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[stillsostrange]

Has anyone out there ever ruptured an eardrum? Do you know what recovery time is like? Any nifty telling details or horror stories?

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[rhia-hilldancer.livejournal.com]

my son had a ruptured eardrum. he leaked fluid for like two weeks. it probably took about a month before his hearing fully returned. he had to keep cotton in it. he says it still hurt like crazy. the last week it stopped being so painful.
first was sharp pain. he woke up in the middle of the night, and he heard fluid running around in his ear. he came to me and said it hurt and i looked in it, but i saw nothing. on his way back to bed he felt a very sharp pain, and that is when it started leaking a mixture of blood and a clear fluid. his pillow was gross the next morning, and the way to the doctor, he was in such pain he could barely hold up his head. the eardrops that the doctor gave him didn't really do much for pain reduction at first. my husband's eardrum ruptured a week later. when he gets up i'll ask him if he has any fun details to add.