I was cleaning my ears when the cotton slipped off my Q-tip and is now in my ear canal. How can I safely remove the cotton.
2007-02-22 08:57:06 · 10 answers · asked by Paul M 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
SEE A DOCTOR
2007-02-22 09:00:32 · answer #1 · answered by iroc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use a bulb syringe found in the ear wax removal kits to wash out the cotton. Fill the bulb with as warm water as you can tolerate and squeeze it into your ear while you hold your head sideways.
Stop putting the Q-tip in your ear they are not supposed to go inside the ear they are made for superficial cleaning only.
2007-02-22 09:05:55 · answer #2 · answered by 60's child 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Have someone look and see if it can be seen. Pull it out with a pair of tweezers.
Never use generic cotton swabs for cleaning ears. I have used Q-Tips daily my entire life (I am over 60) with no problems.
2007-02-22 09:07:16 · answer #3 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get someone to remove it with a pair of tweezers, be careful not to push it down to far as you can damage the eardrum. Good luck honey
2007-02-22 11:01:41 · answer #4 · answered by fluffyflo_1999 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
See your doctor or go to ER immediately
Don't even THINK of digging around for it!
Nothing should ever ever go into your ears.
Thanks for teaching me what can happen. No joke. I will never use a q-tip again!
2007-02-22 09:05:58 · answer #5 · answered by Noor al Haqiqa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See a doctor. You could break your ear drum trying to pry it out.
2007-02-22 09:11:26 · answer #6 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do it yourself, except if the person has medical experience. get a pluker and carefully extract it from the ear canal.
2007-02-22 14:34:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need a long nose tweezers, If you can't get it go to the doctor.
2007-02-24 10:43:17 · answer #8 · answered by lennie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tweezers? but be careful not to jam em in there and make urself deaf
2007-02-22 09:01:06 · answer #9 · answered by me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same thing happened to my dad....he went to the ER
2007-02-22 09:01:26 · answer #10 · answered by You Betcha! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