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Have Blood And Some Leakage In Ear Due To Hit Of Ear Drum With Q-tip?
Hi i was cleaning my ear with a q-tip and i got jumpscared and hit my eardrum. For a couple of minutes it hurt quite a lot but now it is fine. However there was a little blood when i tried to check with another q-tip. Also if i close my nose and try to blow air the ear has some sort of leakage as if there s a small hole.
Mon, 3 Mar 2014
Hello
You are correct in presuming that there may be a hole in your ear drum because of the injury by the q tip!
please dont worry as this will generally heal in a few weeks, please keep the ear dry and please meet your ent doctor for finding out the extent of the damage and further advice.
Thanks
You are correct in presuming that there may be a hole in your ear drum because of the injury by the q tip!
please dont worry as this will generally heal in a few weeks, please keep the ear dry and please meet your ent doctor for finding out the extent of the damage and further advice.
Thanks
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