Panicking - got Hibiclens in my ears - how bad is it?

Surgery

Hi

So I started daily hibiclens washes. Read the leaflet that said to wash your hole body, especially the armpits, nose (without specifying which part of the nose) , groin and the area that they will operate on.

There was not a single mention about not putting it into your ears. Stupidly, I thought I'll be extra diligent and I'll wash my ears.

Then I went on google and read that apparently hibiclens can cause permanent hearing damage.

I knew none of this! Has anyone exorienced hearing loss? I'm at my wits end. How come they don't warn you?

I didn't mind dry skin at all but this

Tl";dr washed inside of my ears with hibiclens. How likely is that I've damaged my eardrums?

Posted Jul 26, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC

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