• Your ear has a birth defect or an unusual
shape. Your ear was injured or deformed in an
accident.
• You saw blood, pus, or uid coming out of your
ear in the past 6 months.
• Your ear feels painful or uncomfortable.
• You have a lot of earwax, or you think
something could be in your ear.
• You get really dizzy or have a feeling of
spinning or swaying (called vertigo).
• Your hearing changed suddenly in the past
6 months.
• Your hearing changes: it gets worse then gets
better again.
• You have worse hearing in one ear.
• You hear ringing or buzzing in only one ear.
WARNING: When to see a doctor
If you have any of the problems listed below, please see a doctor, preferably an ear-nose-throat doctor
(an ENT).
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