PolarizingTwitchstreamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel ended up in the emergency room late last week due to a severe case of double ear infection that left him bleeding from both ears. The development comes weeks after 26-year-oldxQc announced he’s taking a small break from streamingdue to testing positive to COVID-19 following his return from TwitchCon 2022.While the annual convention required vaccination proof or negative COVID-19 tests for all attendants at both its San Diego and Amsterdam venues, the overall visitor uptick contributed to mini-breakouts of the “con plague” across both cities. The U.S. event was subjected to even more public controversy after jumping into a foam pit resulted in multiple people being injured andTwitch streamer Adriana Chechik breaking her back. As for xQc, the Luminosity-affiliated streamer resumed daily broadcasts last Tuesday, five days after suspending his streaming schedule.RELATED:Twitch Streamer xQc Bans Viewer for Suggesting Amouranth Situation Was a HoaxHowever, Lengyel’s return toTwitchwas short-lived, as it only took three days before he once again started missing his scheduled daily streams. The Canadian took to Twitter over the weekend to explain that he has now contracted a double ear infection, complaining about face swelling and resulting difficulties with eating and even talking. Once his ears started bleeding, the streamer went to urgent care and was prescribed antibiotic drops on Saturday, October 22.
The face swelling still kept worsening over the following day, to the point xQc that could “barely hear,” according to a Sunday update posted on Twitter. This development suggests that Lengyel might have contracted a viral ear infection, since antibiotics are only effective against bacteria and don’t work against viruses. Either way, betweenxQc getting banned from YouTube for community guidelines violationsand this series of health issues, the content creator has had his fair share of difficulties over the course of this year.
The Quebec-based streamer, who first rose to fame as a professionalOverwatchplayer, remains a somewhat polarizing figure on the gaming scene. This is in part due to his outspoken nature that occasionally led to clashes with other internet celebrities, as well as recurring relationship drama with Adept, another popular Twitch streamer from Texas.
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