Large Heydon ColliderContemplating sodium carbonate ear drops for clearing one ear, which seems to be blocked. The leaflet states the symptoms of wax buildup the product is designed to address, which includes tinnitus. Then it says don't use it if you have tinnitus.
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Paul Kinlan@heydon have you had your hearing checked? I have tinnitus and thought I had blocked ears (they felt like it had a lot of wax and I had to pop ears all the time). Turns out I'm losing my hearing.
@paul Hi Paul. Probably... I play in a loud band. But this came on during a Christmas hiatus. Haven't been subjected to loud music for weeks now.
@heydon yeah. Yeah mine came in a quiet period too and it might because i was because I was using the chainsaw extensively a couple of weeks prior. I have been sick recently and then I went to get my ears dewaxed the audiologist said there was zero wax in my ears and then he did a hearing test then said I've lost a couple of decibels in my hearing and that's what kind of causes the tinnitus as your ears brain tries to compensate.... Could be a cold though.
Daniel Barber@db @paul Yeah, I already have some special ones made. But I don't wear them when we're writing music together because I can't hear all the frequencies. The rehearsal space is small, so it is very loud. Having said that, I haven't been playing with the band for weeks and this came on about 4 days ago.
Colin H.@heydon I don't think ear drops ever really do much for wax buildup. Best to just bite the bullet and get it cleaned. Assuming you can afford it - not many NHS places do it any more.
@GlasWolf Yeah, I tried it and it didn't help. Just feels the same. I've booked a hearing health check with boots. £60 but worth it, I hope 😭
Curtis Wilcox@GlasWolf
Carbamide peroxide drops have helped me on multiple occasions.
I lie with my ear hole pointing up, put ~10 drops in, let them percolate for 5 minutes, rinse them out with hot water from a rubber or silicone bulb syringe (may be advertised for use in baby noses instead of ear irrigation). Doing it once is never enough but a second round the next day, sometimes a third round, has usually been enough to dislodge it.
I have also had nurses clear out my ears twice, they've used a big syringe, the size of a caulk gun, to flush it out (based on the size of the collection bowl, it's not really a lot of water, it's just focused in a narrow jet).
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@cwilcox808 @GlasWolf thanks for the info, Curtis ❤️
Chris Taylor@heydon I've had ear wax problems for years, coupled with tinnitus. The two aren't related: in my case, the tinnitus is due to loud music.
I've had my ears cleaned a few times at the doctors (and once at a pharmacy). I now use a home syringing kit which works - but only if I put ear drops in for several days before. Olive oil, slightly warmed in the microwave, works as well.
There's lots of warnings with the kit, and it takes some practice. The key is preparation with drops.
@stillbreathing Thanks for the tips, Chris ❤️