My Hearing Condition ,Please read this

[Farrell]

I do have wax build up at times (oh, this is soooo personal!). So how can
one remove wax without the ear syringe? I had always worried a bit about
that. Thanks for any info.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Wilson" <pianotechnicianuk@yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: My Hearing Condition ,Please read this


> Here's a warning to anyone who has a build up of wax
> from time to time.
> Never have the ear syringed (that is a water jet
> machine to wash out the
> wax.)  I lost the hearing in one ear for 6 weeks after
> this procedure.  The
> hospital dept disagreed with my local surgery's
> decision to syringe.  At the
> hospital they use micro-fine tools which you can
> hardly feel.  The water-jet syringe
> can bruise and batter the ear drum.
>
> Not quite so worrying if you work in an office - but
> if you earn your living by
> tuning pianos take great care.  The hospital advise
> "Never put anything smaller
> than your elbow in your ear!"  Fortunately, my hearing
> fully recovered after a
> few weeks but at the time I was very worried it might
> not return!
>
> Greetings from London.
>
> Bob Wilson.
>
>
> --- Paul McCloud <pmc333@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Simone:
> >     I am sorry to hear of your malaise.  My mother
> > was an audiologist,
> > so I would have asked her about this, but it seems
> > you've already gone
> > to many of them already.
> >     After about 10  years of tuning, I finally
> > realized that I was
> > getting sensitive to the loud pounding I was doing
> > on the pianos.  I got
> > some Musician's ear plugs from my mother (custom
> > fit).  I found them
> > uncomfortable.  I later got those ER 15's from
> > Musician's Friend and I
> > use them now.  They do help a lot.
> >     I also have friends who have damaged their
> > hearing in various ways,
> > rock bands and firearms, etc.  They can't stand any
> > loud noise at all,
> > even with ear plugs is uncomfortable.
> >     Since your chosen occupation is on the line, I
> > hope you can at least
> > mitigate this problem.  Hearing loss is a delayed
> > reaction to something
> > you did to cause it.
> >     Wish I could help.  Good luck,
> >     Paul McCloud
> >     San Diego
> >
> > --
> > mailto:pmc333@earthlink.net
> >
> >
>
>
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