So I got my ears unblocked...

Pawnless Endgame · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:00

Willhub, did you have to use olive oil for a week prior? I am interested to know. I'm due to be syringed on 19th October with ENT, and in the past I had to use olive oil as ear drops to soften the wax.

Delvis · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:05

Atleast you didn't develop tinnitus because of said unblocking OP

RomanNose · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:17

After perforating my ear drum a few years ago from an ear infection, I have a fear about having this done in the future.

meh? · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:38

Delvis said:
Atleast you didn't develop tinnitus because of said unblocking OP

I have got tinnitus and it's so annoying. I didnt have it until I had grommets in, from that day on I have had a consent buzzing in my right ear

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Delvis · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:38

Grommets?

MarcLister · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:40

I've had syringing done before. I think my hearing aid moulds can act like the ram of a cannon so wax gets pushed quite a long way into my ears. Sometimes olive oil just won't do the trick. It's not something I look forward to I have to say.

chaosdestro0 said:
After perforating my ear drum a few years ago from an ear infection, I have a fear about having this done in the future.

I'm deaf and I used to go a hospital in London for checkups. I once had this procedure done to both my ears. One ear had just recovered from a perforated ear drum. So the nurse starts the water jet, cue instant pain. They check my ear out and decide to leave it and move onto the other ear. Next day green gunk is pouring out of the ear. Wouldn't have been so bad if black gunk wasn't pouring out of the other ear.

meh? · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:46

Delvis said:
Grommets?

Lol dunno if I have spelt it right. Them things what look like little mushrooms lol.

Delvis · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:47

meh? said:
Lol dunno if I have spelt it right. Them things what look like little mushroom lol.

No idea

I have tinnitus, due to having my ears serringed.

Overslop · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:51

Had this done a couple of times before, it really works great.

Scougar · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:53

Was under the impression that syringing can do harm. They should really explain that in advance.

Glad it worked out ok for you. If you think about it, most likely your hearing is now too good, as normally you would have a slight coating in your ear. Be careful over next few days bud.

dante6491 · 16 Sep 2011 at 22:56

I wonder if there is a link between IEM's and build up of wax? My hearing has been getting worse lately who knows.

CliffyBiro · 16 Sep 2011 at 23:07

The more my hearing is reduced the better. Sick of being woken up from noises outside every night.

RomanNose · 16 Sep 2011 at 23:15

skippi90 said:
The more my hearing is reduced the better. Sick of being woken up from noises outside every night.

You could always just shoot the chavs.

Cleeecooo · 16 Sep 2011 at 23:15

How do you know if you need it and how much dies it cost?

Somnambulist · 16 Sep 2011 at 23:22

Funny this thread appeared. I had a shower earlier and was cleaning my ears when I must have pushed some wax too far down my ear (never happened before) as now I'm half deaf in that ear and it hurts a bit. Annoying and unexpected. Got some olive oil drops already so hoping they do the trick but if not I think I'm going to need it flushed out good and proper.

Neil79 · 16 Sep 2011 at 23:25

I've having my ear(s) done on monday, unlike most here because of an inbalance issue if one get's blocked I end up nasuated and dizzy, sometimes sick. Though lately it could also be all the medication i'm on

Neil79 · 16 Sep 2011 at 23:27

willhub said:
I went to the doctors, I told em the problem, they told me to go back to waiting room, 15 mins later I was in the nurses office getting blown

Lucky you

Mr Krugga · 16 Sep 2011 at 23:27

dante6491 said:
I wonder if there is a link between IEM's and build up of wax? My hearing has been getting worse lately who knows.

IEMs can permanently damage your hearing if you use them a lot and at loud volume.

HNR1 · 16 Sep 2011 at 23:43

My eustachian tubes are closed.

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Eustachian-Tube-Dysfunction.htm

Curunen · 16 Sep 2011 at 23:50

Trouble is if I got that done I'd get really disturbed by all the background noise, especially if trying to sleep - fridges, boilers, water pipes in the house (have been in the past, leading to extreme irritability).
Shame really - need to maintain a certain level of desensitivity.