What to do if your child pulls blood out of his ear

If your child’s ears are bleeding, it is important to clarify whether the damage is to the skin of the external ear canal or to the eardrum. Because bleeding caused by ear-picking can lead to perforation of the eardrum in severe cases, it is important to first clarify the diagnosis before treating the problem symptomatically. But the principle is anti-inflammatory and anti-infection treatment, which is the most basic. Never touch a particularly dirty environment in the near future, as well as do not allow water damage in the ear, nor water vapor, and make sure to keep it dry. If the damage is caused by the external ear canal, the surface can be disinfected daily with alcohol cotton balls, within the limits of what one can see, while taking Yunnan Baiyao capsules orally. If the tympanic membrane perforation is caused, make sure to avoid infection in the ear, while not catching a cold or flu and not pinching the nose and drumming with the mouth closed. If you go to the hospital once a week for a review, more than 50% of tympanic membrane perforations can heal on their own in the absence of infection. If it does not heal on its own, a tympanic membrane repair can be considered afterwards.