Can you wash with medicine after eardrum perforation

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Because of an accident, my eardrum was perforated. Now there is always a buzzing sound in my ears, and there is also a feeling of pain. Now I'll share with you whether I can wash my eardrum with medicine after perforation.

Can you wash with medicine after eardrum perforation

First, after the perforation of the eardrum, it can not be washed with medicine. After the perforation of the traumatic tympanic membrane, it can be seen that the tympanic membrane is a fissure like perforation, there is a small amount of blood at the edge of the perforation, and sometimes blood or blood scab can be seen in the external auditory canal. It is forbidden to wash or drop medicine into the external auditory canal. Most traumatic tympanic membrane perforation can heal spontaneously within 2-4 weeks.

Second, acute suppurative otitis media in the tympanic membrane perforation, tympanic pus, if the correct treatment, with hydrogen peroxide cleaning pus, ear drops of antibiotics, systemic application of antibiotics, generally in 10 ~ 15 days after perforation can heal.

Third, the perforation of eardrum caused by trauma, as long as there is no further infection and the area of the perforation is not too large, usually it can heal itself in about a month without additional treatment; in addition to causing otorrhea and hearing loss, the perforation of eardrum caused by chronic otitis media also has the risk of forming cholesteatoma, so it is necessary to repair it.

matters needing attention

Patients with perforation of eardrum should pay attention not to swim at ordinary times. When washing hair and bathing, sterilized cotton balls can be used to plug the ear canal orifice. Carefully dig the ear: it is easy to bring bacteria into the ear with unclean instruments. To prevent improper blowing nose, such as pinching two nostrils to expel nasal mucus, it is easy to squeeze nasal secretion to middle ear through eustachian tube, causing inflammation.