Blood Sac Found On Eardrum (Hearing Loss & Tinnitus)

[@MSjackiesaunders]

Wow! Finally, a new video from you! I was beginning to get worried we wouldn't see you again. After all, one can only rewatch previous videos so many times...

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Glad to be back, just been very busy, hired an apprentice

[@ellensears]

Glad to see you're back​@DurhamHearingSpecialists

[@penelopelgoss2520]

I agree. I was 🤔 wondering. I'm happy to see your newest video. 🎉 🇺🇲

[@PikaBolaChan]

@@DurhamHearingSpecialistswill we see their work at all?

[@jennifertaylor9775]

Been worried about you, Conor. Glad you're ok. 🕊

[@garylee0429]

You are back!!!! 😭😭😭😭

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Hi Gary

[@resQfurppl]

very interesting! i feel for people with chronic tinnitus. i have occasional tinnitus & that’s irritating enough, i can’t imagine having it constantly 😢

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Yes it's life changing for some people, hard to ignore

[@loritewis]

I am 44 and I almost have it for 10 years. I have menier syndrome and you have to live with the sound. Sometimes is horrible, but you have to breathe and have to calm yourself. Meditation helps a lot.

[@justaguywithacanteen]

I have tinnitus from not using ear protection when I went to the gun range, but you get used to it, and it becomes a white noise at that point.

[@shannonreynolds8182]

Thank you. I have chronic tinnitus and it can be so very annoying. I'm 41 and I've always seemed to have it. It gets really bad when I lay down for bed or a nap or with earplugs it's completely unbearable. I also have post concussion syndrome. Idk if they're related or not but, I just kept being told it's normal for some people. I should probably get it checked.

[@heathermiller1318]

How good for your patients' that you have a direct line to an ENT to help solve more urgent issues without a wait. I'm happy to see another video from DHS.

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Heather, yes it's extremely handy to have ENT to pass the buck to, don't know how I would practice without them

[@Stella-rf9ll]

You were very missed Connor!! So glad to see and hear you. Fantastic video, as always. Never heard the word bleb until now! Still planning on coming over to Barnard Castle, just life has a habit of introducing problems and incidents when we make plans 😅 Lots of new audiologists making YT channels now, which is great and often see you mentioned! But you really are the king of all things ears! 🤴👂 Hope to see another video soon, although I understand you are incredibly busy. But still our number 1! 😊💙

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Stella, glad to be back. Mosey on over whenever you like, take care!

[@cautiouscoyote8590]

A few years ago an ENT physician's assistant swabbed my ears to test for fungal or bacterial infection. The process felt irritating but my ears were already inflamed so I didn't think more about it. About 20 mins later I was waiting for a coffee at a shop and felt something warm on my neck. BLOOD WAS DRIPPING from my ear! I returned to the ENT and a different staff member cauterized the wound. Talk about distressing!

[@Cadhlasta1]

Oh my...so the apprentice messed up? Or was it just that irritated that it kinda opened a sore? I hope they talked to the apprentice about it. Maybe it would've been better to bring that apprentice back in and show them what they did wrong while cauterization it. It's a learning experience and hopefully take it with them as they continue on their career path. I'm glad that other employee managed it, though. Hopefully they didn't charge you extra for having to correct the mistake.

[@MJsonniedee]

I politely request footage of the lancing.

[@tinamiller3880]

I second that

[@kglistless]

thirded

[@heathercashero6806]

4th'ed lol

[@bontlemogobe4735]

5th'ded. Politely of course 😅

[@wheatbread1606]

I sixth that! I need to see it 😩 I live for this stuff lol

[@user-wr3vt8uq4s]

Now I feel the need to walk around saying "bleb"

[@Stella-rf9ll]

I know! Never heard that word, but now it is one of my favourites 😂😂

[@lwo7736]

Bleb

[@byronic-heroine]

I'm picturing it as the sound a sheep or goat makes when it sticks out its tongue.

