Sigh!

.

eagleonearth:
The poster above me is addicted because the thing dey sweet die. I am very careful when doing it because I have seen someone who pulled out the stick without the cotton, when a nurse tried to help out, blood came out when scissors was used to force the cotton out. What if the cotton went inside more, na operation be that oo. Again I don't stay around people who might hit me in the hand I'm using and puncture my eardrum. But cleaning of ear is a nice habit when using a good and certified cotton bud.

I have seen the same thing and the guy waited until came out itself.... Please b careful, there is no need for operation or deliverance.. From what I read, it is a self cleaning organ...

ruggedtimi:
And m addicted to cleaning my ear...

be careful... what the OP said is through. I started experiencing hearing loss after excessive hear cleaning and it is has been over 4 months of recovery now, I experience relapses once a while.

see my thread: https://www.nairaland.com/3442995/hearing-loss-caused-quinine-cured/2#52956793

Realhommie:
@DoctorsOfficeNg.. My right ear has been ringing continuously for sometime now, i don't feel no pain and the noise isn't heavy and it's bearable.. I only get uncomfortable with it sometimes when i'm in a very quiet environment trying to meditate and also most times at night before going to bed, starting to get worried oooooo..


Please what could be the ish and likely remedy Thanks in anticipation.

lol, maybe na call from village or heavenly call or ministry call

OlujobaSamuel:
lol, maybe na call from village or heavenly call or ministry call

Funny You...

DoctorsOfficeNg:
Trying to remove your earwax can lead to ear damage.


The body produces earwax (or "cerumen" to clean and protect ears. The wax collects dirt, dust and other matter, preventing them from getting farther into the ear.

"There is an inclination for people to want to clean their ears because they believe earwax is an indication of uncleanliness. This misinformation leads to unsafe ear health habits," - [/i]Doctors On The Forum

Everyday activities like moving your jaw and chewing help new earwax push old earwax to the ear opening where it flakes off or is washed off during bathing. This is a normal continual process, but sometimes this self-cleaning process fails. The result: a buildup of wax that can partly or fully block the ear canal.


[i]"Patients often think that they are preventing earwax from building up by cleaning out their ears with cotton swabs, paper clips, ear candles, or any number of unimaginable things that people put in their ears," - Supported By Doctors On DoctorsOfficeNg

"The problem is that this effort to eliminate earwax is only creating further issues because the earwax is just getting pushed down and impacted farther into the ear canal,".

"Anything that fits in the ear could cause serious harm to the ear drum and canal with the potential for temporary or even permanent damage," - DoctorsOfficeNg

The guidelines, published Jan. 3 in the journal Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery, state that excessive cleaning may irritate the ear canal, cause infection and even increase the chances of wax buildup, or cerumen impaction.

The new guidelines offer some tips on how to protect your ears:


1. Don't overdo it when cleaning your ears. Overcleaning can irritate the ear canal and possibly cause an infection.

2. Don't stick things in your ear. Cotton swabs, hair pins and toothpicks can cause a cut in the ear canal, a hole in the eardrum, and/or dislocation of the hearing bones, causing problems including hearing loss, dizziness and ringing.

3. Never use "ear candles." The guidelines say there is no evidence that this alternative medicine practice can remove impacted earwax. And so-called candling might cause serious damage to the ear canal and eardrum.

4. Do seek medical attention if you have hearing loss, ear fullness, drainage, bleeding or ear pain.

5. Do consult your medical provider to find out if you can treat cerumen impaction at home. Certain medical or ear conditions make some treatments unsafe, the authors of the guidelines explained.

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Please kindly advise me on how to treat ear raining...it's been weeks now and I'm restless

Naija9090:
That was how they said in 1980s that cleaning your azz with tissue could damage your anus. Recommended using water or don't clean it at all!

Wtf! For real?

DoctorsOfficeNg:
Trying to remove your earwax can lead to ear damage.


The body produces earwax (or "cerumen" to clean and protect ears. The wax collects dirt, dust and other matter, preventing them from getting farther into the ear.

