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What Causes Severe Ear Pain In A Child After Using A Cotton Swab?

My daughter 2.5 years old inserted inserted an ear buds herself into her left ear and noticed pain at that moment. Then she was ok. No bleeding noticed at that moment. Then after 6 hours she noticed pain and noticed bleeding from ear. Please advice the causes of bleeding and what to do next. Now she is sleeping. Pls help. Regards Shafeek
Mon, 18 Jan 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.

As per your complain it seems that due to putting ear bud deep into the ear there has been either traumatic injury to the mucosa of the ear canal or there has been perforation of the ear drum due to very deep penetration..
I would suggest you to consult an Otolaryngologist and get evaluated and a clinical examination can help in diagnosis and treatment can be planned accordingly.
In case if there is only injury to the ear canal then no specific treatment is required and only tylenol can be given to relieve pain..
But in case if the ear drum is traumatized then the physician can advise to take antibiotics, anti-inflammatory painkillers and steroids..
Decongestant nasal spray can also be advised..
Avoiding excess exposure to water and loud sounds can help..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Severe Ear Pain In A Child After Using A Cotton Swab?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complain it seems that due to putting ear bud deep into the ear there has been either traumatic injury to the mucosa of the ear canal or there has been perforation of the ear drum due to very deep penetration.. I would suggest you to consult an Otolaryngologist and get evaluated and a clinical examination can help in diagnosis and treatment can be planned accordingly. In case if there is only injury to the ear canal then no specific treatment is required and only tylenol can be given to relieve pain.. But in case if the ear drum is traumatized then the physician can advise to take antibiotics, anti-inflammatory painkillers and steroids.. Decongestant nasal spray can also be advised.. Avoiding excess exposure to water and loud sounds can help.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.