| Ear syringing.... 16:36 - Jun 13 with 2853 views | qpr_1968 |
been using olive oil ear drops for nearly two weeks now, not much happening.
the left ear is'nt too bad, but can hardly hear anything out the right one.
a mate reccomended just going to specsavers or boots chemist and get them syringed.
saves all the hassle of going to the doctors i suppose.
anyone had their ears syringed, and what is the process? |  |
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| Ear syringing.... on 16:47 - Jun 13 with 2796 views | Boston |
Lean to the right, heartily bang the left hand side of your head... | |
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| Ear syringing.... on 16:49 - Jun 13 with 2788 views | Boston |
Joking aside...isn't a medical professional supposed to diagnose if it's soft or hard wax? I ask because I don't know much about this procedure. | |
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| Ear syringing.... on 16:49 - Jun 13 with 2793 views | flynnbo |
Specsavers advise olive oil for a couple of weeks to soften up the wax prior to suction; they don't use a syring anymore. A year ago, I paid (due to earache after swimming £55) and that was for as many visits as were necessary to remove the wax. Could always make a candle out of it depending on the amount removed! |  | | |
| Ear syringing.... on 16:57 - Jun 13 with 2755 views | tkqpr |
Hydrogen Peroxide 9% solution, you can buy in most chemist, dilute to roughly 1/6 with water, and drop into ear, you can hear it popping inside as it dilutes the wax. |  | | |
| Ear syringing.... on 17:27 - Jun 13 with 2681 views | Paddyhoops |
| Ear syringing.... on 16:49 - Jun 13 by flynnbo |
Specsavers advise olive oil for a couple of weeks to soften up the wax prior to suction; they don't use a syring anymore. A year ago, I paid (due to earache after swimming £55) and that was for as many visits as were necessary to remove the wax. Could always make a candle out of it depending on the amount removed! |
Fr Ted comes to mind. | | | |
| Ear syringing.... on 17:40 - Jun 13 with 2647 views | stevec |
Had it done twice, syringe first time and was told it’s a process you shouldn’t do too many times as it can give you tinnitus. Second time, new process, which was akin to having your ear hoovered but it worked far better and apparently less intrusive than syringe.
Technology they have now is impressive but be careful if they start telling you that a hearing aid is the answer. Went through a test and was advised I did need them but at 3 grand I decided I’d take my chances going deaf. Three years on the wax hasn’t come back and aside of a few problems hearing people in a crowded room, I’m glad I didn’t succumb. |  | | |
| Ear syringing.... on 17:56 - Jun 13 with 2620 views | Logman |
Happened to me during COVID and went to the doctor whereupon I was told that they couldn't do it because of the risk ! Tried everything thereafter - hot water, olive oil, bicarbonate soda, hydrogen peroxide but all to no avail. Ended up at Specavers where they did it for £65. Probably the best solution and what I should have done in the first place. | | | |
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| Ear syringing.... on 18:14 - Jun 13 with 2568 views | Sonofpugwash |
Nitro Glycerine works for me.
I heard that,pardon. |  |
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| Ear syringing.... on 18:30 - Jun 13 with 2536 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
Had one ear syringed 5 years ago after going nearly deaf and very painful.
The nurses words were 'OMG' when an 1.5 inch long lump of wax came out. She asked if I wanted to keep it. Took it home in a test tube to show the kids, many a 'urrgghhhhhh'.
It's called compacted and nothing feels better afterwards. Apparently plasterers suffer from it alot due to the dust. | | | |
| Ear syringing.... on 18:47 - Jun 13 with 2500 views | Boston |
| Ear syringing.... on 17:40 - Jun 13 by stevec |
Had it done twice, syringe first time and was told it’s a process you shouldn’t do too many times as it can give you tinnitus. Second time, new process, which was akin to having your ear hoovered but it worked far better and apparently less intrusive than syringe.
Technology they have now is impressive but be careful if they start telling you that a hearing aid is the answer. Went through a test and was advised I did need them but at 3 grand I decided I’d take my chances going deaf. Three years on the wax hasn’t come back and aside of a few problems hearing people in a crowded room, I’m glad I didn’t succumb. |
But, you don't listen to anyone anyway😉 | |
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| Ear syringing.... on 19:05 - Jun 13 with 2461 views | Mick_S |
I was lying on the sofa and asked my son to pass me over the Otex ear stuff. Unscrew the lid and put a few drops in - no bicarbonate of soda crackling, which is quite pleasant. I’d filled my ear up with cherry vaping fluid. Oh how we laughed. |  |
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| Ear syringing.... on 19:15 - Jun 13 with 2436 views | CiderwithRsie |
Had it done twice at my NHS GP surgery, by a nurse.
Admittedly pre-COVID, but cost me nothing, was easy to arrange, instantly fixed hearing problem.
Beyond me why anyone would do anything different. | | | |
| Ear syringing.... on 19:33 - Jun 13 with 2400 views | kensalriser |
| Ear syringing.... on 19:15 - Jun 13 by CiderwithRsie |
Had it done twice at my NHS GP surgery, by a nurse.
Admittedly pre-COVID, but cost me nothing, was easy to arrange, instantly fixed hearing problem.
