My Hearing Condition ,Please read this

Tom J Armstrong pianostom@juno.com
Sat, 7 Jul 2001 21:43:40 -0700


Put first aid-type hydrogen peroxide in one ear at a time.  Hold your
head over the bathroom sink while it works for about 20 seconds, then
violently shake the mixture out of your ear.  Repeat once or twice.  It
makes bubbly, fizzy noises in there while it is working, but seems to
work good.  I wouldn't recommend doing this more than once every few
weeks, though.  My kids used to hate this, but it works.  You would be
amazed at what comes out (yuck)!
-Tom Armstrong

On Sat, 7 Jul 2001 21:45:43 -0400 "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
writes:
> 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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