You'll Poke Your Ear Out! I cleaned my ear with a Q-tip and now I can't hear?!?!

You'll Poke Your Ear Out! I cleaned my ear with a Q-tip and now I can't hear?!?

I ran out of Q-tips, so when I finally got some I cleaned my ear out, which I know you're not supposed to do, but I've been doing it for like 25 years or something. Anyway, the q-tip went in, came out (it was gross) but suddenly it felt like I had water in my ear. It still feels that way, a week later. I have extremely limited hearing in my right ear now. I can barely hear a thing. I thought I'd just pushed wax in, but I tried putting ear drops in my ear and that just seemed to make it worse. I feel like my ear needs constant popping now, and it's embarrassing because I'm always having to ask people to repeat themselves? I know I need to go to the doctor, but does anyone have any suggestions or advice? Please don't laugh at me!!!

Some people produce more wax than others and that wax can be either dry or moist. It sounds like you could have pushed wax down and made a barrier so now it's stuffed. Like a previous writer said, if you had punctured your eardrum you'd know it. When you put ear drops in did you warm it first and then place a cotton ball in the ear to keep the drops in? If not try that. Warm it like you would a baby bottle, warm not hot. Lay down and place a couple of drops in. Lay there for a few minutes then place a cotton ball in. That should help soften the wax. Then get some ear wash and use it to flush your ears. that usually works very well. If not then see a doctor and they will most like flush your ear.