#ear-wax — Public Fediverse posts
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Pummelled
I just had the shit kicked out of my ears… literally. Well… not quite literally I guess. I actually just had the ear wax build up kicked out of my ears.
I don’t know the root cause of this issue but for most normal humans, ear wax sort of builds up in your ears and then it drains out on its own somehow. It seems that at some point over the last year or two this self cleaning functionality has stopped working for me. I have had some serious wax build up in both ears.
Around a year ago I stopped being able to hear pretty much anything out of my left ear. I started using ear wax softening stuff in preparation for having my left ear cleaned out and somehow, magically, a path was cleared and I could hear again. Miracle. Unfortunately after a short time my right ear blocked up enough that I could barely hear out of it.
With an airline flight in the works for tomorrow, I finally reached the point where I couldn’t deal anymore. I have been using the wax softening junk in my right ear all week and tonight I went to an urgent care and had both of my ears cleaned out. I just wanted the right ear done but they did both.
The right ear was a struggle. It took a long time and a lot of a squirt bottle thing blasting water into my head. It was quite uncomfortable. As unpleasant as it was, it was a cake walk compared to my left ear. By the end there were two people working on me. One was pulling on my ear to open the canal up as wide as possible and the other was shooting me in the head with the water gun.
Eventually they got both ears cleared out completely. I don’t hear any difference yet because of all the abuse has left my ears pretty messed up. Here’s hoping that at some point in the next few hours or so they will recover enough for me to know if I can hear again.
Fingers crossed, folks.
#earWax #earWaxRemoval #ears #health #hearing -
Pummelled
I just had the shit kicked out of my ears… literally. Well… not quite literally I guess. I actually just had the ear wax build up kicked out of my ears.
I don’t know the root cause of this issue but for most normal humans, ear wax sort of builds up in your ears and then it drains out on its own somehow. It seems that at some point over the last year or two this self cleaning functionality has stopped working for me. I have had some serious wax build up in both ears.
Around a year ago I stopped being able to hear pretty much anything out of my left ear. I started using ear wax softening stuff in preparation for having my left ear cleaned out and somehow, magically, a path was cleared and I could hear again. Miracle. Unfortunately after a short time my right ear blocked up enough that I could barely hear out of it.
With an airline flight in the works for tomorrow, I finally reached the point where I couldn’t deal anymore. I have been using the wax softening junk in my right ear all week and tonight I went to an urgent care and had both of my ears cleaned out. I just wanted the right ear done but they did both.
The right ear was a struggle. It took a long time and a lot of a squirt bottle thing blasting water into my head. It was quite uncomfortable. As unpleasant as it was, it was a cake walk compared to my left ear. By the end there were two people working on me. One was pulling on my ear to open the canal up as wide as possible and the other was shooting me in the head with the water gun.
Eventually they got both ears cleared out completely. I don’t hear any difference yet because of all the abuse has left my ears pretty messed up. Here’s hoping that at some point in the next few hours or so they will recover enough for me to know if I can hear again.
Fingers crossed, folks.
#earWax #earWaxRemoval #ears #health #hearing -
Pummelled
I just had the shit kicked out of my ears… literally. Well… not quite literally I guess. I actually just had the ear wax build up kicked out of my ears.
I don’t know the root cause of this issue but for most normal humans, ear wax sort of builds up in your ears and then it drains out on its own somehow. It seems that at some point over the last year or two this self cleaning functionality has stopped working for me. I have had some serious wax build up in both ears.
Around a year ago I stopped being able to hear pretty much anything out of my left ear. I started using ear wax softening stuff in preparation for having my left ear cleaned out and somehow, magically, a path was cleared and I could hear again. Miracle. Unfortunately after a short time my right ear blocked up enough that I could barely hear out of it.
With an airline flight in the works for tomorrow, I finally reached the point where I couldn’t deal anymore. I have been using the wax softening junk in my right ear all week and tonight I went to an urgent care and had both of my ears cleaned out. I just wanted the right ear done but they did both.
The right ear was a struggle. It took a long time and a lot of a squirt bottle thing blasting water into my head. It was quite uncomfortable. As unpleasant as it was, it was a cake walk compared to my left ear. By the end there were two people working on me. One was pulling on my ear to open the canal up as wide as possible and the other was shooting me in the head with the water gun.
Eventually they got both ears cleared out completely. I don’t hear any difference yet because of all the abuse has left my ears pretty messed up. Here’s hoping that at some point in the next few hours or so they will recover enough for me to know if I can hear again.
