I can't hear out of my left ear

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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Someone is thinking about you....or talking shit about you !!

    :D

    This forum? Definitely the latter.
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,020
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    It's funny you say that

    The first few times the Dr. did it nothing...then she started to pull on the top part of my ear...opening the canal more I guess..and POOF !!
    Yeah, thats what happened with me. I had put the softener stuff in, let it sit and flushed it and nothing came out, and the ear felt more blocked, almost painful, I was almost ready to go to the hospital when I tried again, pointed the tip of the thing upward so it hit at the top of the ear inside and the wax came gushing out. It was both disgusting and glorious, couldn't believe how much wax, but when I was done I could hear the sound of the carpet squishing under my feet when I walked. Such relief.
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Poncier wrote:
    Yeah, thats what happened with me. I had put the softener stuff in, let it sit and flushed it and nothing came out, and the ear felt more blocked, almost painful, I was almost ready to go to the hospital when I tried again, pointed the tip of the thing upward so it hit at the top of the ear inside and the wax came gushing out. It was both disgusting and glorious, couldn't believe how much wax, but when I was done I could hear the sound of the carpet squishing under my feet when I walked. Such relief.

    Yeah, it is a fabulous feeling

    It's all in the angle I guess...definitely need 2 people

    I tried clearing it myself last night
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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Yeah, it is a fabulous feeling

    It's all in the angle I guess...definitely need 2 people

    I tried clearing it myself last night

    Now that's definitely going to end up in the "quoteS" thread. :eek:
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Now that's definitely going to end up in the "quoteS" thread. :eek:

    HaHa !!

    It did sound dirty

    Nothing sexier then ear wax :cool:
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,020
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Now that's definitely going to end up in the "quoteS" thread. :eek:
    Done and done. :D
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  • ReleaseMe...
    ReleaseMe... Posts: 494
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Do not screw with this. Go to a doctor. If you are really having that much of a decline in hearing you need to see a Ear,Nose Throat (ENT) specialist. i had very bad problems with the ear and have lost 50% hearing on the right hand side. Makes listening to PJ interesting. (Thank G-d mike's on the left in boots).

    I can not stress enough that it is worth checking out by a professional.
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  • angie76
    angie76 Posts: 646
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    The kit sucks

    The "Bulb" is like the size you would use for a baby

    Next time I will just use a $1 bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide and water

    ah, good to know. I heard it's not good using them anyway.
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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    angie76 wrote:
    ah, good to know. I heard it's not good using them anyway.
    ICK
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  • angie76
    angie76 Posts: 646
    AmentsChick wrote:
    ICK

    maybe some people like waxy ears :)
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  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    I left my ear wax in El Segundo...
    Can not be arsed with life no more.
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    reeferchief wrote:
    I left my ear wax in El Segundo...

    Old Skool there !!
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    SENROCK! wrote:
    oh NO. My uncle once thought he had an infection in his ear. It got reallybadd so he went to have it checked and they hadd to do some kind of surgery. They removed a PILE of waxxx and residue from using a q-tip to clean your ears!!!! :eek:

    i am an anti q-tip guy. always have been. i use this suction cup thing. works great when your ear is wet after taking a shower. plus its cool to watch all the ear wax shoot out of it when your done.
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  • Phantom Pain
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    The Jeagler wrote:
    i am an anti q-tip guy. always have been. i use this suction cup thing. works great when your ear is wet after taking a shower. plus its cool to watch all the ear wax shoot out of it when your done.

    Is that a home made tool ?

    Or was used for something else at first ?

    ;)
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  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    I am an assistant in an ENT office and wash wax out of ears all the time. I gotta say, that shit is nasty. I would rather deal with snot, blood, clots, pus filled cysts and anything else I can think of off the top of my head. The older guys are the worst. When the wax gets impacted and there is a ton of hair holding it in it gets pretty "hairy" getting it out. I mean seriously.... take care of your ears people. If you are a wax producer get them cleaned professionally like every 6 months.
    People call all the time thinking they have like a tumor or something because they cant hear. 99% of the time there is a huge chunk of brown crusty wax up against the eardrum. Then of course there are the dummies that walk around with q-tips hanging out of their ear and they answer the phone or something. Those are my favorite.

    You can use hydrogen peroxide too. It will help keep the build up from getting out of hand.

    That all being vented, I love my job. It's amazing what kids put up their nose, in their ears and down their throats....Adults too;)
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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Sprunkn7 wrote:
    I am an assistant in an ENT office and wash wax out of ears all the time. I gotta say, that shit is nasty. I would rather deal with snot, blood, clots, pus filled cysts and anything else I can think of off the top of my head. The older guys are the worst. When the wax gets impacted and there is a ton of hair holding it in it gets pretty "hairy" getting it out. I mean seriously.... take care of your ears people. If you are a wax producer get them cleaned professionally like every 6 months.
    People call all the time thinking they have like a tumor or something because they cant hear. 99% of the time there is a huge chunk of brown crusty wax up against the eardrum. Then of course there are the dummies that walk around with q-tips hanging out of their ear and they answer the phone or something. Those are my favorite.

    You can use hydrogen peroxide too. It will help keep the build up from getting out of hand.

    That all being vented, I love my job. It's amazing what kids put up their nose, in their ears and down their throats....Adults too;)

    that was a really..uh...descriptive post!
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Sprunkn7 wrote:
    I am an assistant in an ENT office and wash wax out of ears all the time. I gotta say, that shit is nasty. I would rather deal with snot, blood, clots, pus filled cysts and anything else I can think of off the top of my head. The older guys are the worst. When the wax gets impacted and there is a ton of hair holding it in it gets pretty "hairy" getting it out. I mean seriously.... take care of your ears people. If you are a wax producer get them cleaned professionally like every 6 months.
    People call all the time thinking they have like a tumor or something because they cant hear. 99% of the time there is a huge chunk of brown crusty wax up against the eardrum. Then of course there are the dummies that walk around with q-tips hanging out of their ear and they answer the phone or something. Those are my favorite.

    You can use hydrogen peroxide too. It will help keep the build up from getting out of hand.

    That all being vented, I love my job. It's amazing what kids put up their nose, in their ears and down their throats....Adults too;)

    Wow..do you make house calls ? ;)

    So the Hydrogen will work ? I will do that periodically so I don't skeeve the Dr. out anymore :o
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  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Take a shower and get water in there. You can buy these little things from the store that scoop out earwax, I havent used a qtip since getting one.

    Otherwise, see the doctor
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Take a shower and get water in there. You can buy these little things from the store that scoop out earwax, I havent used a qtip since getting one.

    Otherwise, see the doctor

    Should I go to CVS and ask the Pharmacist for "little things from the store that scoop out earwax"
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  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    Sorry to be so graphic. Actually, normal ear wax isn't bad, and yours probably wasn't either. Its when it has been sitting in there for years and people just ignore all the symptoms. I'm glad you got it taken care of and there were no problems. The MD is the only one to use the vacuum so I have to be more hands on. It can be daunting trying to get that stuff out with warm water and a bucket!
    If it came out in one visit it wasn't too bad. Its bad when you have to get a RX and come back in a week after putting drops in three times a day! Amazing how such a little thing can cause such a big problem.

    I also do hearing tests and have to make sure no wax buildup before putting the headphones on. Its very personal business!
    Salute to your clean ears!
    Oh yeah, I love my job! Really!
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!

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