Anybody who knows stuff

[trixiedicksnatch]

Are you here still? You guys are medically inclined right? I have a diuuummmb question

[trixiedicksnatch]

TL;DR I'm dumb, stabbed my ear hole really hard, weird fluid, did I break my ear?


Ok so ill just put this here and maybe someone can offer input.

So like a week ago I was cleaning out my ears with a qtip (yes I know this is bad but I'm generally really careful)

I had just gotten out of the shower and my (matching) hair towel started to fall so I went to catch it very spastically with my other hand. When I swung my hand up I hit the q-tip hand really hard and it jabbed the q-tip deep in my ear.

There was immediate pain and I pulled the q-tip out and there wasn't blood on it but there was an odd fluid (not like shower water or conditioner or soap) on it. Gross I know.

So it hurt like a mother fucker and it felt like there was a bunch of fluid in my ear. I held a towel up to my ear and tilted my head because I was a million % sure there was gonna be blood pouring out of my head because of course my first thought was "holy mother fucking cock fucks I just punctured my ear drum "

There was never blood but I did continue to get weird fluid leaky weirdness happening. And pain lots of hurt. But since there wasn't blood I figured that I just jabbed like a deep part of my ear and maybe bruised it.

Well it still hurts like a fucker and the pain is now like the whole area around my ear and towards my jaw/cheek area and it sounds swishy/muffled

Can you puncture your eardrum with out blood? Did I break my ear? I really don't want to go back to the dr. So any "this isn't medical advice" advice?

[trixiedicksnatch]

Jul 12, 2014 3:22:25 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

I'm here. Unless it involves a baby and a uterus, I might not be able to answer!

You can PM me if it's sensitive.

Not baby or ute related. :/

[trixiedicksnatch]

Jul 12, 2014 3:42:33 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

It sounds like you ruptured your eardrum.

When my daughter ruptured hers we didn't have to do anything, but I am concerned that maybe there's a secondary infection going on. I'd probably make appointment to be seen. Sorry.

Damnit.

Ps I totally butchered your name in the original title. All the apologies.

[CheshireGrin]

I agree with chile. There's not a lot to be done for a ruptured eardrum, but it should be watched for infection. And to make sure that it does in fact get better.

[alzi]

Did somebody say ears?

Go to an ENT. You may have ruptured your drum, but depending on where the perforation is and how big it is will affect whether it heals on it's own.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 12, 2014 6:25:10 GMT -5 alzi said:

Did somebody say ears?

Go to an ENT. You may have ruptured your drum, but depending on where the perforation is and how big it is will affect whether it heals on it's own.

I was about to come in here and say that we needed to page Alzi, since you know, doctorate ears and all that jazz. 

[cinnamoncox]

That sounds like it hurt trixie I hope it doesn't get infected.
Good luck

[trixiedicksnatch]

Man this is all terrible news. I would have just let it go but the spreading pain is freaking me out.

I called anf eft a message for my primary

I have an intense desire to put peroxide in it. 1-10 how bad of an idea is that? Or would it be fine/helpful ?

[trixiedicksnatch]

Jul 12, 2014 13:41:47 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

Jul 12, 2014 13:40:34 GMT -5 trixiedicksnatch said:

Man this is all terrible news. I would have just let it go but the spreading pain is freaking me out.

I called anf eft a message for my primary

I have an intense desire to put peroxide in it. 1-10 how bad of an idea is that? Or would it be fine/helpful ?

Don't put anything in there!

If it's getting worse, I would go to an urgent care this weekend. I would hate for you to end up with mastoiditis or something.

What is that? Omg my ear is going to fall off isn't it?

[kristie]

I think we need to make a list of who gets tagged for what. Alzi always gets ears, Cheshire gets should I go to the ER questions, me or chile can get babies and uteruses (uteri?). lol I know there are so many more....

And sorry about your ear, dude. That sucks. I hate the muffled swishy sound, it makes me crazy and oddly claustrophobic.

[trixiedicksnatch]

I will for sure on Monday but if the pain gets worse I will do urgent care.

[trixiedicksnatch]

Jul 12, 2014 13:47:20 GMT -5 kristie said:

I think we need to make a list of who gets tagged for what. Alzi always gets ears, Cheshire gets should I go to the ER questions, me or chile can get babies and uteruses (uteri?). lol I know there are so many more....

