WTF??? my ear is bleeding?

[Wheatmaster]

i noticed for a couple days that my right ear had some trouble hearing. then today when i was cleaning it with a swab, bleed was on it and my hearing is still messed up! WTF!

 

[Psycho18]

You should go see a doctor or something. That doesnt look good....

 

[fredtam]

Brain cancer?

 

[AreaCode707]

wax buildup and you damaged some skin by pushing around too much with the qtip?

Go see a doctor, for goodness sake.

 

[CubicZirconia]

On a related note, never use qtips. They push more wax in then they clean out.

 

[Ozoned]

Might have eib syndrome.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Don't go to a doctor. It's normal to bleed from your ears. A far better idea is to post about it on ATOT.

 

[Lager]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Don't go to a doctor. It's normal to bleed from your ears. A far better idea is to post about it on ATOT.

lol

Go see a doctor. Don't sit there bleeding.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Middle ear infection & ruptured eardrum? It should heal OK, but you prob need to see a Doc for a quick check & ensure you don't need antibiotics or further intervention. The eardrum will heal, but since we are so dependent on our ears, you need to get it looked @ fairly promptly.

PSA, ears are self cleaning, don't buy or use q tips (although it sounds like your ear was messed up well before you went after it with a q tip.)

 

[Wheatmaster]

o really, so the ears clean themselves, and we shoud just leave them alone?

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: Mak0602
o really, so the ears clean themselves, and we shoud just leave them alone?

Yes.

 

[chocobaR]

Originally posted by: fredtam
Brain cancer?

For sure.

 

[Leetman]

o really, so the ears clean themselves, and we shoud just leave them alone?

If you enjoy everyone seeing large amounts of earwax in your ear.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Leetman

o really, so the ears clean themselves, and we shoud just leave them alone?

If you enjoy everyone seeing large amounts of earwax in your ear.

how bout those water thing that doctors put in ur ear? does that work better?

 

[Anubis]

qtips work fine

what woudl you suggest instead? ear candles? thoes are even worse and do nothing, qtips do get stuff out especially after a showeer when teh wax is looser

 

[Crappopotamus]

concussion?

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
On a related note, never use qtips. They push more wax in then they clean out.

meh. if that was the case i wouldnt be able to hear any more.

 

[Pliablemoose]

In a way, it's part of a self-cleaning system. Most people don't need to do any ear maintenance at all. Earwax slowly migrates toward the opening of the ear canal and is sloughed off. If you want, you can take a washcloth and, using your finger, gently wash the opening of your ear.

Whatever you do, don't poke a cotton swab into your ear. A swab may remove a little wax, but it's also likely to push some deeper into the ear canal. Because the canal is hourglass-shaped, earwax can create a plug that won't come out on its own. Most of my patients with impacted earwax created the problem themselves with cotton swabs.

webmd

I see it nearly every day @ work, thank god I can dodge being the ear irrigator person, I pawn it off on someone else.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose

In a way, it's part of a self-cleaning system. Most people don't need to do any ear maintenance at all. Earwax slowly migrates toward the opening of the ear canal and is sloughed off. If you want, you can take a washcloth and, using your finger, gently wash the opening of your ear.

Whatever you do, don't poke a cotton swab into your ear. A swab may remove a little wax, but it's also likely to push some deeper into the ear canal. Because the canal is hourglass-shaped, earwax can create a plug that won't come out on its own. Most of my patients with impacted earwax created the problem themselves with cotton swabs.

webmd

I see it nearly every day @ work, thank god I can dodge being the ear irrigator person, I pawn it off on someone else.

alright i might by that but i have been useing qtips every day to clean my ears for teh past 8 years or so and i hear fine, no ear flushing needed

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose

In a way, it's part of a self-cleaning system. Most people don't need to do any ear maintenance at all. Earwax slowly migrates toward the opening of the ear canal and is sloughed off. If you want, you can take a washcloth and, using your finger, gently wash the opening of your ear.

Whatever you do, don't poke a cotton swab into your ear. A swab may remove a little wax, but it's also likely to push some deeper into the ear canal. Because the canal is hourglass-shaped, earwax can create a plug that won't come out on its own. Most of my patients with impacted earwax created the problem themselves with cotton swabs.

webmd

I see it nearly every day @ work, thank god I can dodge being the ear irrigator person, I pawn it off on someone else.

alright i might by that but i have been useing qtips every day to clean my ears for teh past 8 years or so and i hear fine, no ear flushing needed

There's lots of factors involved, viscosity of your ear wax, temp of the ear canal, how much hair is in your ear canal, etc. The article does say "most people".

I've seen some incredibly hairy ears lately, we use an ear probe thermometer & I have to look @ lots of ears everyday

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose

In a way, it's part of a self-cleaning system. Most people don't need to do any ear maintenance at all. Earwax slowly migrates toward the opening of the ear canal and is sloughed off. If you want, you can take a washcloth and, using your finger, gently wash the opening of your ear.

Whatever you do, don't poke a cotton swab into your ear. A swab may remove a little wax, but it's also likely to push some deeper into the ear canal. Because the canal is hourglass-shaped, earwax can create a plug that won't come out on its own. Most of my patients with impacted earwax created the problem themselves with cotton swabs.

webmd

I see it nearly every day @ work, thank god I can dodge being the ear irrigator person, I pawn it off on someone else.

alright i might by that but i have been useing qtips every day to clean my ears for teh past 8 years or so and i hear fine, no ear flushing needed

There's lots of factors involved, viscosity of your ear wax, temp of the ear canal, how much hair is in your ear canal, etc. The article does say "most people".

I've seen some incredibly hairy ears lately, we use an ear probe thermometer & I have to look @ lots of ears everyday

ahh IC, my ears arnt too harry, mabye that it, and i clean them after i shower so teh wax is more liquid,

and a ear probe thermometer just sounds nasty

 

[Bigblades]

At least its not your anus?

 

[AIWGuru]

Originally posted by: Mak0602
o really, so the ears clean themselves, and we shoud just leave them alone?

That's what ear wax is for. It moves from the inner ear to the outer (slowly) bringing the dirt with it. The only part of the ear you should clean is the visible lobe where the dirty wax has already left the ear canal.

 

[Vonkhan]

maybe ur mum/gf has been yappin a lot? the human ear can take only so much ...

 

[rudeguy]

a guy at work had problems hearing for years....pretty much all his life. He finally went to the doc and the doc shot some water into his ear. He said a piece of earwax the size of a bean plopped out. A BEAN!!! Anyways, he says his hearing is about 1000x better now.

To the OP, you head is just leaking. Its normal.

 

[Wheatmaster]

i keep hearing a ringing sound in my "deaf" ear. is that normal during the healing process?