Broke into 2

In all the years that I have been using Q-tips this is the first time I have ever done anything so bad.

hi again just do not go very far inside your ear,just clean the outer canal.then you willbe safe.

Glitznglitter I'm sorry that this happened to you. It is such an aweful thing. I hope that it continues to heal well and that your ear drum doesn't have a lot of problems over time. That is such a scary thing. It makes us remember how we really do value our hearing.

Yes I have heard that as well, unfortunately I am not a contortionist to get my elbow to my ear therefore Q-tips have to do.

You have a great sense of humor. Since laughter is a good medicine, may you heal fast.

Thank you Hatley, Yes I have been back a couple of times, the seal that the ear canal normal has is broke, although the skin has been fixed between the scar tissue which now appears in my ear as two pieces (don't quite understand that but that's what the doc said), and the break in the seal of the canal the gurgling I hear will probably always be there. Some days are definately better than others, but for now I have to deal with the gurgling. It's worse when it's windy as I can really hear the wind. I also have to be careful not to get the inner part of my ear wet as any water that manages to get in behind the natural seal which is no longer there will cause pain. So no more swimming under water for me. Definately need to be careful with Q-tips.

yes it was a horrible feeling to this day it's not back to way it once was. We now use baby Q-tips in this house as you can't push them in as far as the adult ones.

Well, I sure hope that your ear will go back to its normal state. It is hard to continuously hear gurgling sound as if you are underwater.

I don't wear hearing aids not yet anyway. I hear a gurgling sound most days.

most of the time when i am cleaning my ears out i am paying more attention to other things including my 2 and 4 yr old fighting all the time. i think i will make sure i do this before they get up because it is sounding like it needs my attention 100%. my daughter use to try and clean her ears by herself (she just wanted to be like us) i am so glad this never happend.... do you know if the gugle sound will ever go away?? i think that it would drive me absolutely insane having to deal with that day in and day out. How are the baby Q-tips working for you? i use those on the kids and i am thinking about switching so this never happens to me and i was curious if it helps ne.

Oh be sure to really be careful I wasn't paying attention I was paying attention to an arguement that was happening in the house between my two teen girls and accidently just pushed to far. Its definately painful and the gurgle sound is absolutely annoying.

it definately wasn't a good feeling, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone even my worst enemy.

Yes the doctor told me that if you have to clean your ears it should only be the outside of the ear and you shouldn't push the qtip in the ear canal for that very reason your pushing down the wax which acts as a barrier to protect the ear you could compact it and again cause damage.

I haven't lost hearing yet hoepfully it won't

I was told that after I did my damage to my ear drum. For some people who work in places that carry allot of dust and debris it is recommened to have your ears candled it pulls everything out even the wax, if you ever do it look at what it pulls out although its nasty you would be amazed at what your ear actually catches and protects the inner workings from.

Thank you, I can't wait for the gurgle sound to go away I just hope that it does soon go away

Thank you! I am learning to cope with it, at least the piercing pain that I had when I first did it is gone now. This pain is a little more bearable, just really really annoying.

Oh yeah I can still hear out of it but the gurgle sound is always there so it almost sounds like my hearing isn't right on the station if you know what I mean it's a little fuzzy but I can still hear.