Fingers crossed, folks.
#earWax #earWaxRemoval #ears #health #hearing -
Maryland doctor explains the safe way to remove earwax: Cotton swabs and bobby pins should never be used
Building up of earwax is a common experience for people across the globe, and while the most popular…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #cottonswabs #earwax #Health #healthcareprofessional #hearingloss #saferemoval
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It used to be that is you had a heavy wax buildup in your ears, your doctor or a nurse or PA would clean it out for you.
But starting about ten years ago, that changed. Now they just tell you to buy an ear-cleaning kit with fluid from a pharmacy and do it yourself.
At least, that's how it is in the USA now. I wonder if it's like that in other parts of the world?
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It used to be that is you had a heavy wax buildup in your ears, your doctor or a nurse or PA would clean it out for you.
But starting about ten years ago, that changed. Now they just tell you to buy an ear-cleaning kit with fluid from a pharmacy and do it yourself.
At least, that's how it is in the USA now. I wonder if it's like that in other parts of the world?
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Ear blocked with wax.
What liquid is quickest?
AI search summary appears to lie.
Experimenter concludes:
Sterile water!
#CommercialisedMedicine #NonEvidenceBasedMedicine #BlockedEar #EarWax #Cerumenolytics #Cerumen
https://journals.lww.com/ajo/fulltext/2020/11000/an_ex_vivo_comparison_of_over_the_counter.1.aspx
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Ear blocked with wax.
What liquid is quickest?
AI search summary appears to lie.
Experimenter concludes:
Sterile water!
#CommercialisedMedicine #NonEvidenceBasedMedicine #BlockedEar #EarWax #Cerumenolytics #Cerumen
https://journals.lww.com/ajo/fulltext/2020/11000/an_ex_vivo_comparison_of_over_the_counter.1.aspx
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Ear blocked with wax.
What liquid is quickest?
AI search summary appears to lie.
Experimenter concludes:
Sterile water!
#CommercialisedMedicine #NonEvidenceBasedMedicine #BlockedEar #EarWax #Cerumenolytics #Cerumen
https://journals.lww.com/ajo/fulltext/2020/11000/an_ex_vivo_comparison_of_over_the_counter.1.aspx
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Doctors explain the science behind 'eargasms,' or why sticking things in your ear feels so good
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/eargasm-science-explained
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DONG DONG!! NEW "Soda & The Spazmotronic Slughunt*" CHAPTER!!
Rebekkah Earwax returns, and she's quite unpleasantly surprised to find four filthy belchkins farting into her couch. Read for free here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/107544/sifillis-v-soda-and-the-spazmotronic-slughunt
or visit https://sifillis.com/
#book #books #zine #zines #zinemaker #zinemaking #zinester #newchapter #newchapterinlife #newchapterbegins #gremlin #gremlins #belchkins #belchkin #yokai #ear #ears #earsofinstagram #earwax #bookstodon*The Sifillis Stories Volume V
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DONG DONG!! NEW "Soda & The Spazmotronic Slughunt*" CHAPTER!!
Rebekkah Earwax returns, and she's quite unpleasantly surprised to find four filthy belchkins farting into her couch. Read for free here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/107544/sifillis-v-soda-and-the-spazmotronic-slughunt
or visit https://sifillis.com/
#book #books #zine #zines #zinemaker #zinemaking #zinester #newchapter #newchapterinlife #newchapterbegins #gremlin #gremlins #belchkins #belchkin #yokai #ear #ears #earsofinstagram #earwax #bookstodon*The Sifillis Stories Volume V
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DONG DONG!! NEW "Soda & The Spazmotronic Slughunt*" CHAPTER!!
Rebekkah Earwax returns, and she's quite unpleasantly surprised to find four filthy belchkins farting into her couch. Read for free here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/107544/sifillis-v-soda-and-the-spazmotronic-slughunt
or visit https://sifillis.com/
#book #books #zine #zines #zinemaker #zinemaking #zinester #newchapter #newchapterinlife #newchapterbegins #gremlin #gremlins #belchkins #belchkin #yokai #ear #ears #earsofinstagram #earwax #bookstodon*The Sifillis Stories Volume V
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“It’s Like A Comedy Material”: How #Whale #Earwax Is Spilling #Ocean’s Secrets
In 19th century, researchers began collecting wax plugs found in ear canals of deceased #whales. These deposits – which can reach up to .5m (1.6 feet) – form continually over the animal’s lifespan, and so can reveal its personal history, spilling secrets including its age, the environmental pollutants it has been exposed to, and the hormonal responses it has experienced throughout its life.
