Plugged ear or something else?

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#21

Thanks to all for concern and advice. This being Monday I awoke knowing my doctor would be in his office today but my hearing seemed maybe a little better. I put my right (troubled) hearing aid in first and clearly heard the placement bells. So, my voice and all sounds were back to near my “normal”. Hearing continues to improve and I will not make an appointment with a doctor, this time.

I got a couple of “Take Aways” from this thread/conversation.

  1. there is something called SSHL, now something more to be afraid of.
  2. the advice to not put anything bigger than a shoe in the ear is good advice, I’ll try hard to stop putting a Q-Tip soaked in hot water or hydrogen peroxide in my ear to scratch more than to remove any wax. I do not have a bad wax buildup problem.

I am very relieved to have my poor but good enough hearing that with hearing aids I can hear the TV at normal volume levels and talk in a quiet room with another and not have to wonder what was said. I will return to planning to move to a newer model hearing aid in the coming months as my first and current pair approach 5 years old.

#22

The line I heard many years ago was “nothing smaller than your elbow”. But but oh I see :slight_smile:

#23

Thanks, my hearing problem is related to my age, which I will also use as an excuse for not being able to type the advice correctly. It should have said: “Do not put anything smaller than a shoe in your ear”. Make better sense? If not I still have too many typos/mistakes in my typing and will again blame my age.

#24

I’m sorry. I thought i was adding to the conversation. I had no intentions of trying to correct anything.
My writing will never be perfect either. I might make a joke on something here and there but I won’t be critical of anyone’s typos.

#25

Off topic -
Lemur - What brand/model otoscope did you get?

#26

I started a new thread to discuss otoscopes so as to not derail this one.

#27

I had the same issue with my left ear. I went to an ENT, and he put in a drain (maybe temporary). It immediately came back to normal, but is starting to get bad again. I’ve considered going back to have a permanent drain put in, but Zyrtec D seems to help some.

#28

Dan, as I posted about days back mine cleared on its own, guess I did some warm water rinse in the shower but not much else. The hearing is back to its “normal” best I can tell. I believe it was a build up of wax, but did not have a medical exam.