Beyond me why anyone would do anything different. |
Because you can't get it done on the NHS anymore. Another part of healthcare successfully privatised. |  |
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| Ear syringing.... on 20:03 - Jun 13 with 2352 views | johann28 |
Get an appointment at Specsavers. Use a product called Earol for a couple of weeks beforehand. Painless process, ears good as new. Ok, so you have to pay, but it's not expensive, so one of those things that's mostly good news. [Post edited 13 Jun 2023 20:05]
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| Ear syringing.... on 20:30 - Jun 13 with 2290 views | GloryHunter |
I have some considerable experience of this, having played in a band in my youth. I used to get my ears syringed regularly. Trouble is, it's done by nurses at the GP practice who are not experts. It used to be done using a cartoon-sized syringe of warm water, with a big plunger, which wasn't too bad. But the modern pulsating machine pump is much too powerful, and can actually damage or rupture your eardrum (it happened to my wife). And syringing takes out too much wax, which the ear compensates for by producing much more wax, much more quickly.
Have now discovered microsuction with a local qualified audiologist (not Specsavers - they should be avoided, in my opinion). Never looked back. Yes, you have to pay privately and it costs £60, but it doesn't need doing over and over again, and you get a real ear specialist looking after your ears, unlike the underpaid general dogsbody nurses at the GP practice. |  | | |
| Ear syringing.... on 20:38 - Jun 13 with 2266 views | CiderwithRsie |
| Ear syringing.... on 19:33 - Jun 13 by kensalriser |
Because you can't get it done on the NHS anymore. Another part of healthcare successfully privatised. |
Well, I was duly appalled by that, enough to do a quick google, and found that it's a bit more complicated than that.
Link to RNID on the subject:
https://rnid.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/ear-wax-removal-campaign/
(TL:DR - NICE guidance is that ear wax removal should be offered by NHS when needed, but people are being refused it. Old-fashioned water-syringe method isn't safe but there are electronic and other alternatives you should be offered. If you're refused, RNID want to know and they explain how to complain.) | | | |
| Ear syringing.... on 21:28 - Jun 13 with 2190 views | qpr_1968 |
cheers chaps for all the advice.....doctors orders i think.... | |
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| Ear syringing.... on 23:35 - Jun 13 with 2065 views | HantsR |
Got mine done by micro suction by a nurse on NHS. Initially got them checked out in case there was something unwelcome, like a polyp. There wasn't, but treatment followed on as a matter of course. Specsavers and others do it for about £80 |  | | |
| Ear syringing.... (n/t) on 00:09 - Jun 14 with 2034 views | Lblock |
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| Ear syringing.... on 10:00 - Jun 14 with 1748 views | Sonofpugwash |
Watch out for vertigo after having your wax removed,best get someone to drive you back from the clinic. | |
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| Ear syringing.... on 12:29 - Jun 14 with 1668 views | Toast_R |
Otex drops in both ears for a couple of days usually before bed and then use their rubber syringe thing which you can buy in a Otex drops and syringe pack. Fill the syringe with warm water and keep squirting in the ear canal until all the gunk comes out. Job done . |  | | |
| Ear syringing.... on 13:14 - Jun 14 with 1621 views | ActonExile |
Years ago on holiday one of the kids had bad wax, deaf as the proverbial post and we were told olive oil would help, anyway rocked up to the chemist and he thought we were fcuking bonkers and sold us some ear drops. | |
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| Ear syringing.... on 13:41 - Jun 14 with 1581 views | R_from_afar |
I've had problems with wax blocking my ears for years and used to have them syringed regularly. That all ended when GP surgeries stopped offering that service.
I have tried over the counter drops (e.g. Otex) but have not found them effective. I think it's significant that you can now buy olive oil for clearing your ears under the Otex brand, that suggests to me that olive oil is just as effective as the more high tech solutions.
When using olive oil:
- Bear in mind that it's not a quick fix, you may need to put in the oil a couple of times a day for two weeks
- Do everything you can to encourage it to stay there, for example, gently stretch the entry to the ear so the oil goes in fully, lie down for a while so it doesn't just dribble out and don't put cotton wool or tissue in your ear to keep the oil there because it will soak it up.
I had a partially blocked ear recently - again, sigh - and the olive oil did sort it out after a few weeks.
One other thing which I think helps: If you put the palm of your hand over your ear and push down, you can create a partial vacuum which, to me, seems to help clear blockages if you then rotate your palm..
Oh, and finally, I have found that sun tan creme seems to have a drawing effect on ear wax. I don't put it in the orifice (ooer), just the outside, to stop them burning, obs, but I have noticed that the stuff seems to draw out quite a lot of wax. Odd!
NB: Bear in mind I have no medical training, if in doubt, go to your GP. |  |
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| Ear syringing.... on 17:31 - Jun 15 with 1377 views | GloryHunter |
The problem with putting oil in your ears is that it softens the wax, but the wax doesn't then always flow outwards. Think about it - if you sleep on your right-hand side, then due to gravity the softened wax in your left ear will flow INWARDS, and settle on your eardrum.
Microsuction is the only way. | | | |
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