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Cotton stuck in ear
I was using ear bud, And cotton stuck in the ear.. Going to the hospital to remove it..is it painful to remove the cotton from ear?
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It's not a painful process. Please cooperate with the doctor and it will be easier for both of the doctor and you.. Avoid using ear buds
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Dr. R Rohiwal
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
36 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Never use cotton buds They are meant to be used for cleaning the pinna or part of external ear & never to be poked inside The external ear skin is in continuity with pinna, ear canal & the tympanic membrane. Tiny flakes of skin getting shed off are mistaken for wax in the ear which is not the wax actually. There is a vicious cycle of itch~skrach~itch is set Using ear buds is strictly No No
Get the cotton stuck inside by a qualified Allopathic ENT surgeon to avoid damage to the delicate structures like tympanic membrane
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