Cotton got stuck in my ear last week, I had it checked today and the doctor said there wasn't any. But my ear is slightly hurting and it feels swollen inside. Is
![Communicator on X: "Leaving behind cotton fibers: The cotton fibers on a cotton bud can break off and get stuck in the ear canal. This can also lead to pain, bleeding, and Communicator on X: "Leaving behind cotton fibers: The cotton fibers on a cotton bud can break off and get stuck in the ear canal. This can also lead to pain, bleeding, and](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1S9NWRXwAARbos.jpg)
Communicator on X: "Leaving behind cotton fibers: The cotton fibers on a cotton bud can break off and get stuck in the ear canal. This can also lead to pain, bleeding, and
![Watch as cotton bud lodged deep in man's ear that almost cost him his hearing is removed - Leicestershire Live Watch as cotton bud lodged deep in man's ear that almost cost him his hearing is removed - Leicestershire Live](https://i2-prod.leicestermercury.co.uk/incoming/article3808828.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/1_THP_MDG_030220Slug_15181JPG.jpg)
Watch as cotton bud lodged deep in man's ear that almost cost him his hearing is removed - Leicestershire Live
![Watch as man has cotton bud removed from ear TWO YEARS after it got stuck - and he didn't know it was there | The Irish Sun Watch as man has cotton bud removed from ear TWO YEARS after it got stuck - and he didn't know it was there | The Irish Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nintchdbpict000405199538.jpg)
Watch as man has cotton bud removed from ear TWO YEARS after it got stuck - and he didn't know it was there | The Irish Sun
![Graphic video shows why you shouldn't use cotton buds to clean your ears | The Independent | The Independent Graphic video shows why you shouldn't use cotton buds to clean your ears | The Independent | The Independent](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iWxi3CvR0M4/sddefault.jpg)
Graphic video shows why you shouldn't use cotton buds to clean your ears | The Independent | The Independent
![Man gets 5 day-old "lodged" cotton bud removed - proving they're not meant to clean ears - Mirror Online Man gets 5 day-old "lodged" cotton bud removed - proving they're not meant to clean ears - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9162410.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Doctor-removes-cotton-bud-from-an-ear-canal.jpg)