My Hearing Condition ,Please read this

[David Love]

I would be very hesitant to recommend this procedure to anyone.  I would
check with an ENT person but cleaning the ears in this manner is generally
totally unnecessary.  Ears are self-cleaning.  The wax exists to protect the
inner ear from the accumulation of dirt and moves naturally to the outer
part of the ear canal.  The danger of cleaning with q-tips and such inside
the ear canal is that it tends to push the wax back in and pack it down
where it can impair hearing and become difficult to remove.

David Love

----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Fisher" <fish@communique.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: July 07, 2001 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: My Hearing Condition ,Please read this


> Terry,
> If you have a Water Pik for your teeth, you can use that to clean your
ears.
> The strength of the stream is completely ajustable from zero to slightly
too
> strong, so you can calibrate it to work for you.  Use a drop or two of a
mild
> detergent in the water to help it break loose the wax.  Also it should be
as
> warm as the water you shower in.
> Hope this helps,
>
> Warren
>
> Farrell wrote:
>
> > 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
> > > >
> > > > --
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> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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