How bad is it that there was blood in my ear this morning?

[Madtown]

See, I suspected that might be the case. I think I'll stick with Q-tips.

[Georgia Avenue]

Mad:

You can just rinse out the ear cannel every time you take a shower. Then use toilet paper to dry and clean out the area.

--GA

[Shajen]

MT,

don't clean down in your ear canal. Seriously. If you absolutely must clean in there, use a bulb and some ear wax remover. You'll harm your ears eventually.

[siccjay]

I've used Q-tips my whole life and I've never had a problem with my ears. I think I had an ear infection when I was 6 or something. I do use perioxide every once in awhile though.

[DrSavage]

I had this once, went to the doctor, turned out to be nothing, some sort of pimple inside my ear or something. You'll likely be allright, still go see a doctor though.

[Sigurd]

OP: Have you been listening to loud music lately?
Or do you have something that makes a continious sound in your bedroom?
Do you have a cold, this can make some channels between the ears and the nose plug, and seriously mess with your ears.

[bigt2k4]

you have ebola

edit: in a few days you will be bleeding out of both ears, your nose, mouth, anus, urethra, and possibly your finger and toe nails and maybe even eyes.

[El Diablo]

All,

F all y'all for no followup Wrath of Khan jokes.

[onthebutton]

Shajen,

It was more due to my laziness than the fact that my doctor is incompetent (this was a student health situation, so maybe he actually wasn't competent though). They tried the waterpik thing, and some stuff came out, but I still couldn't hear. This waterpik thing in itself is quite an experience--water being pulsed directly on to your eardrum is LOUD and a bit uncomfortable. They put some type of oil into my ear, but said that it would take time to work, so I could come back the next day, or go buy the kit and do it myself. With that type of choice, I took the "do-it-yourself" route.

[beenben]

sounds like it could be an ear infection. if you get water trapped behind the wax, that 's a good environment for bacteria to build up.