https://www.iflscience.com/its-like-a-comedy-material-how-whale-earwax-is-spilling-the-oceans-secrets-78852 -
“It’s Like A Comedy Material”: How #Whale #Earwax Is Spilling #Ocean’s Secrets
In 19th century, researchers began collecting wax plugs found in ear canals of deceased #whales. These deposits – which can reach up to .5m (1.6 feet) – form continually over the animal’s lifespan, and so can reveal its personal history, spilling secrets including its age, the environmental pollutants it has been exposed to, and the hormonal responses it has experienced throughout its life.
https://www.iflscience.com/its-like-a-comedy-material-how-whale-earwax-is-spilling-the-oceans-secrets-78852 -
“It’s Like A Comedy Material”: How #Whale #Earwax Is Spilling #Ocean’s Secrets
In 19th century, researchers began collecting wax plugs found in ear canals of deceased #whales. These deposits – which can reach up to .5m (1.6 feet) – form continually over the animal’s lifespan, and so can reveal its personal history, spilling secrets including its age, the environmental pollutants it has been exposed to, and the hormonal responses it has experienced throughout its life.
https://www.iflscience.com/its-like-a-comedy-material-how-whale-earwax-is-spilling-the-oceans-secrets-78852 -
NHS withdraws free treatment for potentially painful condition for millions
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/nhs-withdraws-free-treatment-for-potentially-painful-condition-for-millions/ar-BB1hbK1s?cvid=cb5777207f4d4e9d860513a43af47e1f&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=19#NHS
#RNID
#Earwax
#Tinnitus
#Earache
#NationalInstituteForHealthAndCareExcellence -
NHS withdraws free treatment for potentially painful condition for millions
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/nhs-withdraws-free-treatment-for-potentially-painful-condition-for-millions/ar-BB1hbK1s?cvid=cb5777207f4d4e9d860513a43af47e1f&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=19#NHS
#RNID
#Earwax
#Tinnitus
#Earache
#NationalInstituteForHealthAndCareExcellence -
NHS withdraws free treatment for potentially painful condition for millions
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/nhs-withdraws-free-treatment-for-potentially-painful-condition-for-millions/ar-BB1hbK1s?cvid=cb5777207f4d4e9d860513a43af47e1f&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=19#NHS
#RNID
#Earwax
#Tinnitus
#Earache
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What Your Earwax Says About Your Ancestry
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/gory-details/what-your-earwax-says-about-your-ancestry
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What Your Earwax Says About Your Ancestry
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/gory-details/what-your-earwax-says-about-your-ancestry
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What Your Earwax Says About Your Ancestry
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/gory-details/what-your-earwax-says-about-your-ancestry
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If you are wondering why I haven’t paid for ear wax removal since the lockdowns, it’s because I discovered you can get referred by your GP if you are in #Norfolk or #Norwich to this place...don’t be fobbed off or made to go private:
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If you are wondering why I haven’t paid for ear wax removal since the lockdowns, it’s because I discovered you can get referred by your GP if you are in #Norfolk or #Norwich to this place...don’t be fobbed off or made to go private:
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As a hard of hearing person #Covid hit my communication skills and my wallet. In 3 years we’ve drifted into a situation where ear wax is no longer routinely removed at GP surgeries. I paid £50 an ear to get them microsuctioned in 2020 and 2021 lockdowns because I could no longer hear my own children and I was desperate. It sounds trivial, but without #NHS #EarWax removing services hard of hearing people are silenced.
https://rnid.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ear-Wax-Report-FINAL.pdf?
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As a hard of hearing person #Covid hit my communication skills and my wallet. In 3 years we’ve drifted into a situation where ear wax is no longer routinely removed at GP surgeries. I paid £50 an ear to get them microsuctioned in 2020 and 2021 lockdowns because I could no longer hear my own children and I was desperate. It sounds trivial, but without #NHS #EarWax removing services hard of hearing people are silenced.
https://rnid.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ear-Wax-Report-FINAL.pdf?
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As a hard of hearing person #Covid hit my communication skills and my wallet. In 3 years we’ve drifted into a situation where ear wax is no longer routinely removed at GP surgeries. I paid £50 an ear to get them microsuctioned in 2020 and 2021 lockdowns because I could no longer hear my own children and I was desperate. It sounds trivial, but without #NHS #EarWax removing services hard of hearing people are silenced.
https://rnid.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ear-Wax-Report-FINAL.pdf?