[@aaronjames3228]

Don't be cringe

[@aaronjames3228]

​@@lwo7736cringe

[@lisarobb3064]

Finally! So good to see you Connor! Their ear looks extremely painful. So glad you could help him! Thanks so much to both of you for sharing.❤️🇨🇦

[@22Purplemist]

Hi Connor, it's good to see you and another of your videos. I find it interesting how people panic. I'm not a panicker so I don't really get it. Last year I had three procedures for cancer checks. People said you must be so worried. I said no, there's no point in worrying especially as it could be for no reason whatsoever. When I received the all-clear they said you must be so relieved. I said no because I wasn't worried but I am grateful.

[@jeannielemesurier1414]

So good to see you back Connor! You are always missed. this was fascinating actually... but i laughed out loud when you said (tongue in cheek) maybe i shouldn't have shown him the shot of the ear! LOL!!!

[@thaegan]

i had to put my beloved 16 y/o dog to sleep a couple of hours ago and have been trying to keep myself distracted ever since. this arrived at just the right time. hope everything's going well for you, connor.

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Glad I could offer you this video at the right time, take it easy

[@joyhruska9377]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's so hard. My 8yr old cat had a heart attack in front of me a month ago today and passed away. My heart goes out to you. Hugs from Virginia

[@penelopelgoss2520]

😢 I'm sorry 😞 to hear of your loss. Honor your grief. Do not allow others to belittle your sadness. My warmest thoughts to you during this difficult 💔 time.

[@rjg514]

We just had to put or 11 year old dog down sorry for your loss it's like losing a kid 😢

[@joyhruska9377]

@@rjg514 it is absolutely awful. My heart goes out to you!

[@bobbibuttons8730]

It’s so good to see you back Connor, a lot of us have been worried about you. Thank you for the video. Most enjoyable

[@maureenmuiruri6591]

Glad you are back!! We missed you ❤

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Maureen

[@JennieClagettGray]

Love seeing and hearing you, Connor!! You’ve been missed!!

[@annaeastonn6679]

Dont you leave me without content for so long again. I cant sleep without your videos.

[@annaeastonn6679]

BC THEY SOOTHE ME AND I LOVE THEM

[@waun802]

Please keep posting you my favorite audiologist, you make the best ear cleaning videos

[@catesmith3011]

Your videos, Conor, always come with great perspective on how one copes through issues of such an enormous impact.

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Cate, hope you're well

[@xxthelinkxx3296]

He said the line 😂 "-emia means presence in blood"

[@rebeccasunflower]

I knew I couldn’t be the only person to notice that! 😂🤣 The patient made a full recovery.😉

[@EveningOfficer]

“Presenting to the emergency room…” With extremely clean ear canals.

[@jennifersanders549]

Thank you for explaining the blood bubble thing. I have wondered forever 🤔 I actually learned alot from this video

[@rebecagonzaloardoiz5759]

You are back!!!🎉🎉

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Hi!

[@sandybeasley2286]

Interesting video. Thank you for sharing with us. Now patiently waiting for your next one 👍🤗

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Sandy, should be more regular now with the videos, I've been training an apprentice which has been time consuming, she seems to be on her feet now

[@gloriamitchell9230]

Good to see you back

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Gloria

[@lori-reneesmith7502]

Thank you for the new content, so nice to see. Hope you've been well.

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Lori

[@ColSyd]

Interesting video. Thank you for the narration too. Glad you have taken someone else on board.

[@toriellen]

Another great procedure, Conner! You really should get your doctorate as ENT! ❤️❤️

[@emercycrite]

Yay Conor’s back and with even more epic hair than ever! 😎

[@luciajeselsohn323]

Hi Connor! You’re back! Very interesting case. I really liked every time you said “bleb” 😅.

[@theresajerger3335]

I’ve missed you! Thank you for posting again❤

[@mrd64]

Always worth waiting for your content as it's so different from other audiologists. Any Hard as Nails episodes in the pipeline?

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks, I have a case but not sure its good enough, will edit and see

[@HungryOctopus]

Connor! Youre back! How can I get some relief from a blocked ear caused by a eustachian?

[@cartoonhead9222]

I went to the GP for this recently, mine lasted 3 weeks before unblocking after a cold. Even the Valsalva manoeuvre didn't work.

[@HungryOctopus]

@@cartoonhead9222 mine is caused by an ulcer near my tonsils. Was yours the same?

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Is it a quinsy? I would suggest seeing your GP for some nasal spray

[@valeriepowell6891]

Fascinating as always!!

