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How To Clean Up Dried Blood In Ear?
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...My child complained of an ear ache all night and when he finally felll asleep he woke up with dried blood in his ear. Is there somenthing that I can do to clean it out? His ear isn t bothering him anymore, but I can still see dried blood in the ear lobe
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
Hello,
Dried blood cleaned with regular soap and water. But per ear bleeding and pain could be a sign of pierced eardrum. I recommend that you visit an ENT doctor to examine the child's ear.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman
Dried blood cleaned with regular soap and water. But per ear bleeding and pain could be a sign of pierced eardrum. I recommend that you visit an ENT doctor to examine the child's ear.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman
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