Blocked Ears!
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In desperate need of help!
Since Thursday, my ears have been blocked and I can barely hear anything. It's driving me nuts, and completely ruined my Christmas.
It's not getting any better, and ear drops have failed to helped. One ear popped when I sneezed yesterday which cleared it for a while, but has got blocked back up again.
I am recovering from two ear infections and the flu, so this is why they got blocked in the first place.
Any suggestions? Should I make an appointment with my doctor to get them surringed? However they are blocked from the inside, so not sure if this would help?
I'm at the end of my tether here, I want to be able to hear again! Thanks :-)
Since Thursday, my ears have been blocked and I can barely hear anything. It's driving me nuts, and completely ruined my Christmas.
It's not getting any better, and ear drops have failed to helped. One ear popped when I sneezed yesterday which cleared it for a while, but has got blocked back up again.
I am recovering from two ear infections and the flu, so this is why they got blocked in the first place.
Any suggestions? Should I make an appointment with my doctor to get them surringed? However they are blocked from the inside, so not sure if this would help?
I'm at the end of my tether here, I want to be able to hear again! Thanks :-)
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Make an appointment with the doctor. If it is wax, then you'll probably have to use ear drops for several weeks before they syringe your ears.
If it is wax, your GP's surgery will not attempt to syringe it for at least a week after you have begun putting in drops. I had mine done three months ago.
The GP's nurse usually does syringing and can tell you if wax is the problem.
I am afraid you will have to put up with it for a while.
GPs don't like syringing because it can cause a perforated eardrum. They prefer that the blockage clears itself with the aid of drops.
she said they cant just syringe ears without the person using oil for 5 days to soften the wax else it can damage your hearing.
they send you to ENT up the hospital and there they vacuum out the gunk instead.... so much better and so much easier
You have to pour small amount of olive oil into your ears the night before so that any gunk can be removed easily.
my doctors old me that syringing ears isn't the best cure as it doesn't seem to work all the time.
Just don't stick anything down there.
I suffer with excema of the ear canals and gunk always builds up in my ears so i have to have it removed twice a year. If you get offered syringing ask about vacuuming instead.
Try some olive oil in the ears it may just do the job, it works for me
I had that vaccuming done once and it was bliss..they said it may be a little bit uncomfrtable..but it wasnt at all it was very relaxing and the results were instant..I felt like I was in heaven afterwards after being so blocked up..
When I came out of the surgery, the sound of my shirt sleeve brushing against my side as I walked seemed deafening!
I have suffered with ear problems most of my life and have lost count of the number of times I have had my ears suctioned out. It is amazing how much gunk can build up in there. I also have excema in the ear canals and get build up of it which leads to having them suctioned.
It is worse if your ears are blocked from the inside or if the eustation tube is blocked, as obviously it cannot be cleared from the outside. If you can get it to pop then do so, but as you say, it often just blocks up again.
It is worth trying inhaling. Put some hot water in a bowl with some vick in it and then put a towel round the bowl and your head, it is a good way to clear blocked up ears and noses.
I had a terrible thing happen to me the year before last, as I suddenly went deaf in one ear and assumed it was the same as I usually have. However, it did feel different, as if it had gone totally dead and i couldn't hear anything out of it at all. My doctor said it would clear itself within two months.
It didn't and to cut a long story short, I was sent to ENT and had to have all sorts of tests including an MRI scan of my ear. It was found that my hearing nerve had just died, probably caused by a virus. What should have happened was that I should have immediately had treatment with anti-virals and anti-biotics to have any chance of recovery. I hadn't been offered this and by the time it was found out, it was too late. I am now permanantly deaf in one ear.
It has been the most awful blow to me, especially as I am musical, I can no longer tell where a sound is coming from and have to wear a hearing aid, which only helps a little. So, don't leave it too long, your ears are precious.