8" h and 1/2" w with a tiny puncture due to sharp metal. Go to er?
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A 26-year old female asked:
26,female.Front top upper outer ear where connects to head swollen/pain.No diet change,wound.Noticed slight hearing loss w/headphone same ear weeks b4?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Hello, So I had an industrial pricing in my ear for about 5 months now and today it ripped through my ear (helix part) , its not a big tear,no pain, no blood but Can it heal by itself ?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have blood coming out of right ear-is it a punctured ear drum?
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A 38-year old female asked about a male:
Can a wound that looks like a small tear on my kid's ear lobe that doesn't heal for 2 months be a fungal infection?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Visited casualties with my son this morning. Diagnosed a tear in the membrane of his ear. Only Mypaid prescribed for pain and was told not to use any ear drops. He is in pain and I just need to know how long the pain could last?
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A 65-year old female asked:
Punctured ear drum with a q tip I have bleeding now & muffled hearing what is the best thing to do?
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A 40-year old male asked:
I have a wound at the back of my ear with pus and bad odor. What can I apply? Do i need to take antibiotics ? The wound is 3 weeks already
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A 19-year old asked about a 18-year old male:
Uses super glue on back of ears to keep them back for 2 1/2 years now. think he has wet gangrene. Open wounds, wet, puss, smells bad, inflamed, red?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Impact damage to L-ear. Became infect from dirt at work. Infect spread to jaw& R-ear. L-ear then healed up. R-ear got very painful and punctured eardrum. I was prescribed Ofloxicin drops. using them in R-ear makes L-ear feel pressure. should I stop?
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A member asked:
I just used my neti pot to irrigate on my left nostril and my right ear started burning like salt on an open wound. What's going on?
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A 39-year old male asked:
I have sinus behind my ear drum(right ear) due to valvsa manoeuver. Can it be dried with medicine , my doc says he will puncture my ear drum nd remove?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I suspect that my ear canal is blocked after using an earbud to clear wax. Hearing has been impaired since. No pain or imbalance so I dont suspect an eardrum rupture/tear?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Sir my typanic membrane of of both ears r punctured and pus is coming from right ear i m using medicine cefixime 400 mg but zero result?
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