r/medical • u/Smooth-Ad-5678 • 1d ago

Pain Lvl 1-3 What is this in my partners ear???? NSFW

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Anyone know what this is in ear????

Partners ear has been hurting on and off lately. Sometimes he says it feels like water in his ear and makes popping noise when hiccuping or yawning. He looked in his ear with our ear device we have and this is in his ear. It doesn’t move. He put peroxide/water in his ear yesterday to help remove a lot of wax since the doctor said wax can make an ear hurt and afterwards, this sucker shown itself. He did a telehealth appointment before Christmas for a possible ear infection.

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u/MedicalUnprofessionl RN 1d ago

Go in today. I won’t speculate on what it could be, but it ain’t supposed to be there. He needs to be seen in person. Good luck.

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u/Smooth-Ad-5678 1d ago

I said it almost looks like a tick that you would find on a dog, but I think I freaked him out so I didn’t say anything else. He’s going somewhere tomorrow morning when he’s off work.

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u/MedicalUnprofessionl RN 1d ago

Smooth part definitely reminds me of a dog tick. Alllll the more reason to just see a provider lol. I think my entire skin would spontaneously peel off if I saw this in my ear.

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u/Caseyisweird Layperson/Not verified Healthcare Personnel 1d ago

I was literally coming here to say it looks like a tick

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u/poop-machines Layperson/Not verified Healthcare Personnel 1d ago

It doesn't match any tick species.

It's a seed.