Timely article for me this date seeing it's been around over eleven years. I have the wax problem big time. In cleaning with a Q-tip quite a while seems it pushed the wax against the drum and did render me deaf, happened over a while. Did get some wax out and often dark colored. Also have ear itch. I have to use hearing aids being around AF jet engines 3-1/2 years, KC-135 & B-52 (8 engines)
Am in the VA medical system and the Audiologist really flushed out my ears and gobs of wax came out. The warm water pressure and volume was quite uncomfortable to the point of hurting.
The aids are quite aa distance in the ear channel. They were supplied by the VA. An epoxy material hardened and made a male impression of the channel for which the custom aids were made to fit exactly. (on the fourth set now since 1984) Believe the cost was about $3-4K per for the VA, not me. Also have had many hearing tests, starting below normal and steep decline after. Without the aids, I'm deaf. One side of the story.
Question I don't see answered. 1) have the ear wax, 2) put either and all being peroxide, Mineral Oil (the VA recommends) and 3) olive oil (extra virgin???? lol). OK loaded up the ears. Articles state leave in for a while- day or two. Now all the dissolved goo is in the ear, how to do you remove that? Can't let it build up. Also that goo can plug up the aids rendering them useless. I know. There's a very small plug at the bottom of the aid and has to be changed if plugged (have a supply of them and batteries). The plug protects the aid from total plugging. Have to remove the goo, tried flushing (applying a heavy stream of warm water) over a sink with a syringe, nothing. Don't have professional equipment.
The Q-tip does reach the itch and I don't insert it far in and do get some softened wax on it ( not as far as the aids). I have read many articles and authored by MD's and medical institutions. Suggestions?
Thanks, Tom
Timely article for me this date seeing it's been around over eleven years. I have the wax problem big time. In cleaning with a Q-tip quite a while seems it pushed the wax against the drum and did render me deaf, happened over a while. Did get some wax out and often dark colored. Also have ear itch. I have to use hearing aids being around AF jet engines 3-1/2 years, KC-135 & B-52 (8 engines)
Am in the VA medical system and the Audiologist really flushed out my ears and gobs of wax came out. The warm water pressure and volume was quite uncomfortable to the point of hurting.
The aids are quite aa distance in the ear channel. They were supplied by the VA. An epoxy material hardened and made a male impression of the channel for which the custom aids were made to fit exactly. (on the fourth set now since 1984) Believe the cost was about $3-4K per for the VA, not me. Also have had many hearing tests, starting below normal and steep decline after. Without the aids, I'm deaf. One side of the story.
Question I don't see answered. 1) have the ear wax, 2) put either and all being peroxide, Mineral Oil (the VA recommends) and 3) olive oil (extra virgin???? lol). OK loaded up the ears. Articles state leave in for a while- day or two. Now all the dissolved goo is in the ear, how to do you remove that? Can't let it build up. Also that goo can plug up the aids rendering them useless. I know. There's a very small plug at the bottom of the aid and has to be changed if plugged (have a supply of them and batteries). The plug protects the aid from total plugging. Have to remove the goo, tried flushing (applying a heavy stream of warm water) over a sink with a syringe, nothing. Don't have professional equipment.
The Q-tip does reach the itch and I don't insert it far in and do get some softened wax on it ( not as far as the aids). I have read many articles and authored by MD's and medical institutions. Suggestions?
Thanks, Tom