Woman Who Cleaned Ear With Cotton Swab Left With 'Paper-Thin' Skull From Bacterial Infection That Ate Away Bone
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A stock image of a woman cleaning her ear with a cotton swab. A woman suffered an infection after using the sticks incorrectly.
An Australian woman has warned of the dangers of misusing cotton swabs after a life-threatening infection eroded her skull and left her with permanent hearing loss.
The woman identified only as Jasmine told That's Life she cleaned her ears every night with cotton buds. Her hearing in her left ear had been fading for a few years, and an "infuriating" noise came and went. The 37-year-old's ear had started to ache, and she struggled to hear her sons Dylan, 10, and Cody, eight.
Jasmine's doctor diagnosed her with an ear infection, and sent her home with a course of antibiotics. She carried on cleaning her ear with a swab, and began to notice blood on the cotton.
Another doctor advised her to take a hearing test. J... less
