Blocked Ear: tips on being able to hear again?

[Silty Bottom]

Another vote here for olive oil. I ended up with both ears clogged after a weeks diving. Went to the doc's expecting him to say i had an infection but it turned out to be impacted wax, a few days of the olive oil treatment and i was right as rain. A BIG tip for you though, keep a tissue handy as sometimes the ear gets slimy and the wax will loosen and come out as a blob, not pretty!

[amy-ward]

Originally Posted by wilbo

as inner ear infections are not nice.

No I know that horrible feeling too well...thats what put me in the damn pot and stopped me from diving for a month...all because I was dizzy, sick and couldnt stand on my own two feet when the diving doc assessed me...so into the pot for a nice 7 hour stint! Oh well at least I did the right thing on the safe side of things..

UPDATE on ear: still deaf...got olive oil in though so lets hope it does its magic otherwise we're going to the doc on next week...starting to get a bit of an outer ear infection I think but they clear themselves up...not worth a trip to the doc just yet..

Aimz xx

cheers guys

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by JasonP

A lump the size of a peanut came out when they did it.
Jason

We should save them all up, photograph them, post them on here then after 12 months, we could have a "YD Biggest Ear Bogey Competition", with booby prizes for stickiest ear bogey, blackest ear bogey and ear bogey that looks most like The Dud.

We just have to appoint a panel of judges. Volunteers?

I'm thinking Blonde Mafia.

[Lou]

I must say, I've never known a bnchof people with mankier ears tahn you guys? I thought only old folk had to have their ears syringed!

Still, ears make a nice change from feet..

[SilvaFish]

Mine are clean - I always run a hanky through one and out of the other post dive!

[Steven]

Originally Posted by SilvaFish

Mine are clean - I always run a hanky through one and out of the other post dive!

NOW THAT explains hell of a lot!!!!!

[SilvaFish]

Originally Posted by Steven

NOW THAT explains hell of a lot!!!!!

[Sooty Stoo]

Another vote for the slightly warm olive oil, but definately not for sticking a cotton bud in and wriggling it around.



But it does feel sooooooo goood

[Kirstie]

Originally Posted by Richard Mason

We should save them all up, photograph them, post them on here then after 12 months, we could have a "YD Biggest Ear Bogey Competition", with booby prizes for stickiest ear bogey, blackest ear bogey and ear bogey that looks most like The Dud.

We just have to appoint a panel of judges. Volunteers?

I'm thinking Blonde Mafia.

Er, I think I can safely answer on behalf of my fellow BMs, thanks but no thanks

[Matt-75]

I use Otex every night. Its not really as good as the stuff my grandad used to use (100% Hydrogen Peroxide), but it sort of works fairly well.

I also use cotton buds to dry my ears after diving, but i dont ram them deep.