What to do if you accidentally poke a swab in your ear

Cotton swabs accidentally poked into the ear, the treatment is as follows: 1, antibiotic treatment: usually need oral antibiotics, such as amoxicillin clavulanate potassium, cefprozil, etc., in order to control inflammation. 2, pressure to stop bleeding: if there is bleeding, can be used to stop bleeding by dry cotton ball compression of the external auditory canal wounds. 3, to rule out the tympanic membrane damage: such as hearing loss, tinnitus, ear stuffiness, etc., usually need to consult the doctor, to diagnose whether the tympanic membrane damage to the injury to the tympanic membrane. When the tympanic membrane is injured, it is forbidden to drop any liquid in the external auditory canal, so as to avoid bacteria reaching the tympanic chamber through the perforated tympanic membrane, which will lead to otitis media and aggravate the hearing loss, and at the same time, it is necessary to be treated with antibiotics, such as cefprozil, etc. 4.Nutritional nerves: If accompanied by ear stuffiness, tinnitus, etc., it can be used with additional nutritional nerve medication, such as methylcobalamin. For trauma-induced tympanic membrane perforation, after controlling the infection, most patients can be cured in four weeks, such as perforation can not be healed, can be considered for surgical treatment.