Hearing loss in left ear...waaaagh!

[Lost Angeles]

michael hoy:

the record spot:Thanks for the comments guys, but this isn't a wax problem, but a build up of fluid/mucus in the eustachian canal thanks to the cold I had recently. Chances are it'll clear in its time, but we'll see. I think I need something that will clear the problem from the inside of the eardrum (i.e. it's on the inside leading down to the pharynx at the back of the throat, not the ear side)

Know how you feel also known as glue ear, I have suffered from this for about 8 years on and off.

Steam in inhalation helps clear this and the sinus, I had to have some T tubes fitted 18 months ago due to this issue.

Do not put anything in your ears smaller than your fist.

Technically it is condensate inhalation as steam is a gas that you cannot see and at more than 100 deg C wouldn't do you much good.

 

[michael hoy]

Lost Angeles:michael hoy:

the record spot:Thanks for the comments guys, but this isn't a wax problem, but a build up of fluid/mucus in the eustachian canal thanks to the cold I had recently. Chances are it'll clear in its time, but we'll see. I think I need something that will clear the problem from the inside of the eardrum (i.e. it's on the inside leading down to the pharynx at the back of the throat, not the ear side)

Know how you feel also known as glue ear, I have suffered from this for about 8 years on and off.

Steam in inhalation helps clear this and the sinus, I had to have some T tubes fitted 18 months ago due to this issue.

Do not put anything in your ears smaller than your fist.

Technically it is condensate inhalation as steam is a gas that you cannot see and at more than 100 deg C wouldn't do you much good.

http://www.bbc5.tv/health/story/steam-inhalation

 

[stevenbee]

If everybody posted consistently in capital letters, perhaps hearing impairment would be less of a problem.

 

[simon3102000]

wow what a coinsidence, i have been having a problem with block ears for a few months now after having the flu and the docor told me to use steam and take plenty of sudafed which seems to do the trick but now and again i get an annoying ringing in my ear which im scared it may be a touch of tinitus but the doc says its most probably due to my ear canals being blocked and swollen and should go soon, god i hope so!

 

[ID.]

simon3102000:... take plenty of sudafed which seems to do the trick but now and again i get an annoying ringing in my ear

Or maybe its the effect of all that pseudo-ephedrine on your blood pressure, either way, I'd be wary of taking health advice from strangers on the internet.

 

[scene]

If it really hurts, take painkillers. Paracetamol and ibuprofen (assuming you're not asthmatic, have stomach ulcers, etc.) both, together, at the intervals described on the packet. Drink plenty of fluid, and have the ibuprofen on a full stomach. Take antihistamine to reduce the flow of mucus. Olbas or eucalyptus oil on the pillow at night isa very good idea. If you still feel like applying a black and decker on Monday, go and see a doctor. Even with a viral cold, you can get secondary infectinons that affect the sinus passages and eustachean tubes.

Don't panic! Relax, keep warm, listen to soothing music while propped up in bed, in fact sleep propped up to help the passages.

Treat all online medical advice with extreme caution,including this.

 

[BenLaw]

michael hoy:

Do not put anything in your ears smaller than your fist.

Don't put anything in your ears bigger than your fist either

 

[the record spot]

Guys, I should be clear, I know my off the shelf medicines! When my ear infection took a hold a decade back, I was on Co-Dydramol as the painkiller (take two and zonk out in 20 minutes) with antibiotics to clear up the infection. Not using any painkillers just now, as there's no pain. It's just a blockage that'll hopefully get cleared up with some steam inhalation and as its on the "wrong" side of the eardrum (i.e. the Eustacian canal) I'll avoid getting the corkscrew out to decork the gunk! A trip to the doctor on Monday or Tuesday if it doesn't sort itself out overnight as it'll have been a week then. Thanks for all the advice though, appreciate it.

As it happens, I did have a peptic ulcer recently, but, thanks to a diagnosis of helicobacter pylori and the medication needed to clear it up, that's no longer a problem. Amazing and I now no longer take ibuprofen as a painkiller.

 

[Rob998]

In the meantime, below the Volume knob on that monster amp of yours, is a little used control labelled "Balance".....

 

[the record spot]

Not on the 217 there ain't mate.

Need to update my profile again...the 717's close to being put up for sale. Other considerations coming to the fore at home, and the 217+Spitfire II+BDP-S370 is a real eye-opener. Deeply impressive combination. Eyes on a newer amp though...not a million miles off XTZ either.