[@clairespinks2953]

Very happy to see a new post from you 👍

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Claire

[@BvzSA]

Great video! Interesting to see the hook being used so extensively here, unlike normal. Was that due to dryness?

[@gorjegiron1777]

Man I wish I had you as a doctor I have a tinnitus in my left ear since childhood from a gunshot and it has never gone away. Yes the less stress the “quieter it is”

[@sharonsutherland5520]

Hi there Conor🤗 as always I learn something from your Video's..and find them ever so interesting. The visual effects are amazing👌Thank you for sharing and take care.😊

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thankyou Sharon, hope you're well, take care

[@Gwuinivyre1486]

I have Idiopathic intracranial Hypertension and the tinnitus is awful. Especially when it’s pulsatile. I never understood people saying that ringing in the ears would make them irritable… until now. I feel for this person.

[@daisyloomis2566]

I wish you would put out more videos! They don't all have to be something unusual. ❤

[@rosariodagosto6484]

very good work Connor your the best E.N.T 😊😊

[@celiavisser6939]

Thanks for doing another video! Been missing them! This was very interesting. Would have loved to see it lanced, too! Don’t suppose the ENT taped it too? :)

[@alexander-kirk]

Back and handsome as ever to give us the ear tinglies ❤️😊👂〰️〰️〰️

[@vickyrobinson456]

Glad you are back. May I ask if you suggested olive oil to help with the dryness of his ear? I noticed a lot of very dry skin around the outer part if his ear also.

[@tsakmakispol]

Come to Greece for your greek fans❤ Waiting the meet and greet, great to see you back!

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thankyou!

[@gender_chameleon]

Hi Conor! Small correction for you - it's not technically bilirubin that makes urine yellow, it's a degradation product of bilirubin called urobilin (or urochrome). If there's straight bilirubin in the urine, there's a problem!

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@themInterwebs]

Love your videos!

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks!

[@victoriacaruso-mcdonald907]

Very interesting case! Welcome back! 😊

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Victoria

[@kimmundin3574]

Good to see you. Very interesting video, but yours are always interesting. Looks like a blood blister.

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Kim

[@lauren9667]

This was a nice change. While we got our normal biology lesson (which I love), we saw the importance of reducing anxiety in the patient. You went above and beyond. My solution would be to ban the sale of cotton buds to everyone except medical facilities. But that would work as well as Prohibition did in the US. People will find a way to get in deep - if my ex didn’t have access to a Q-Tip, he’d open up a paper clip or use a pen cap. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Lauren, I think if q-tips weren't around people would use worse things like you say

[@22Purplemist]

Nooo! I use them to clean all sorts of other things or for application. They're great for cleaning in the nooks and crannies of a fridge, freezer, oven etc. I keep old toothbrushes for similar things (I sterilise them first obviously).

[@lauren9667]

@@22Purplemist Yes! My Q-tips are with my cleaning supplies. I was using them just the other day to clean the window sill between the glass and the screen. I also have old toothbrushes, too. So, I guess for the sake of cleanliness, Q-tips stay. I guess they’re still less dangerous than a paper clip. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@nicolad8822]

⁠@@22PurplemistCleaning household appliances with cotton buds sounds a little excessive.

[@22Purplemist]

@@nicolad8822 - sometimes cloths can't get into nooks and crannies so no, it's not excessive. I don't even like cleaning or do it regularly but if I do, I do it properly

[@ShikabaneTV]

You're finally back!

[@GottaLovePartyin]

Hi Connor!! Cait here, watching from Canada 🇨🇦 Thank you for such a thorough explanation & walkthrough. Lol I think ‘bleb’ matches the hematoma perfectly! Was the bleb part of why olive oil or sodium bicarb wasn’t used for this patient ? or was there another reason not to use it in this case? my understanding was that olive oil helps with super dry wax like this patient’s, so I’m curious to hear your thoughts! Hope things are going well, and that you have a lovely rest of your day ☺️

[@Janicenewlan]

Yea a new video! Thank u! Even though I love that infected mastoid video! 😊❤

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thankyou Janice

[@TriflingToad]

I love that it's officially called a 'bleb' a bunch of professional doctors in like fancy suites are like "hmm yes, such bleb"

[@tjo25]

Fantastic video! In this instance, is there a reason you referred to the ENT to lance vs doing it yourself? Is that something audiologists just don't do? Was curious as I have seen you and others working with granulation tissue and blood in the ears before.

