My freaking ear is clogged

[HiTek21]

They sell earwax cleaning kits at SavOns. Put a few drops of the liquid in your ear for about 10 minutes, then flush it out with water. gets out all the nasty stuff.

 

[Storm]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey

Originally posted by: Storm
Next time you're in the shower, tilt your head to the side and let warm water (as warm or hot as you can stand it) get into your ear. Do this for a minute or two. Warm/hot water does in fact melt the ear wax somewhat. Now use q-tips after your shower. You should be able to remove some wax in its semi-liquid state.

If not consult a doctor or go to a voodoo doctor .

I tried turning the shower to real hot water, then sucking that up with the bulb thingie, then squirting that in my ear. Couldn't seem to get any results with that, although I only did it a few times as I felt like I myself was going to melt in the hot-ass water.

Hrmm... Try my way. The way I see it the constant warm water getting into your ear is better than the bulb thingies cause its constant. Even better if you can get one stream of warm water from your shower head into your ear.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Nothin' worked. It's been about a week now, and my other ear has magically closed up. Amazing the luck I have. I'm going to just show up at the doctor tomorrow morning, hope I can get it taken care of (hard to do much of anything with 5% hearing out of both ears..)

 

[thomsbrain]

when i get water in my ears, jumping up and down with my head turned to the side seems to get it out. you may also just have it closed cause you're congested. my ears close up when i get congested, which is a pain in the butt. the only thing i can do is wait.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Went to the doc, they got 90% of the wax out, the problem is that the last 10% is right on the ear drum, so I need to sleep with eardrops in my ears for a week, and then if they haven't cleared out, go back to the doc, and it should come right out. A week of half-deafness is gonna blow, though.

 

[McMadman]

Got to just love the wax that you can't get out without any of those cleaning kits. I generally need to go to an ent to get my ears cleaned once every 2-3 years (I usually don't go until its already infected.)

Never used any of the otc kits and would be afraid to, saline just makes it worse as I found out when I had no choice but the ER, nothing better then having to deal with an infection in both ears.

 

[Storm]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
Went to the doc, they got 90% of the wax out, the problem is that the last 10% is right on the ear drum, so I need to sleep with eardrops in my ears for a week, and then if they haven't cleared out, go back to the doc, and it should come right out. A week of half-deafness is gonna blow, though.

Wow thats some serious ear wax. I bet its all hard and nasty. I'm guessing its adhering to your ear drum. The ear drops the doctor gave you are more powerful than the standard ones?

 

[Staples]

I had a problem a few years ago in my left ear (I am deaf in my right) and I could hear fine in it but when I lied down, the wax which seemed to be liquid would cover my ear drum and I could not hear anything. I could stand up for a minute and it would slip off my eardrum and I could hear fine again. The ent used a vaacuum tool to get all the stuff out and I have never had a problem since. One problem I have always had though is I seem to have like a flake of wax over my right eardrum because at times, I can blow and then abruptly stop and feel the flake still wigling around. Kindof weird but I can't hear anything but vibrations so it doesn't keep my from anything.

 

[incallisto]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Murphyrulez
Did you try pinching your nose shut with your fingers, close your mouth and BLOW hard. The air will try to come out your ears, and should dislodge whatever is in there.

I think you can make it more clear you're joking....right??? this is not only stupid but dangerous!

How is it dangerous to decompress? Diving instructors teach this same technique. Please explain how it is dangerous? Because every diver I know uses this technique.

 

[kindest]

i had my first problem like this for the first time in my life last year (24 years I didnt really clean my ears)
and my sh!t was clogged for like a week. I kept using that peroxide and squirting...and didnt get much
then on like the 7th day out came pounds of crap. Just keep at it. Even try leaving the peroxide in
for a couple hours.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: incallisto

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Murphyrulez
Did you try pinching your nose shut with your fingers, close your mouth and BLOW hard. The air will try to come out your ears, and should dislodge whatever is in there.

I think you can make it more clear you're joking....right??? this is not only stupid but dangerous!

How is it dangerous to decompress? Diving instructors teach this same technique. Please explain how it is dangerous? Because every diver I know uses this technique.

I don't think it's dangerous. I do the same thing just out of habbit whenever I listen to headphones.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Sweet! My right ear is unclogged! Everything is REALLY REALLY LOUD. I made a cardboard shroud to put over the fan on my power supply because all of a sudden it seemed really freaking loud. Left is still clogged, tomorrow I'm going back to the doc, I imagine he should be able to take care of it.

 

[dafatha00]

Heh. I'm going through the same problem right now. It happens to be about twice a year.

 

[rh71]

You're nuts... it's been how many days ?! I was thoroughly annoyed when my ear was clogged for even half a day.