Do i have a rick in my ear?!?!?!?!
Question: Do i have a rick in my ear!?!!?!!?!!?
so i was just laying down on my bed then all of the sudden something a little bit smaller then the size of my earhole came into my ear (i got up really fast and tried to pull it out) then i went to the bathroom put cold water in my ear theni used a q tip in my ear and went as far as i could into my ear as possible!.!.!. how would i know if i havea a tick in my ear!?!?!? is there something i would feel!?!?
if so PLEASE TELL ME!!! i want to know if i have a tick or not, if i do theni want it out asap so i dont get that lyme disease thing
additional details- its early summer where i am, my ear is red and warm, there two dogs that never come into their owners houses they always just stay outside (they live right behind my backyard) and thats where i think the tick came from if i have one in my ear!.!.!. so please help me!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
if so PLEASE TELL ME!!! i want to know if i have a tick or not, if i do theni want it out asap so i dont get that lyme disease thing
additional details- its early summer where i am, my ear is red and warm, there two dogs that never come into their owners houses they always just stay outside (they live right behind my backyard) and thats where i think the tick came from if i have one in my ear!.!.!. so please help me!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Hi, it's very rare to get a tick in the house unless you have animals inside!. Just keep in mind that if anything does enter your ear, it can't get past your eardrum!. And it most likely won't even get as far as your ear drum due to wax (everyone has it!)!. So if anything goes into your ear, it will usually die because of the wax!. Gross, I know but it means it can't bite you!. If you're sure something went into your ear, go to a doctor or nurse and get them to look in it!. They could syringe your ear just to make sure there's nothing there!. Please don't put any more q tips in your ear - you're not meant to put anything in your ear really! Q tips just shove your earwax in further and compact it all!. You could get some ear drops to soften wax or you can use warm olive oil - warm NOT hot!! If you use hot oil, you could perforate your eardrum (that happened to a man I know)!. You just take a teaspoon full of olive oil and warm it over a candle, then pour it into your ear and it will soften the wax!. If you're not sure about it though, don't do it!.
You'd be best getting a doctor or nurse to check your ear to see if there's anything in it, and also to put your mind at ease!!
Good luck!.
By the way, you said it was something only a little bit smaller than your ear hole!. Ticks are tiiny insects - they're usually about the size of a pinhead!. They look a lot bigger when they're attached to an animal or something because they swell up with blood but when not attached they're tiny!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You'd be best getting a doctor or nurse to check your ear to see if there's anything in it, and also to put your mind at ease!!
Good luck!.
By the way, you said it was something only a little bit smaller than your ear hole!. Ticks are tiiny insects - they're usually about the size of a pinhead!. They look a lot bigger when they're attached to an animal or something because they swell up with blood but when not attached they're tiny!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
This happened to me years ago!. I felt something in my hair and when I brushed in front of a mirror I saw a very fast tick go inside my right ear!! After a momentary panic, I got some cotton out of an asprin bottle and some olive oil!. I poured the olive oil into my ear and then plugged it with the cotton!. The next morning I showered and could not find a suffocated tick, and I had my dog's vet look inside my ear to confirm it was gone!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If it's showing signs of irritation, get a friend to look in your ear with a flash light!. If you live alone and can't get help right now, go to the ER!. They'll help you out as quick as they can!. You need to get it out if it's there though! If there's no lime disease, you could get a horrible infection and it could damage your ear!.
Get better soon!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Get better soon!Www@Answer-Health@Com