Weird ear discharge?

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I was at the beach last week and went swimming in the ocean.  I ended up with an ear full of salt water that wouldn't drain.  After a day I tried a Q-tip hoping it would loosen up the water. (Yes, I know this is not a good thing to do.)  Anyway, when I pulled the Q-tip out the water hadn't drained but I had bright pink (almost flourescent) colored ear wax. (At least I am assuming it was ear wax.)  I got some ear drops to loosen the wax, which also finally dislodged the ocean water and more bits of pink ear wax came out.  I used the drops for a few more days and my ear is back to normal.  At first I thought I had a bad case of swimmer's ear and maybe the stuff on the Q-tip was blood but it was way too pink to be that.  I had a some mild pain in my ear, but no hearing loss, before the salt water finally drained.  Now I am just wondering if it was ear wax and what caused it to turn bright pink.  Has anyone else ever experienced something like this?

PH · Accepted Answer

You might have had a mild ear infection, which changed the color.  The salt water and ear drops may have also changed the color a bit..

Arley · Answer

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I was at the beach last week and went swimming in the ocean.  I ended up with an ear full of salt water that wouldn&#39;t drain.  After a day I tried a Q-tip hoping it would loosen up the water. (Yes, I know this is not a good thing to do.)  Anyway, when I pulled the Q-tip out the water hadn&#39;t...

Anonymous · Answer

I've had what you are describing, ALL the symptoms except for the black solid plugging up the ear, except mine was going on for a few weeks and not a year. I did make an appointment to see a doctor, but it went away on its own before the appointment. It was painful and annoying. I had to resort to putting small pieces of cotton in my ear to help with the leak. Sometimes, I even just put my head to one side and let the leakage drain out of the ear into the cotton. I would suggest your teacher see a doctor!

Weird ear discharge?

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