the ent should be an "expert" in these matters and hopefully have the equipment in the office to clean the ear canal (usually a vaccuum). it is possible that he inadvertently ruptured your eardrum in the process but this is just a guess since i can't examine you. you could see another ent but there will be an expense. if you go to the er there will be a big expense. if the ent caused the problem he should bend over backwards to fix it. i am not sure what kind of "drops" he gave you but your pain may settle down soon. even if you did have an accidental eardrum rupture it should quickly heal.
ear cleaning gone wrong. doc pushed wax on ear drum. now in severe pain (9/10 on scale). what can i do? please advise. saw ent for follow up on sleep study. while at appointment mentioned left ear sometimes gets clogged. the doc decided to clean some wax out of my ear. pain was too severe to continue. unable to drive home went back into office and he tried again. i could not proceed due to severe pain. he apologized profusely prescribed hydrocodone and drops. and offered or to remove. i can't afford or and don't feel this is something i should have to pay to remediate as it was his mistake. i am in severe pain.