And sorry about your ear, dude. That sucks. I hate the muffled swishy sound, it makes me crazy and oddly claustrophobic.

This is super helpful. I had originally posted this to Cheshire and chile because they had been here late.

Like everyone's siggy should be like "unofficial advice giver of tax laws" or whatever lol.

I can't even see siggys because I'm on my phone, I should start using my tablet.

[iamgrace]

Yeah, I'd have already gone to urgent care.

[hbear]

Please don't wait. Just go get it checked out!

[trixiedicksnatch]

You guys are kinda freaking me out.

I really figured since there wasn't blood that it was kinda nbd and I was just being overly delicate.

I'm wondering if this is why I've had a borderline migraine/full migraine for the last 4 days....

[CheshireGrin]

Jul 12, 2014 15:50:59 GMT -5 trixiedicksnatch said:

You guys are kinda freaking me out.

I really figured since there wasn't blood that it was kinda nbd and I was just being overly delicate.

I'm wondering if this is why I've had a borderline migraine/full migraine for the last 4 days....

Uh, yes it is. Probably.

[CheshireGrin]

Jul 12, 2014 13:47:20 GMT -5 kristie said:

I think we need to make a list of who gets tagged for what. Alzi always gets ears, Cheshire gets should I go to the ER questions, me or chile can get babies and uteruses (uteri?). lol I know there are so many more....

And sorry about your ear, dude. That sucks. I hate the muffled swishy sound, it makes me crazy and oddly claustrophobic.

Oh god please don't page me every time someone wants to know if they should go to the ER. Lol

[trixiedicksnatch]

Jul 12, 2014 15:52:52 GMT -5 CheshireGrin said:

Jul 12, 2014 15:50:59 GMT -5 trixiedicksnatch said:

You guys are kinda freaking me out.

I really figured since there wasn't blood that it was kinda nbd and I was just being overly delicate.

I'm wondering if this is why I've had a borderline migraine/full migraine for the last 4 days....

Uh, yes it is. Probably.

Ok so if I stop posting in the next couple days I've obviously died from my own stupidity.

Man this is all the suck. I feel so dumb in the first place, but I can imagine the lecture I will get for using q-tips.

[kristie]

Jul 12, 2014 15:54:05 GMT -5 CheshireGrin said:

Jul 12, 2014 13:47:20 GMT -5 kristie said:

I think we need to make a list of who gets tagged for what. Alzi always gets ears, Cheshire gets should I go to the ER questions, me or chile can get babies and uteruses (uteri?). lol I know there are so many more....

And sorry about your ear, dude. That sucks. I hate the muffled swishy sound, it makes me crazy and oddly claustrophobic.

Oh god please don't page me every time someone wants to know if they should go to the ER. Lol

But there are a lot of sinus infections around here!

[mcsangel2]

I would not wait to go to urgent care. Your description of where the pain has spread do makes it sound like you have an infection going on.

[emsumm]

My h did a similar thing, it was perforated. It healed nicely, though.

[alzi]

DONT GET ANY FLUID IN THERE. DONT PUT ANYTHING IN IT. OMG.

[thatgirl2478]

dude - are you heading to urgent care?? if there is pain, there's a problem of some sort. MAYBE you just banged in hard, but MAYBE you punctured it...

[trixiedicksnatch]

I'm waiting for my mom to get back to me to see if she can take me because my broken car is still in the shop broken.

So hopefully I can go today. Our urgent care is closed tomorrow.

If all else fails I have a Vicodin left from after I had cricket so I can use that to manage pain until Monday.

[trixiedicksnatch]

Jul 12, 2014 17:00:35 GMT -5 alzi said:

DONT GET ANY FLUID IN THERE. DONT PUT ANYTHING IN IT. OMG.

I won't I promise.

[alzi]

Jul 12, 2014 17:18:51 GMT -5 trixiedicksnatch said:

Jul 12, 2014 17:00:35 GMT -5 alzi said:

DONT GET ANY FLUID IN THERE. DONT PUT ANYTHING IN IT. OMG.

I won't I promise.

Sorry I got dramatic lol. But it would hurt like a bitch.

[karmasabiotch]

You need to get it checked out. A secondary infection can set in easily and cause all sorts of issues.

[trixiedicksnatch]

I am really glad I posted this. I probably would have just let it go until it was like an er issue.

Thank you guys for your terrifying but helpful comments and advice.