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I cleaned my ear with a cotton bud on Saturday and since then my ear has been blocked and I have started getting occasional pain.
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Hi Consult an ent doctor,I think it is due to the wax which got pushed near your ear drum while cleaning with buds. It is needed to be removed. Regards
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