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    ear syringing

    anyone had this done? sometimes my ears pop for no reason. sometimes wax falls out. cotton buds just don't seem to do the trick.

    NB first person to suggest "Hopi ear candles" gets a fisting.
    Originally posted by BolshieBastard
    You're fulfilling a business role not partaking in a rock and roll concert.

    #2
    Originally posted by lambrini_socialist View Post
    anyone had this done? sometimes my ears pop for no reason. sometimes wax falls out. cotton buds just don't seem to do the trick.

    NB first person to suggest "Hopi ear candles" gets a fisting.
    I’ve had that since I spent a summer working down on the farm when I was a student. I think some insect from a hay bail took up residence in my left ear and despite multiple syringings it still gets waxy and itchy, and occasionally a big lump of wax falls out. I’ve found that the aerosol spray can ear wash helps; I don’t know the brand name in the UK, but it’s just salt water in an aerosol and if nothing else it cools your ear and stops the itch.
    And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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      #3
      Originally posted by lambrini_socialist View Post
      anyone had this done? sometimes my ears pop for no reason. sometimes wax falls out. cotton buds just don't seem to do the trick.

      NB first person to suggest "Hopi ear candles" gets a fisting.
      They don't like to syringe any more, on health and safety grounds. See our doc. IANADr but what they will prob do is look in your ear, tell you that there is build-up, and tell you to clean them yourself.

      (gently warmed) olive oil in ear, lie on side for 20 mins. Same thin every day for 2 weeks. If not successful, at least 3 times every day for 2 weeks. Then if still blocked, Doc may give you "irrigation".

      Yes, I know how hard it is to find all that time.

      PS the normal function of ear wax is to migrate to the outer ear and come out. The problem is when it doesn't come out. Cotton buds can compact it and make this worse.

      The aerosol saline spray (pedantically, pressurised but not aerosol) is "Audiclean" from Boots, about a fiver, haven't tried it yet. In the US they have stuff (glycerine?) with an effervescing agent, can work well. In France, you can go to the phramacy and buy a "Poire", a rubber bulb with a tube, that you fill with warm water and use to syringe your own ears (after a period of cleaning wth oil). In the UK they can't imagine what you're talking about if you describe this.
      Last edited by expat; 6 March 2009, 11:03.

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        #4
        Originally posted by expat View Post
        PS the normal function of ear wax is to migrate to the outer ear and come out. The problem is when it doesn't come out. Cotton buds can compact it and make this worse.
        It's a bit embarrassing when it falls out during an interview.
        And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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          #5
          Originally posted by lambrini_socialist View Post
          anyone had this done? sometimes my ears pop for no reason. sometimes wax falls out. cotton buds just don't seem to do the trick.

          NB first person to suggest "Hopi ear candles" gets a fisting.
          Unless it's affecting your hearing the wax quite normal. If you're worried about it try using a few drops of warm (body temp) olive oil in ear ear. Apply with a dropper and lie down with that ear uppermost for 5 mins, then do the other one while the first one drains. The oil softens the wax and ecourages it to come out of the ear.
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            #6
            Eh?






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              #7
              i did the olive oil thing when i had a minor ear infection / cold thing a while ago. first time i tried it the oil was too hot, i think i basically shallow-fried my eardrum. i probably should have deglazed it with a splash of red wine or stock.
              Originally posted by BolshieBastard
              You're fulfilling a business role not partaking in a rock and roll concert.

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                #8
                I had my ears syringed last year after a huge build up of wax. One week of pre-treating my ears with prescription drops, followed by syringing using a pressure regulated device.
                SUFTUM

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by lambrini_socialist View Post
                  anyone had this done? sometimes my ears pop for no reason. sometimes wax falls out. cotton buds just don't seem to do the trick.

                  NB first person to suggest "Hopi ear candles" gets a fisting.
                  I've had it done a time or two when it has been killing me and usually when I've been going swimming a fair bit.

                  I had it done last year after much pain and deafness and a long battle with my GP. I kept getting fobbed off with olive oil, drops, etc but in the end they gave way and all was solved in 10 seconds. It's a great feeling, you can hear birds singing 5 miles away. You wouldn't believe the size of the lump that comes out.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by expat View Post
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                    In France, you can go to the phramacy and buy a "Poire", a rubber bulb with a tube, that you fill with warm water and use to syringe your own ears (after a period of cleaning wth oil). In the UK they can't imagine what you're talking about if you describe this.
                    I think I've seen these in one of those crappy catalogues that fall out of your sunday newspaper - you know, the ones with the personalised doormats and varicose vein creams. (easylife?)
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