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Will Injury Inside Ear After Using Q Tip Heal On Its Own?
My son was cleaning his ear with a Q-tip and slipped and jammed it into his ear. It did bleed a little bit and had some tenderness. It has been 9 hours now & It is no longer bleeding but still is tender. He has no hearing loss form what he can tell. Will it likely heal on its own?
Wed, 4 Jun 2014
Hi, thanks for the query.
As per your clinical history it appears as your son having trauma to ear canal while cleaning with Q tip .
Keep ear dry . Donot allow water to go inside. Stop using Q tip for ear cleaning.
Use ciplox D ear drop. Most likely it will on its own.
Hope above information helpful to you.
Regards - Dr KK ( Karade )
As per your clinical history it appears as your son having trauma to ear canal while cleaning with Q tip .
Keep ear dry . Donot allow water to go inside. Stop using Q tip for ear cleaning.
Use ciplox D ear drop. Most likely it will on its own.
Hope above information helpful to you.
Regards - Dr KK ( Karade )
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