Is it possible??

[lenny28]

Ηello!!
I am new here and i like it very much!
I would like to know if you can get infected from ear cleaning by a doctor..i know that this sounds silly but i am worry about it..if the instrument that remove the wax from the ear wasnt sterile is it possible?
And..how about kissing..??is it possible if someone is bleeding..

I am thinking that nearly everything could be a risk...

Please give me your opinions...
Thank you very much

[GreatBird]

I can't answer you. It would be a guess on my part and I'm not willing to speculate. You'll have to make your own guesses.

[lenny28]

First thank you for your reply!
yes..i dont believe that it is so easy to get it but i see so many people who dont know how they got it..so i think that mistakes exist unfortunately..dont know what else to think

if you have lets say sensitive gums and maybe some cuts and the other person is bleeding a little is it possible..??that is what i dont understand completely
or it has to be a large amount of blood?

Again thanks and i wish you well,god bless you

[GreatBird]

Do you often kiss someone who is bleeding at the same moment?

I've been married for twenty-seven years. I've had hepatitis C all that time. My husband does NOT have hepatitis C. My children do not have hepatitis C, and believe me I bandaged up a LOT of boo-boos over the years.

It's not that easy to get hepatitis C. If you go to the NIH site you will see what they say about transmission ( http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/chronichepc/#a ). Generally it's things like transfusions (before 1992) and IV drug use.

Non-sterile medical equipment can spread all sorts of nasty stuff. You should never go to a medical facility or doctor you don't trust to be clean.

[lenny28]

i understand...but i dont know if i am bleeding at the same moment...
how can i know for sure?
and i cant be sure if the other person is bleeding and if the instument is not sterile...

for example if someone is bleeding you should have open cuts actively bleeding or just a cut...

[GreatBird]

HCV is blood to blood. Has to get into the bloodstream. Do you bleed when your ears get cleaned? Do you bleed when you kiss?