opiates make my ears bleed?

[coopie]

hey all,

Haven't used opiates in a while, but have started again just recently...

After using, I always feel like my ears are suddenly full of wax or something weird - and it's always just after using - first question: (as petty as it seems)
- does anyone else experience this?

So I go to clean my ears out and they are actually bleeding? This freaks me out - it's never happened before? and I clean my ears out regularly anyway and have never had this + recently when using, I have never felt so high before either.

Has this happened to anyone? I only have a really basic understanding of how using opiates affects my body, and I didn't expect this, if the 2 are infact related - and I can't really come to any other conclusion, other than that they are.

I want to know above all, is this serious?

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time out to give me some useful feedback

Cheers,

Coopie

 

[BlazedUp]

I have never heard of anything like this. I really doubt that this is connected to your opiate use. You should google bleeding ear

 

[pallidamors]

I can't think of a physical reason that opiates would cause this. Perhaps you get a histamine reaction that makes you notice your clogged ears more, so you only really think to clean out your ears while high.

Or maybe your q-tip technique is a bit violent?

It doesn't really sound too serious, but you may want to mention it to a doctor. I'd probably leave out the part about it happening when you're high though.

 

[stimutant]

let a doc check it. he`ll also be able to clean your ears without harm...and it feels (and sounds) great to have medically cleaned ears.

 

[dokomo]

Opioids increase pressure in the inner ear which accounts for the sensation you described. You likely pushed the q-tip too far in your ear and somehow caused a scratch. It is probably innocuous, but never the less I would recommend having a doctor look at it just to be safe.

 

[onmyway]

1) any blood coming from the ears warrants a trip to the doctor.

2) don t clean your ears when you are high.

 

[DCats]

Onmyway^ agreed. Made me giggle a little bit too.

 

[coopie]

haha - thanks everyone - good point onmyway and interesting info dokomo. I'll check it out with the Doc and my doc knows I use so maybe he'll will shed some light - just so hard to get into see him.

thanks again!

 

[hopki1309]

I doubt the two are combined my ears have bled before when i have been cleaning them maybe you have a small scratch or lesion in your ear.Anyway best bet is ti see the doc

 

[hydroazuanacaine]

2) don t clean your ears when you are high.

answered.