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amana7726 asked in HealthOther - Health · 5 years ago

Bleeding from ear after syringing?

I had a plug of impacted wax in my left ear. I used drops as prescribed for 5 days to soften it, then had the ear syringed by an ENT. This was 4 days ago. I was left with a very slight sensation of a drop of fluid in the ear after syringing, but assumed it was leftover water that would drain on its own.

However, for the past two days it has become apparent that it is blood (or at least a bloody discharge, otherwise clear). It pools in the ear without trickling out, but comes out if i tilt my head and collect the fluid into a piece of toilet paper (that s how i saw the blood) or at night - i wake up with some dry blood in the ear. I don t have any other symptoms - no pain, no fever, no cold or nose/throat issues.

I understand that I should see a doctor but I am currently on holiday in and unable to see one for at least another week. Should I worry? Can it be a ruptured eardrum? What else can it be? What precautions can I take?

Thank you all in advance.

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  • 5 years ago

    there are doctors, even in other countries you know!

    it's not even going to be an expensive visit, it should be pretty cheap, all they have to do is look inside your ear to see where the blood might be coming from.

    if it's dark brown, it might be watery wax.

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