Ears

[susanwells]

Had a head cold.. nearly OK but one ear is deaf... nurse says nothing she can do. Only I can`t hear anything on my left side ... anyone any ideas for an exercise to clear it... quite like hearing out of my left side actually.. :hearty

[Jonny2621]

dont go near the branded ear fluids Susan, a nurse recommended i stay well away from them after one burnt my ear bigstyle, she recommended a little olive oil to get rid of hard wax but soft wax im not so sure, all i know is its horrible so hope you feel better soon :)

[susanwells]

Oh thanks a lot for that as I had been going to ask the husband to buy me some.. we`ve got plenty of O Oil... it`s probably catarrh in the tubes after the cold but it`s driving me nuts .. not painful at all, just deaf !!

[andyp]

.. not painful at all, just deaf !!


Pardon :D

[MarcusMel]

The Eustation tube goes from the ear to the back of the soft palate in the mouth. If that gets blocked by snot you will feel as if you can not hear as the eardrum is unable to equalise air pressure.

It may not be earwax in other words give yourself time for the cold to completely clear.

[vegyjones]

snot .
Thanks for being so blunt Marcus... :D

But I don't think I'll pop down the pie & mash shop now! You've put me right off Pie and Liquer Ooo :laugh

[susanwells]

You`ll have to get used to this sort of thing you know Vegy now that Mrs Vegy is baking the little bijou vegette. :hearty

[Stewards enquiry]

Warm Olive Oil. DONT USE COTTON BUDS.

[susanwells]

No my mother always warned me about that since an aunt of hers got one stuck down her ear and had to had an operation..very nasty things cotton buds : :yikes:

[sparkyminer]

Warm Olive Oil. DONT USE COTTON BUDS.
I always use cotton buds. They're the only thing that gets the vaseline out. :wink

[mathare]

I've got a power drill if you want to borrow that. It has hammer action...

[mathare]

I always use cotton buds. They're the only thing that gets the vaseline out. :winkYou're not supposed to use them there :yikes:

[sparkyminer]

You're not supposed to use them there :yikes:
You know it makes sense. :wink

[Stewards enquiry]

A friend of mine is a nurse at A&E and she says nearly every day people go into the hospital with cotton buds stuck in their ears. They try to clean their ears with them and the bud comes off the end and sticks in their ear. There is a warning on the box 'Never insert a cotton bud into the inner ear or nose'

[mathare]

Funnily enough I have recently gone deaf in my left ear as well. It has happened to me before and the doc said it was probably sinusitis as my sinuses are less than 100% in tact as I have broken my nose a couple of times. This time it is quite painful but everything I have read on the 'net seems to suggest I just get some Otrivine (which I have) and bung that up me snout (which I have been doing) and give it time to clear up. They also said antibiotics might work, or they might not - which is very handy. And despite the missus' nagging I won't be bothering a doctor with it, at least not for a few days. I'll see how it is middle of next week before I consider doing anything proper about it.

[plater]

And despite the missus' nagging I won't be bothering a doctor with it, at least not for a few days. I'll see how it is middle of next week before I consider doing anything proper about it.

Shame about the good ear then Mat :laugh

[mathare]

Shame about the good ear then Mat :laugh:laugh

[presto]

get it syringed.
i had the same problem for a couple of weeks - went deaf, ear drops etc didn't do anything. but took the nurse less than 10 seconds with the ear gun to clear them both out. was fine after that.

[Win2Win]

WHAT!!!!! :doh

[Larsson7]

I was born partially deaf , and wear a hearing aid when out socially . Build up of wax is something I have to deal with on a regular basis.

As others have advised , DO NOT USE COTTON BUDS...just pushes the wax deeper into the ear...I use cotton wool wraped round a match , have done so for years .

If wax does build up , some WARM..obviously not TOO WARM , Almond Oil , dropped into ear helps break up the wax.

[bigcumba]

I use cotton wool wraped round a match

not lit I hope :yikes: :D

[Larsson7]

not lit I hope :yikes: :D

Good for keeping on top of the ear hairs mate...:D