[@rebeccagreen1448]

Anyone else think Connor looks like a young Mika? Also, I'm loving the word bleb. Bleb. Bleb. Hehe.

[@aaronjames3228]

Kinda cringe. But who is mika

[@allsortsdiane8086]

Conner,my friend, maybe he should have been listening to you when you & Neel keep telling people " don't stick ear bud's in you're ear's " then he wouldn't have got himself into such a flap. Wonderful clean up you did as alway's. Look forward to seeing many more video's. ❤

[@laylalake9000]

I got sooo excited

[@diannebourke6400]

Thank you so much ❤ Another brilliant video. Not only did you treat, reassure and refer your patient, I'm assuming he won't be using a cotton bud any time soon🎉 Tinnitus is a nuisance, I too have it, along with hearing loss in the affected ear. Which comes first? The chicken or the egg syndrome I guess 🎉 Cheers from Tasmania ❤

[@lindapreater840]

Yes very interesting, look forward to the next one 👍

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thankyou Linda

[@stacihill7760]

Missed you! 🎉

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks!

[@djs_specs]

Given how dry the outer canal is, would you recommend olive oil for this patient?

[@cynthiastanley35]

Nice and careful.🙂

[@catsooey]

This is a very interesting case - I see the blood blister, but it also looks like there’s a kind of pustule on the ear drum. I would have liked to see the procedure with the ENT specialist. I wonder if both areas were lanced.

[@QWERTYZXYBEL1QAZ]

Excellent video

[@Peter_A1466]

You often have said the skin of the ear canal migrates outward, but how does that work with hairs in the ear canal? Do they migrate as well? Love your videos!

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Peter, the hairs only grow in the outer third where everything sheds, so its all good

[@Peter_A1466]

@@DurhamHearingSpecialists Ah, like that. Thx!

[@khug3719]

Good for you to hire an apprentice, I’m sure it will help with overload.✌🏻😊

[@laurenburridge2866]

Would using olive oil regularly be of any use in the future to help keep the skin soft

[@SueG84]

Missed you

[@9cobil299]

Hi! Just wondering, what is your profession called?

[@JB21832]

Hi, great video. Quick question, what is the white spot looking thing? I have something like that in my ear canal.

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Where abouts? On the drum?

[@JB21832]

@DurhamHearingSpecialists it in the canal before you get to the drum, looks like a pimple but has been there ages

[@eleanorsky1]

Fun stuff as usual!

[@sirLJson]

Can't blame him. That looks horribly itchy. I have dry ears and use olive oil religiously, but sometimes a tickly itch will wake me up in the middle of the night and I can't help myself but ram a cotton bud in there and mechanically milk my ear as it's called lol. I know it's bad, but it is impossible to ignore. I was quite disappointed by my ENT because he didn't have a proper look inside, just a quick glance from the outside, said yup your skin looks dry and prescribed me cortisone and olive oil for the itch. I had not used cotton buds for months but it did not help at all. Now I'm back using them I have Sebhoritic Dermatitis on my scalp and suspect in my ear canal too. Ketoconazole shampoo works wonders for my scalp. My question is what antifungal is commonly used for ears and can I buy it without a prescription? Thanks! Love your videos.

[@ianyapxw]

I don’t think I have any hearing issues or anything I should be aware of but is it a good idea to get my ears checked/cleaned regularly? Male in 30s btw

[@RamadhanFA]

Conor using hook to scrape the ear is not something i found often lol

[@heatherexcell3078]

I would describe that as a blood blister. To be overly pedantic, there's no sac _per se_ - it's a simple collection of fluid under the surface of the skin, as you no doubt already know. 😝 In any case, I'm glad your patient's symptoms were easily resolved and that he hadn't done himself any lasting harm. Hopefully he's learned his lesson about cotton buds!

[@BrianWatts-i1b]

Good stream thank you

[@potkettle]

Pleural blebs are apparently quite common. In my younger years, I had several spontaneous pneumothoraces where the bleb bursts, and a volume of air makes it through the hole before it heals up.

