anyone got one of these? (ear syringe related)

Yea NHS dont seringe ears now, they say its not safe or somthing, bull in my eyes I'm party deaf because of my youth and loud music, I went for treatment and was told a seringe may help but they don't do it, So i paid £80 to get it done private I had a hearing test done before and after and there was a 23% improvment after the treatment I get it done twice a year now.

Im don't use a hearing aid yet But I have been advise too as my total hearing is that of a 70yr old at my age of 30..... So will be looking at a all singing all dancing thingy soon. Need to save up the pennys as there well expencive :eek:
 
This thread doesn't surprise me, I have had to come up with my own medical treatments in the past because the NHS GP was ignorant on the subject matter or didn't believe what I was telling him.
 
Energize said:
This thread doesn't surprise me, I have had to come up with my own medical treatments in the past because the NHS GP was ignorant on the subject matter or didn't believe what I was telling him.
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Most of my own medical treatments involve consuming copious amounts of cider or wine, while this may not be the 'by the book' solution, it can be surprisingly effective... :p

Bennie-Mac said:
I bought that very item in the op, the first time I used it, I caught GAY... just a heads up sexy :) xx
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You know you're supposed to use it in your ear, don't you? :p
 
MuttsNutts said:
Yea NHS dont seringe ears now, they say its not safe or somthing, bull in my eyes I'm party deaf because of my youth and loud music, I went for treatment and was told a seringe may help but they don't do it, So i paid £80 to get it done private I had a hearing test done before and after and there was a 23% improvment after the treatment I get it done twice a year now.
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They might not do full on syringing but they have a suction device for cleaning ears and it ****ing hurts, I have to have mine done every 3-6 months :(
 
MuttsNutts said:
Yea NHS dont seringe ears now, they say its not safe or somthing, bull in my eyes I'm party deaf because of my youth and loud music, I went for treatment and was told a seringe may help but they don't do it, So i paid £80 to get it done private I had a hearing test done before and after and there was a 23% improvment after the treatment I get it done twice a year now.
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Robbo said:
They might not do full on syringing but they have a suction device for cleaning ears and it ****ing hurts, I have to have mine done every 3-6 months :(
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I have mine 'cleaned' ever year due to having narror ear canals which stops the wax from naturally falling out.

They stopped using the small jetwasher some time ago. It should never be used by anyone by a professional who knows how to use it.

The mini vax they now use was fine when I had it done. The amount of wax that came out could have made a crayon!

And olive oil does work but generally you only need a couple of drops. Most people flood their ears which won't work as well.
 
Syringe! the word is Syringe. I have NEVER seen so many inventive spellings of the word.

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I had some problems like this a few years back and after trying 3 different GP referrals (one, the machine was consistently 'broken and awaiting repair'), (two, booked up for almost 3 months), (three, wouldn't trust them with a stuffed animal, never mind my ears), I used a small SYRINGE (<-see?) casing, the type you use to give babies' medicine, and used warm olive oil for 3/4 days then washed it out with warm water in the syringe. Worked a treat and although it was pretty disgusting, I could hear properly for the first time in ages. Simple, cheap and effective, and I do it every couple of months now, and you can see the results. It's true though, GPs really don't like doing this in general because it seems to encourage the body to build up the wax again (as it is trying to protect the ear, so by washing it out, you make it think it's under attack.) Just be careful!
 
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mjd said:
I havent had too many problems with ear wax, but olive oil left me with an ear infection. This is not to say it doesnt work, but I suppose its subjective and depends wholly on the nature of the blockage. My mum put me onto hopi candles a few years ago and these proved to be really effective. As for Q-tips/cotton buds, they really arent a good idea and can do more harm than good. The packaging alone usually carries an advisory that they shouldnt be used in your lug 'oles.
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Maybe also the type of olive oil you use. Personally, i've had much success with Asda's Extra Virgin Olive Oil......i'm not sure about other brands ;)
 
I've had a bit of an earwax buildup over the last week or so. I got some Earex a couple of days ago from the chemist, which seems to have helped get a fair amount of wax out, but my hearing is still partially impaired, so theres obviously still more to shift.

I also ordered some kind of ear wax removing machine after seeing an advert for it in a magazine. Not 100% about using it though. Kinda worried I might damage my ears using some dodgy product. I'll post more details about it when it arrives. Hopefully somehow here can give me the green light to using it.
 
The problem is that ear wax gets moist and loosens, then hardens again when it dries. Best thing you can do to test an earwax issue is have a warm/hot bath (with your neck area under the water for a bit) and see if your hearing seems clearer afterwards. If so, this is most likely to be because the wax has melted a little with the heat and loosened. If you can, this is a good time to use some warm olive oil, dripped into the ear with a dropper (you can buy them from the chemists) and after a few minutes, very, very gently try and wash the wax out with a syringe as described above. Do be very careful though, it's so easy to damage the ear-drum. If you're doing the oil method, you need to do it for about a week to get best results. I.e. just drop a few drops of oil in each ear and then leave it. Over the week it will moisten the wax and make it easier to shift when you do the water thing.
 
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I'm confused by the poeple saying that the NHS won't do syringing any more as I've just had mine done yesterday at the local healthcentre. It wasn't a proper syringe, more a tool that provides a pulsing jet of water (I could feel her changing the pulsing to shift particulary resilient lumps). Whether they did it for me as I wear hearing aids or what, i don't know, but I'm surprised to see people say they no longer do it. Probably depends on the PCT in question.

EDIT: I had been using Earex 5 days prior to the appointment every night before going to sleep as they said it needed to be softened up.

EDIT2: Oh god the realisation of just how old this thread actually is. Sorry guys :(
 
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