Ruptured eardrum

[oregonpachey]

Has anyone had one before? Will I know when it happens? Does it hurt like hell? My doctor said to expect it based on how my eardrums looked this morning.

loonylunalovegood, I know you have had them.....

[Marle]

My kid did. It is supposed to hurt though he didn't complain much. Do you have an infection? I knew about Logan's when his ear started to drain.

[karmasabiotch]

My DS had one in December. He had puss draining out of his ear. You'll know when it happens. I hope you feel better soon.

[eddy]

My kid did twice. I knew because gunk started oozing out his ear. It sucked.

He ended up getting tubes because it burst twice in a month the poor thing.

[stephlove]

My mom had a kid blow sand in her ear when she was young, and ended up with a ruptured ear drum. I remember nights when I was growing up seeing my mom laying on the bathroom floor crying because he ear hurt so bad, and I would be in there crying and asking if I should call 911. It's been a reoccurring thing for her all her life.

[eddy]

Ugh I hate hearing how it hurt. My poor baby. He was in agony at the time. Once it burst he was so much better.

[oregonpachey]

Thanks all! Yes I am on Augmentin. My doctor said my eardrums look like water balloons because they are so blocked with fluid. Ew.

I am already in pain so what's a little more?

[iammalcolmx]

Mar 29, 2013 14:28:16 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

I've had this happen twice.

I hate to break it to you, but it hurt like a motherfucker.

You will immediately know.

This. I did it when I was a kid with a Qtip. I had to go to Children hospital. Got a lot better after being given those eardrop meds.

[kcr1972]

It hurt like hell when it ruptured. I didn't know that was what was happening. I was so out of my mind in pain from the pressure in my head and ear. But after a little while the pressure eased up so much one it ruptured and a bunch of gross stuff drained.

I used to get ear infections all the time.Oddly enough this was the last and worst one I have had and that was 6 yrs ago. Well unless you count the one where the doctor gave me drops I had a serious allergic reaction to and my ear felt like it was on fire. But she made up for it with super good drugs.

[alzi]

It will hurt a lot, but then the pain you are feeling now will actually ease up - because all the pressure behind the eardrum will be released. And it will drain. Did your Dr give you instructions as to what to do if/when it happens? You want to be very careful not to get water in your ear if it is ruptured.

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Hannah?

[Marle]

my poor baby has them so often he must have a high pain tolerance.

Hopefully yesterday's surgery makes them stop.

Feel better.

[oregonpachey]

Mar 29, 2013 14:51:21 GMT -5 @amoosed said:

Hannah?

Huh?

[alzi]

Mar 29, 2013 15:24:00 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

Mar 29, 2013 15:14:57 GMT -5 oregonpachey said:

Huh?

Hannah on the show Girls ruptured her eardrum with a q-tip.

and patients get mad when i tell them  not to use q-tips! it happens people, and it isn't pretty!!

[oregonpachey]

That WaxVac commercial always makes me laugh but at least it isn't a Qtip!

[alzi]

Mar 29, 2013 15:27:13 GMT -5 oregonpachey said:

That WaxVac commercial always makes me laugh but at least it isn't a Qtip!

oh don't even get me started on the WaxVac lol

[Deleted]

I ruptured mine on a flight to a job interview. The pain was intense, but it only lasted for a short while. I definitely knew it happened.

[alzi]

Mar 29, 2013 15:35:29 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Mar 29, 2013 15:28:19 GMT -5 alzi said:

oh don't even get me started on the WaxVac lol

I want this, but for after swimming.  I am CERTAIN I will be hanging out with the ex-NFL players in my old age from shaking my head around after workout trying to get some little droplet of water out of my ear.  

I don't know how efficient it is for drying ears, but it is completely useless at getting out occluding wax.

[alzi]

Mar 29, 2013 15:35:29 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Mar 29, 2013 15:28:19 GMT -5 alzi said:

oh don't even get me started on the WaxVac lol

I want this, but for after swimming.  I am CERTAIN I will be hanging out with the ex-NFL players in my old age from shaking my head around after workout trying to get some little droplet of water out of my ear.  

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