Woman in Malang Undergoes Surgery After Over-Cleaning ears

jakarta – A woman in Malang, named Ajeng Dian Anggi Pertiwi (34), recently went viral on social media after sharing her experience of needing surgery due too a habit of frequently cleaning her ears with cotton buds. Doctors discovered a fungal infection and cholesteatoma – an abnormal growth of skin tissue in the middle ear – wich caused damage to her ear bones and resulted in hearing loss.

Anggi told AFP that the issue began four years ago with her regular ear-cleaning routine. She started experiencing pain after each cleaning session.

the pain typically lasted for 2-3 days before subsiding. however, on one occasion, the pain persisted for several weeks.

“I went to a general practitioner, fearing it would require an ENT specialist. the doctor said there was no dirt in the swelling and prescribed pain medication, which provided relief for three days. But the drug was…