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What Causes Black And Green Discolouration Inside Ear Canals?
My son cleaned his ear with a cotton bud weeks ago, and it got stuck, he has mentioned anything since, so I thought it had made it s way out, but now he s complaining it s blocked again, I ve tried having a look inside and it s all black down the canal and green round the edge, I m really panicking now that he s done serious damage??
Thu, 20 Nov 2014
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The cotton has to be removed . If it stays inside the ear, it could cause bad fungal infection and infection of ear canal. Please visit an ENT doctor for the same. Do not put any drops before removal.
Regards
The cotton has to be removed . If it stays inside the ear, it could cause bad fungal infection and infection of ear canal. Please visit an ENT doctor for the same. Do not put any drops before removal.
Regards
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