Cleaning my ear now can't hear

[anonymous-user]

Was cleaning my ear with some tissue, yes i know, but suddenly felt like there was water in it and can't hear. i thought maybe pushed earwax up so carried on cleaning but got no better and now 2 days later can't hear very well, was painful but that has died down a bit.

Tried some ear wax removal, as it was pretty bad, like tar, black stuff in there. Go to a and e?

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Shuvi McTupya said:

Maybe consult your GP first?

Who would better, i think it will take me a few days to get into gp.

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Riley Blue said:

Call 111, visit a pharmacist or phone your surgery. This is not a job for an ED.

why? 2 days now not hearing, pain, i don't want to end up deaf. I'm sure if a and e needs to prioritise then they can, Whats a pharmacist going to do?

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A500leroy said:

Its just ear wax dont worry, go and get some otex ear drops and put them in for 2 weeks, if it hasnt cleared by then book a nurse appointment at the doctors to syringe your ears. I go threw this 3 times a year.

yes got the optrex just no change, just concerned as a friend ended up deaf due to similar issue.

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wiggy001 said:

This post perfectly sums up why our A&E waiting times are so bad.

well most are are branded as 'walk ins' when the gps are closed, and considering, 1 I've worked for 20 years paying my dues, 2 i have a condition that makes me susceptible to certain things, I've already had two ulcers on my eyes balls, when some idiot makes a comment like you do, i just ignore it, because that's life, and every ahole has an opinion on everything.

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well i spent more time cleaning it and amazing how much black stuff is there, pain not so bad but will see gp if not better in morning.

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Spoke to gp says use drops and ring if get pain later in week.

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I have had success using olive oil drops followed by one of these in the past.

Squirts small jets of water at angles in your ear rather than firing the lot straight at the eardrum. Took quite a while before it eventually started dislodging significant amounts of wax but when it did it was extremely satisfying.

[anonymous-user]

i watched a video on youtube, a pretty bad one, it was quite satisfying watching it.

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HikaMakkinen said:

So even when you are in pain, worried about going deaf and had a mate go deaf in similar circumstances you are still ignoring anyone telling you to stop sticking things in your ears?
Are you 6 years old? It certainly seems like even a toddler would stop doing it after this experience...

was hoping to clear the blockage, but not sure what I've done. The pain has died down but hearing about a 1/4 now, will leave it a week hopefully get better, definitely a lesson learnt, don't post on here when i do it again.

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Digger said:

Jeez! You have been given invaluable advice on here . . . to get it checked out.

Gp said no discharge not worth seeing for a week