I had just gotten out of the shower and I was cleaning/drying my left ear with a Qtip. I don’t remember if I slipped or tripped,, slamming the left side of my head against the wall. The Qtip violently jammed deeply into my ear. I instantly felt like I was being swung in circles. My world was spinning , I was sooooo scared. My kids even refused to call 911 because the believed it was minor. They finally called 20long mins. later , after I begged. When the ambulance arrived they took even longer leaving my home. They stayed outside my home writing a report for about 10-15mins. That afternoon I had surgery to try to put parts of my inner ear back where they belonged. I had skin drafted from behind my ear to hold up the organs in my inner ear and repair the ear drum. The dr said that I had knocked everything off inside my ear. (You actually explained it better in your post) I needed to stay in the hospital for 4-5 days. I no longer have hearing in my left ear. I recently went to therapy to move some crystals back into place in my ear to minimize my vertigo. I’m still losing my balance at times. The nonstop high pitch ringing in my ear is annoying at times. It’s especially louder at night. I also hear my voice in my head when I speak. I feel like I have cotton balls packed in my left ears. This really really sucks. I’m becoming depressed even.