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Unusual ears?

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natasha15608
natasha15608

Hello everyone. I recently bought an ear endoscope. when i saw my eardrum it looked like there was a hole next to my eardrum, in the wall not the drum itself and i cannot find anything like it in my research. I've attached photos of both my right and left ear. Any knowledge and advice is welcome on my ears.imageimage

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  • Marina_Dee
    Marina_Dee natasha15608

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    If you are not experiencing any hearing problems or itchiness or a discharge, there is nothing wrong with your ears. Stop poking this device in your ears...you are doing more harm than good and run the risk of infection and damaged eardrums. Throw it away.

  • Sadekka
    Sadekka natasha15608

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    Hello. The hole in the wall is called the Pars Flaccida and everyone has it. It is completely normal. It seems to me that you are suffering from tympanic membrane retraction (retraction pockets). May I kindly ask what type of USB otoscope are you using ?

    • natasha15608
      natasha15608 Sadekka

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      Thank you for your reply, really helpful! I couldn't find anything online when I looked which is why I came here.

      VITCOCO Ear Wax Removal Kit Ear Camera 1296P High-Definition Earwax Cleaner Portable USB Charging Visible 6 LED Otoscope for Android, iPhone, Ipad https://amzn.eu/d/j2OpblJ

      I got this off amazon. Just out of curiosity really to see what me ears looked like. Didn't actually expect to find anything odd 😃.

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