Any bleeding indicates damage to the integrity of large or small blood vessels. Such symptoms quite often frighten people and serve as an occasion for immediate treatment in a hospital. This is especially true of the organs, to which the appearance of this feature is unusual. For example, bleeding from the ear is a relatively rare condition, since this organ does not include mucous membranes with a large number of capillaries. There is only an ear canal and a tympanic membrane.
Possible causes of discharge of blood from the ear
Most often, this phenomenon occurs due to a violation of the integrity of the skin in the ear canal during the procedure for cleaning the ears. Usually such scratches or minor wounds are formed only on the skin and do not require medical attention. It is enough to treat the damage with an antiseptic solution.
Other reasons why the blood goes from the ear:
- Head injuries. Fractures of the skull bones are almost always accompanied by bleeding, biological fluid can penetrate into the auditory canal.
- Perforation (rupture) of the tympanic membrane. As a rule, arises because of careless cleaning of the ears with sharp objects.
- Sharp pressure jumps. The symptom described is typical for hypertension, sometimes observed in divers with a rapid immersion in water.
- Polyp. Usually the cause of bleeding is a strong proliferation of soft tissues, compressing the auditory canal.
- Furuncle. After ripening, the inflamed hair follicle bursts, pus comes out of it with blood.
- Glomus tumor. The neoplasm has a benign nature, develops in the bulb of the jugular vein, is growing rapidly. Due to strong pressure on the ear canal, it is damaged.
- Candidiasis. Yeast-like fungi, creating large colonies, injure the skin, provoking the release of blood.
- Blow in the ear. Such injuries are accompanied by rupture of small blood vessels.
- Infectious myringitis. Pathology is an inflammation of the tympanic membrane with the subsequent formation of a blister filled with purulent exudate and blood clots.
- Squamocellular carcinoma. This new growth is a malignant tumor that affects the epithelium of the auditory canal.
It is important to note that often the blood flows from the ear with an average purulent otitis media. The disease is accompanied by additional symptoms that allow it to be identified quickly - intense pain, fever, dizziness.
What if I get blood from my ear?
If the described problem has arisen against the background of inflammation in the middle ear or tympanic membrane, you should treat the underlying disease that caused bleeding. At the same time, antibiotics can not be prescribed for themselves, as taking them in the case of a fungal infection will lead to a worsening of the course of the pathology and an increase in the symptoms of the disease.
In cases where bleeding occurs due to any head or ear injuries, contact the department immediately
Neoplasms on the tympanic membrane or in the ear canal is important first to check with an oncologist to find out their nature (benign or malignant). After that, you need to visit the surgeon to draw up a further treatment plan, choosing a technique for removing or opening the build-up.
At the expiration of blood due to sudden changes in pressure, it is necessary to restore its normal values as soon as possible. It is desirable for hypertensive patients to constantly monitor their health, not allowing pressure spikes and hypertensive crises .