I can't hear you?? (Ear Syringeing)

Member Name: stebiz

Product:	Ear Syringeing
Date:	03/04/09 (110 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Quick and painless

Disadvantages: None

I have suffered from Ear Wax since my late teens. It isn't that I don't clean my ears or anything, it is just that I actually produce more ear wax than the average person. 'Wax protects against maceration and cracking of the skin that lines the ear canal. Without wax, the skin may become dry, cracked and infected, or waterlogged and sore' (netdoctor). The real problem is that when this builds up it can actually block your ear canal and can affect your hearing quite significantly. I have known it in the past when I've had the TV volume on high or when the family are about, with subtitles.

When I first went to the doctors he actually said that it would be ongoing. He said he'd never known anybody just to go once. Once you suffer he said I'd probably need to go back once a year. Before I go I had to use some over the counter ear drops to loosen the wax.

Once at the doctors the nurse syringes the ear. It isn't actually as bad as it sounds. It doesn't involve using a syringe with a needle. It is more like a high jet hose, which is nice and warm and you lean your head to one side as the wax falls out. When I say it is like a high jet hose, it must do more, because I tried it in the shower once, and it had no affect at all. So please do not try it by yourself as you could damage your ear drum. In fact on another occasion when I tried it myself, I caused an ear infection.

Go to the doctors. Have your ears syringed (this tickles biut doesn't hurt) and you'll be out in 10 minutes. Good Luck.

Summary: The Doctor can syringe .your ears - quick and painless. Don't waste your time on other remodies