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submitted 8 months ago by Fudoshin@feddit.uk to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

A while back there was a post about having an itchy ear.

Well I've been vigorously cleaning my ear after a shower in case it was ear wax build-up.

After doing that Sunday I've been getting blood on the tissue paper. GP said I've perforated my ear drum and I've been prescribed antibiotics.

Bugger.

If your ear itches - get steroid ear drops. I've now got to shower with cotton wool & vaseline in my ear to keep it dry.

Dry and itchy, until it heals.

I'm 40. I'm too old to be this stupid. :(

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[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 15 points 8 months ago

My Dad always scratched his ears with a car key. Never seemed very wise.

[-] apis@beehaw.org 7 points 8 months ago

And there was me thinking I was an only child!

[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 5 points 8 months ago

Did you also get itchy ears at the age of 27?

[-] retrolasered@lemmy.zip 14 points 8 months ago

Youre never too old to be stupid

[-] apis@beehaw.org 6 points 8 months ago

Oh no.

Hope you heal up quickly!

Don't be hard on yourself though - we're all aware of the hazard, but we all do it.

Managing with slightly warmed olive oil when mine itch, but still go in with an earbud from time to time.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 8 months ago

Well I didn't have an itchy ear until you brought it up

[-] Blackout@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago

You might have a family of spiders living in there. You don't want to hurt a family do you?

[-] HanDman@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago

I had a dig around in there a few months back and now whenever I get a cold my ear blocks up. It’s like having an earplug in.

[-] huf@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

how did you manage to reach that far in? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[-] Saltarello@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Add me to your list of stupids. I have what I think is a blocked duct or follicle on my eye, its swollen & painful so decided it best to douse my eye in my go to cure all - TCP. At this point I'd take a perforated eardrum!

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