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Severe Pain In Ear After Q-tip Went Too Far While Cleaning. Hurts On Opening Mouth And Putting Pressure

I was cleaning my ear a couple of days ago with a q tip and accidentally went too far. Now my ear has a in and out pain that s about a 9 on a 1 - 10 chart. Also when I open my mouth it hurts in between my jaw bone and ear too. It hurts to even put too much pressure on it with my hand or laying on it too hard
posted on Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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hello it is likely that you have damaged the ear canal and this is causing the pain. you can take tab paracetamol 650 mg 2-3 times a day for the pain , you must also meet your ENT doctor for examination and further advice. thanks!
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Severe Pain In Ear After Q-tip Went Too Far While Cleaning. Hurts On Opening Mouth And Putting Pressure

hello it is likely that you have damaged the ear canal and this is causing the pain. you can take tab paracetamol 650 mg 2-3 times a day for the pain , you must also meet your ENT doctor for examination and further advice. thanks!