Most people take care of their systems but what about ears?
After a 2nd syringing attempt in 5 days, my completely blocked left ear is now back to normal. I've had wax problems before - always in the same ear (but never completely blocked).
The practice sister who carried out the procedure (no longer a mechanical plunger-like device but an electric pump that pulses the water here in the UK) asked if it was the ear I held a phone to. When I replied it was, she just nodded - she wasn't surprised. The same ear has been treated long before mobile phone use so was probably a general observation that holding any sort of phone to the same ear generated more wax.
If anyone is considering having their ears syringed, you will need to treat yourself with ear wax remover for a week before they will consider doing it. My surgery suggested olive oil. If you ear is only intermittently blocked, you may find it blocks completely which is very unpleasent if not actually painful as the wax softens.
As for preventative maintanence if prone to wax build-up, a few drops of olive oil every week, month or so will both soften the wax & lubricate the canal enough for it to either fall out on its own accord or be washed out during a bath. I cleaned the bottle of spent ear wax remover then refilled it with olive oil. I was also told not to use in-ear buds - the further away the transducer from the ear drum - the better! I was also advised not to use cotton buds in my ears as well.
Fortunately, the greatly elevated level of Tinnitus has gone back to its previously intermittently low level.
After a 2nd syringing attempt in 5 days, my completely blocked left ear is now back to normal. I've had wax problems before - always in the same ear (but never completely blocked).
The practice sister who carried out the procedure (no longer a mechanical plunger-like device but an electric pump that pulses the water here in the UK) asked if it was the ear I held a phone to. When I replied it was, she just nodded - she wasn't surprised. The same ear has been treated long before mobile phone use so was probably a general observation that holding any sort of phone to the same ear generated more wax.
If anyone is considering having their ears syringed, you will need to treat yourself with ear wax remover for a week before they will consider doing it. My surgery suggested olive oil. If you ear is only intermittently blocked, you may find it blocks completely which is very unpleasent if not actually painful as the wax softens.
As for preventative maintanence if prone to wax build-up, a few drops of olive oil every week, month or so will both soften the wax & lubricate the canal enough for it to either fall out on its own accord or be washed out during a bath. I cleaned the bottle of spent ear wax remover then refilled it with olive oil. I was also told not to use in-ear buds - the further away the transducer from the ear drum - the better! I was also advised not to use cotton buds in my ears as well.
Fortunately, the greatly elevated level of Tinnitus has gone back to its previously intermittently low level.
