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What Are White Wisps Deep Inside Ear Canal?
Yes Thank You. My son is 7y/o & wears hearing aids. I recently looked into his ear with an otoscope & saw white, fluffy-like wisps deep in his ear canal -bilaterally? He does not have a fever,noe has there been any trauma to hhis head, ears etc. Could this be old, impacted earwax?
Tue, 3 Jun 2014
Hello,
White fluffy wisps could be the dead skin of the canal which gets peeled of by a tightly fight hearing aid ear piece, as it is removed and put again and again the skin gets peeled off and pushed inside . Or it could be cotton ball or rarely fungal infection .
You should get an ENT consultation and get examined as the thing should be removed .
In doubt do reply.
White fluffy wisps could be the dead skin of the canal which gets peeled of by a tightly fight hearing aid ear piece, as it is removed and put again and again the skin gets peeled off and pushed inside . Or it could be cotton ball or rarely fungal infection .
You should get an ENT consultation and get examined as the thing should be removed .
In doubt do reply.
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