Ear wax anyone

Felon · 14 Jul 2016 at 16:22

I used to have 3 showers a day, idk why - I just loved having showers lol... then I started having terrible earwax problems - the doctor told me that using lots of shampoo shower gel all the time actually causes your body to generate more wax.. which is interesting.

I went to a private clinic off Oxford and had "micro-suction" done for £65, considering I was deaf in one ear and the NHS wait time was 12 weeks, I got in at the private place on the same afternoon...

Afterwards was amazing, I walked outside and the airbrakes on a london bus went "whoosh" right next to me, it felt like someone smashing a glass over over brain it was so loud!

ikillbears · 14 Jul 2016 at 18:08

I started getting pretty bad ear wax a few years ago. when i was in cambodia i basically went deaf in my left ear, this is what came out. felt amazing!

Bassmansam · 14 Jul 2016 at 22:26

I have to use ear drops every six months. They completely block my ear which makes my tinnitus louder!

V F · 14 Jul 2016 at 22:54

TheVoice · 14 Jul 2016 at 22:57

Happens to me a few times a year. I just use a small plastic syringe and a sink of warm water.

Mynight · 14 Jul 2016 at 23:10

MooMoo444 said:
I don't get boogers

Do you wake up not feeling hungry?

siriq111 · 14 Jul 2016 at 23:16

When i was in the elementary school this damn centipede almost got into my ear. Later i had infection in my ear, that was a disaster. Blood etc. . Took me a months to recover. Another infection 10-15 years later. It is a very important thing to keep your ear healthy as much as possible. My dad almost lost hearing for both ears because of the workplace(lot of noise). So far so good, knock on the wood. I am also to swing on the olive oil side. No hassle, no fuss.

Eurofighter · 15 Jul 2016 at 10:49

I had a big piece of earwax once, it was the size of a pea and rock hard. Was hard to get out, I hope it doesn't happen again.

Avenged7Fold · 15 Jul 2016 at 11:13

Weirdest thing about this thread is that OP genuinely uses Yahoo as his homepage. What decade is this?

tom_e · 15 Jul 2016 at 11:19

Avenged7Fold said:
Weirdest thing about this thread is that OP genuinely uses Yahoo as his homepage. What decade is this?

He is of the silver surfer age IIRC so we can forgive him, at least he's not trying to find the any key and wondering why pushing the power button on the monitor doesn't turn it on

Evian · 15 Jul 2016 at 11:37

65£ ??

Use some peroxide and a special syringe of the rainforest and jobs a good one!

Rannoch · 15 Jul 2016 at 14:38

Never use cotton buds to clean your ears, it's common sense lol

DXP55 · 15 Jul 2016 at 15:32

Avenged7Fold said:
Weirdest thing about this thread is that OP genuinely uses Yahoo as his homepage. What decade is this?

Yahoo came with BT internet - Can I change it then ?? - Will BT allow me to do that and can I drive from state to state without papers.

There's a clue there to a film.

10 brownie points if you get it.

koolpc · 22 Jan 2018 at 13:16

Thread revival!

Had micro suction today on my ears! Left ear had a load of solid wax in it. Took the guy quite a while to get it out! He even had to use special plier type instrument to pull bits out!

Right ear had some wax. It did hurt a little as the wax was tight against the ear drum. £40 for both ears.

Irish_Tom · 22 Jan 2018 at 13:21

koolpc said:
Thread revival!

Had micro suction today on my ears! Left ear had a load of solid wax in it. Took the guy quite a while to get it out! He even had to use special plier type instrument to pull bits out!

Right ear had some wax. It did hurt a little as the wax was tight against the ear drum. £40 for both ears.

How do you go about getting this done? Is it a referral via a doctor or are there special places you can book in?

Bassmansam · 22 Jan 2018 at 13:22

koolpc said:
Thread revival!

Had micro suction today on my ears! Left ear had a load of solid wax in it. Took the guy quite a while to get it out! He even had to use special plier type instrument to pull bits out!

Right ear had some wax. It did hurt a little as the wax was tight against the ear drum. £40 for both ears.

I thought you had tinnitus? Isn’t it a bit risky to put a hoover into your ear?

Schizo · 22 Jan 2018 at 13:26

I get mine cleaned out every 6 months at the doctors as mine build up and I don't use cotton buds either.

squerble · 22 Jan 2018 at 15:49

Irish_Tom said:
How do you go about getting this done? Is it a referral via a doctor or are there special places you can book in?

Nope, they're just private clinics. I had mine done just off my own back last week. Rang up the previous Friday, got an appointment for Monday and paid the guy at the end. Easy. The guy even had a camera that went in both ears so I could see the before and after - lovely!

Rids · 22 Jan 2018 at 15:58

Out of interest do you have the name of the company you used? I'm still waiting to have a half of cow removed from my right ear.

koolpc · 22 Jan 2018 at 16:12

I looked it up on the internet and then saw it was done locally. Rang them and appointment made! The guy said better than the water syringing method as that can damage the eardrum etc.

Yes, i have tinnitus in both ears but this method is non invasive. He doesnt stick a Dyson in the ear and put on full power! Lol He was very careful and professional. The clinic is in my local University and he lectures students too.