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

Fascinating!! 😊

[@haggielady]

Thank you Connor.

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks for watching

[@ceceliajohnson9614]

Does your patient struggle with eczema or psoriasis? If so does it cause the scales in the ears? Is there a treatment for it? It looks like it would get extremely itchy. I struggle with eczema I get it bad on my hands and my ear lobes. Its not fun.

[@cathleenc6943]

Would have been awesome to see an image of how it looked after it had been landed and was healing. It did look really uncomfortable while it was full of blood. I'm sure it was causing pressure.

[@Art_by_Nicole]

The second ear looked kind of dry. Wasn’t the patient feeling a lot of itching inside this ear? And maybe a silly question… If the suction is blocked obviously you’ll get the tube out of the ear, but how do you unblock the suction tube?

[@linstryck2045]

Connor, is it possible to have hemorrhage behind the eardrum from extreme coughing...perhaps in inner ear? Thanks.

[@taylorp9060]

Smashing video

[@Spikypotato.]

What is that white pimple on the eardrum? 😀🔬

[@ardentknight88]

Handle of the malleus!

[@draishaahmad9648]

What is the treatment of tympanic membrane hematoma? Evacuation or medical ttt first?

[@laylalake9000]

You are like my favourite KZbinr

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks Layla

[@isabellabrownlee]

Not only are these videos informative, but Connor is quite handsome.

[@Born_Skeith]

Earliest I've ever been

[@OluwatosinAyinde-m8j]

Hello, I am experiencing a burping sound in my right ear. Sound intensity increases and decreases. the sound is like the lowest sound from warming a thick soup. What would you recommend?

[@Alexrocksdude_]

Whats up with the skin @ ~1:00? It looks like its been stretched out with those lines

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Just normal dead skin, it does that sometimes

[@Dr_T2024]

may be this patient should have a CT scan or MRI to check other internal injuries

[@judytrimarchi2876]

Not about this particular video but I’m having trouble understanding the process of skin formation in the ear. You and your esteemed colleagues speak often of ear canal skin as originating on the eardrums and migrating out along the ear canal towards the outside. So are you implying that EVERY skin cell in the entire ear canal is formed on the ear drum? I understand that the skin covering the outer cartilaginous portion of the canal is covered in regular multilayered skin. Wouldn’t that skin be producing new skin cells? Also, when I see the vast accumulation of dead skin that can accumulate in an ear, I just can’t imagine that that mass of material all originates on the surface of the ear drum. Perhaps I am missing the point and the new skin cells don’t all arise on the eardrum but the process is 0:24 that skin shedding in the ear all MIGRATES in the direction of from the eardrum towards the outside. Any help you can offer to educate me on this would be much appreciated.

[@ballboys607]

Was there a reason that he was freaking out (aside from the obvious)? Did he get an explanation about how this wasn't a big deal and he just wasn't having any of it?

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

He was just generally worried, it also hurt alot from what I remember

[@Tidal_Force]

I have a little urgent matter and i would like some advice on how to handle it. Context. My mom was removing some ear wax that hardens and during the process i got a slight injury inside the ear and i don't know what to do.

[@wayneshaw3320]

out of interest, when you have tinnittis, is it common to get a pulsating effect as well, so like a pulsing ringing noise?

[@csk5654]

his ears are so dry! he needs some olive oil...

[@iTsEfFiNsTePhh]

Love your channel ❤️ Totally off topic tho but you look like Tom Riddle aka Voldemort from the Chamber Of Secrets Harry Potter movie 😂

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Thanks, I'll take that, Tom Riddle was a handsome chap!

[@suek6477]

You have to start posting more even though you don't think your videos are interesting. L O L good to see you.

[@SylviaWhite-w7p]

My husband has had severe tinnitus for about 30 years it’s changed him as a person and to be honest the medical profession is very unhelpful

[@DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Tell him to see an Audiologist specialising in tinnitus, you'd be surprised what can be done

[@massaker46]

Ist das wirklich ein Arzt der den Patient behandelt? Ich glaube fest daran das ein Klempner bessere Arbeit geleistet hätte