Ruptured eardrum: A perforated or ruptured eardrum can cause ear bleeding. The eardrum usually heals within 8 to 10 weeks. If your eardrum doesn't heal on its own, your doctor may recommend surgery called a tympanoplasty to repair your eardrum.

Why is my perforated eardrum bleeding?

Usually the ear begins to drain once pain goes away. At this point, the eardrum is ruptured. Watery, bloody, or pus-filled fluids may drain from the affected ear. A rupture that results from a middle ear infection usually causes bleeding.

How do you know if your eardrum is bleeding?

With a ruptured eardrum, you may have fluid that drains from the ear that can be clear, filled with pus, or bloody. You may also have: Ear pain that comes on suddenly and goes away quickly. Ringing in the ear.