"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
10/09/2014 at 11:10 • Filed to: Earlopnik
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"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
10/09/2014 at 11:10 • Filed to: Earlopnik | 1
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Not really car related but I need your help.
I was cleaning my ears out last night and I think I may have jammed some ear wax way up in there. I cant hear out of my right ear, its like the feeling of having water in your ear, but it wont come out. I tried digging a bit with a q-tip, but I didn't want to go to far and damage something. Tips / tricks / suggestions. I likely can't make it to a doctor until Saturday and I would really like to hear again sooner than that if I can.
Have some M5 for your troubbles
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:12 |
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Not a doctor but had same issue. Warm (not too hot or youll do damage) water should dissolve and dislodge, then clean with Q tip.
Crocket Bernet
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:14 |
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Hydrogen peroxide.
http://www.md-health.com/Ear-Wax-Remova…
Leon711
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:14 |
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some ear drops perhaps? they sell some specifically for that in the UK
HammerheadFistpunch
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:16 |
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warm Saline solution, time. if that doesn't work...doctor. I've also seen hydrogen peroxide...but i wouldn't recommend it
Mattbob
> Crocket Bernet
10/09/2014 at 11:17 |
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I second the peroxide. It breaks up earwax like nobodies business.
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:17 |
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Well, good news is, it's not Lupus.
Bad news, according to WebMD, it's cancer.
ly2v8-Brian
> Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/09/2014 at 11:19 |
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They are always the harbinger of bad news.
Chairman Kaga
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:20 |
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Now you have ebola. Great job!
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:22 |
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They sell ear wax dissolving fluids at Walgreens and CVS.
ttyymmnn
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:22 |
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Some hydrogen peroxide will help. It makes a weird bubbling noise in your ear, but is perfectly harmless. Then, go to the doctor and ask them to clean your ears. People build up earwax at different rates, and I build it up at F1 speed. I have to have my ears cleaned out by a nurse (the doctor only comes in to look when the job's done) about once a year. If it's really bad buildup, they will do one ear at a time, putting a solution in your ear first to soften the wax, either H2O2 or something else. They they will use a big ass syringe or maybe a Waterpik to literally blast the wax out of your eustachian tube with water. You'll be amazed at how much shit comes out of your ear. The process can make you feel a bit dizzy at first, but that wears off quickly.
But go get it done. And never stick anything in your ear that is smaller than your elbow. You could rupture your eardrum and that would suck.
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CAR_IS_MI
> Crocket Bernet
10/09/2014 at 11:23 |
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Good, I have almost everything I need for this at home., and a Walgreens on the way home.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/09/2014 at 11:23 |
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i have a headache - cancer
i have a stomach ache - cancer
i cut myself - cancer
my foot hurts - cancer
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CAR_IS_MI
> HammerheadFistpunch
10/09/2014 at 11:23 |
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Whys that?
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CAR_IS_MI
> Leon711
10/09/2014 at 11:24 |
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I've never seen that state side but Ill look.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:25 |
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because i make videos... I'm no doctor
briannutter1
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:28 |
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Also, bobby pin is shaped correctly to pull the wax out rather than just impact it more
jariten1781
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:29 |
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Q-tips are not to be used inside ears! Says right on the box.
Jammed up ears and worse, perforated ear drums are common for people who do that.
Your best bet is to irrigate with warm water or go have a doctor clear it (don't worry, they see multiple people each week with this problem...it's not uncommon at all)
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CAR_IS_MI
> HammerheadFistpunch
10/09/2014 at 11:29 |
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Thought maybe you had a bad experience with hydrogen peroxide when you were a child or something. Like a big bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide took you to the park and exposed itself to you.
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Leon711
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:29 |
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Like this.
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CAR_IS_MI
> ttyymmnn
10/09/2014 at 11:31 |
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I actually did that before, the rupture part... It was a partial, but it sucked, and my hearings never been the same in that ear, and fortunately, it's my other ear, so hearing is down to about 40% now...
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CAR_IS_MI
> Chairman Kaga
10/09/2014 at 11:32 |
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Well obviously, but what about my ear?
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CAR_IS_MI
> jariten1781
10/09/2014 at 11:34 |
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Well I don't read instructions... See my name, that literally translates to "Instructions, HA! Where we're going, we don't need instructions".
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Chairman Kaga
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 11:36 |
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Go to Walgreens and get an ear wax removal kit. http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/ear-wa…
You could also try squirting a little hydrogen peroxide into your ear canal. It'll tickle like crazy, but it might break down some of the oil in the wax.
You should probably go to your doctor though. Messing with stuff in your ear canal is usually best left to a pro.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> ttyymmnn
10/09/2014 at 12:20 |
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They have vacuums now!
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ttyymmnn
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
10/09/2014 at 12:24 |
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It's a brave new world.
Leadbull
> CAR_IS_MI
10/09/2014 at 16:23 |
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Take syringe
Fill syringe with H202
Shoot it all up in there
Not too hard, though. It doesn't need to come out full blast.