Eardrums Are Black

[CricketEars]

I saw an ad for a USB camera that you can look into your ears with. I was curious, so I ordered it and looked in my ear canal. The eardrums looks fine, but there was some wax build up, so I used over the counter drops to help clean it.

Yesterday I looked with the camera and there was much less wax, but my eardrums were black! Only the outer part was the normal white/beige color. Not sure what this means, but my tinnitus is way worse today too and the eardrums are still black.

Anyone know what could be a cause of this? It seems strange that it was so sudden.

Does anyone know if it's possible for your TMJ to bleed into your ear? Thanks for any responses!

 

[CricketEars]

Looking at it today, the eardrums have dilated blood vessels on the outside, so I'm thinking it's a middle ear infection in both ears but the fluid is just dark. Weird that it happened right after I used ear drops. Guess I'll have to make an appointment

 

[Vicki14]

I'd definitely make an appointment and get them checked. Best not to make any assumptions.