#ear issues

[a-magical-knight]

DON’T FORCE SOMEONE TO GO SEE FIREWORKS

DON’T GUILT SOMEONE INTO GOING TO SEE FIREWORKS

DON’T FUCKING FORCE SOMEONE TO GO SEE FIREWORKS

[hotcocoandmarshmallows]

What I want to do:

Create. Anything. I'll settle for making another pintrest board for another character if I have to

What I am doing:

Thinking about how itchy my legs are and how my left ear has noticably muffled hearing.

[im-figgering-on-biggering]

Hhhmmmg

My ear started ringing all of a sudden, and I couldn't hear out of it very well.

I've tried popping it, hitting it, digging anything out of it, and nothing has made it better.

The ringing's stopped by now, but I still can't hear out of it very well.

(I do have tinnitus, it runs in the family. But this.... this is different.)

[softshirringsound]

The puggle's left ear is inflamed thanks to the damp weather and his seasonal allergies, and yesterday while we were at work he itched it so much part of it bled :( it's on the road to healing now, he's really good about getting it cleaned out, but I'm spending the whole day today preventing him from itching so that'll be Great. It's terrible because I know how annoying I'm being because I itch badly too lmao, but it does help knowing all the sly tricks to itch without catching attention. Like he just tried to casually walk out of my eye line and stretch out his back, attempting to sweep into an ear itch before I stopped him

[gengarfan47]

Okok tube has fallen out of ear, it got suck in canal, me and dr team worked it out of my ear. There’s still a hole in my ear drum, he says that’s a good thing- but my ear is so violently waxy. I think I’ve been sick, it’s been aggressively rainy, everything that could be causing pressure is. I’m pretty sure the wax has clogged up the hole if it hasn’t healed suddenly - bc I got a tattoo on that same side of my body and can’t lay on that side anymore.

Gonna let this tat heal and then call my ear doc like hello let’s schedule the fucking balloon bc if it is the hole healing up- the amount of pressure in there has GOT to be more than it was before the tube. Or I’ve been genuinely dealing with fucking crazy pain my entire life.

[ginaa145]

I had microsuction today on my right ear

The lady who did it was called Mary. Mary said not to use sodium carbonate drops again as my ear canal is red and it feels sore. It's weird as I used those drops before and was fine but a different brand. But she did say it's sore and swollen, but ear drum isn't perforated, so that's something lmao. I did notice after a few tries that it made my ear hurt so I changed to olive oil spray

Guess I'll throw it out to not risk using it again. She said not to get ear wet for 2 days. Stupidly I didn't think to wash my hair before the appointment, so ill leave it till Sunday

Mary also said I waited too long as wax had hardened. It was coming out soft but I guess deep inside was hard. I guess i should've come in sooner or maybe started olive oil drops sooner as this has been an issue for a week. I thought it would resolve itself. Mary did say I'm doing well considering I haven't been for three years so she said see you in three years haha.

It's annoying that the drops have irritated my ear as I wanted to be pain-free after, but it felt sore as I guess the microsuction irritated it further. Update. A few hours later and soreness is getting better slowly. It'll just take time.

[queen-of-the-grapefruits]

Hey, so the last few times I've been to the grocery store, my ears have started to hurt (only after entering the store)

By the end of shopping, I feel like my head is exploding and like my ears are stabbing me. I've had to stop in the middle of shopping to take ubrelvy everytime just so I don't throw up.

So like... anyone know why this might be happening or what this might be? I gotta a lot of shit wrong with me but this is new and I have no clue how it fits with everything else.

It kinda feels like what I think an ear infection feels like/would feel like. But it starts when entering a grocery store and then is gone by the next day.

[bitletsanddrabbles]

Tips On Cleaning Ears?

Okay, completely deviating from point of fan blog for a moment (mainly because fan blog is, in fact, my main blog, so I can't cover this on a 'main blog'), but does anyone have advice for clearing earwax out of your ears? The past several years I've had to go in to have the doctor clear them out so that I can, ya' know, hear, and since it seems like my ears aren't going to let go of this sudden habit of making sure no bug comes within 90 miles of my ears*, I'd like to come up with something more convenient.

Here's what I already know:

Q-Tips are an absolute no! I tried this once when I was younger because everyone had always made it sound like 'uh DUH this is what q-tips are for!' and learned very quickly that, no, that is not what they're for. They just pack the wax in there worse. And every time I go in to get them irrigated, the first thing I'm asked is 'Do you use q-tips?' and I am always praised for knowing to avoid them.

I don't care what anyone says, both me and my retired scientist Mum see Ear Candles as a damn good way to burn yourself! I REFUSE!

Debrox drops are great for making wax super soft! But not so much for actually clearing it out of your ears. Or at least not out of my ears. Normally it just softens it up, it slides further into my ear canal, and I'm really deaf!

Balls work for other people! But I've had not luck with them in the past.

HOWEVER, when I was looking at kits earlier this week, it looks like some people are making balls with narrower squeeze tubes than the ones I've tried in the past that look like they may be more effective? I also came across a kit that looks kinda like a non-automated, squeeze version of the WaterPix (TM) the doctor uses that seems more likely to clear your ear without accidentally rupturing your ear drum than using a tooth cleaning implement on your ears. (I trust the doctors to do this safely! I DO NOT TRUST MYSELF!)

So I was wondering if anyone out there had experience withe new style of ball or the not-WaterPix thing? Or any other tips (other than the ear candle, obviously)? ...I'd kinda like to be able to hear consistently again...

*one of the main functions of ear wax is insect repellent, if you were wondering. Fun fact.