"There is an inclination for people to want to clean their ears because they believe earwax is an indication of uncleanliness. This misinformation leads to unsafe ear health habits," - [/i]Doctors On The Forum

Everyday activities like moving your jaw and chewing help new earwax push old earwax to the ear opening where it flakes off or is washed off during bathing. This is a normal continual process, but sometimes this self-cleaning process fails. The result: a buildup of wax that can partly or fully block the ear canal.


[i]"Patients often think that they are preventing earwax from building up by cleaning out their ears with cotton swabs, paper clips, ear candles, or any number of unimaginable things that people put in their ears," - Supported By Doctors On DoctorsOfficeNg

"The problem is that this effort to eliminate earwax is only creating further issues because the earwax is just getting pushed down and impacted farther into the ear canal,".

"Anything that fits in the ear could cause serious harm to the ear drum and canal with the potential for temporary or even permanent damage," - DoctorsOfficeNg

The guidelines, published Jan. 3 in the journal Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery, state that excessive cleaning may irritate the ear canal, cause infection and even increase the chances of wax buildup, or cerumen impaction.

The new guidelines offer some tips on how to protect your ears:


1. Don't overdo it when cleaning your ears. Overcleaning can irritate the ear canal and possibly cause an infection.

2. Don't stick things in your ear. Cotton swabs, hair pins and toothpicks can cause a cut in the ear canal, a hole in the eardrum, and/or dislocation of the hearing bones, causing problems including hearing loss, dizziness and ringing.

3. Never use "ear candles." The guidelines say there is no evidence that this alternative medicine practice can remove impacted earwax. And so-called candling might cause serious damage to the ear canal and eardrum.

4. Do seek medical attention if you have hearing loss, ear fullness, drainage, bleeding or ear pain.

5. Do consult your medical provider to find out if you can treat cerumen impaction at home. Certain medical or ear conditions make some treatments unsafe, the authors of the guidelines explained.

---

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Don't clean them until they cake and become solid and then cause obstruction and then you deaf for one ear. Then you can make N5000 appointment for specialist to see your eye come figure out how to remove cerumen

The best post for 2 years now. Highly commendable.

frenzydilz:
Interesting

Health is very interesting.

anyicash:
The best post for 2 years now. Highly commendable.

Thank you for the warm review. We will keep doing our best.

Rhea:



Don't clean them until they cake and become solid and then cause obstruction and then you deaf for one ear. Then you can make N5000 appointment for specialist to see your eye come figure out how to remove cerumen

We not saying you shouldn't care for your ear... Just do that with caution.

elexjojo745:




Please kindly advise me on how to treat ear raining...it's been weeks now and I'm restless

Speak with our professionals on https://doctorsoffice.ng/talk-to-a-doctor.
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ruggedtimi:
And m addicted to cleaning my ear...

Most are... Now we are better enlightened.Better health Information, Better Health...

I'm an audiologist by profession, the summary is that it may lead to perforation of tympanic membrane (ear drum) which may require sugary or medication. it also push those wax back to cover your tympanic membrane which collect sound from your Pinner & take it to the inner ear through ossicles & then to the brain for the interpretation of the sound collect. it may lead to severe/profound conductive hearing loss.
Note, never use anything to clean your ear for those wax are important, they are not dirt.

DoctorsOfficeNg:
Trying to remove your earwax can lead to ear damage.


The body produces earwax (or "cerumen" to clean and protect ears. The wax collects dirt, dust and other matter, preventing them from getting farther into the ear.

"There is an inclination for people to want to clean their ears because they believe earwax is an indication of uncleanliness. This misinformation leads to unsafe ear health habits," - [/i]Doctors On The Forum

Everyday activities like moving your jaw and chewing help new earwax push old earwax to the ear opening where it flakes off or is washed off during bathing. This is a normal continual process, but sometimes this self-cleaning process fails. The result: a buildup of wax that can partly or fully block the ear canal.


[i]"Patients often think that they are preventing earwax from building up by cleaning out their ears with cotton swabs, paper clips, ear candles, or any number of unimaginable things that people put in their ears," - Supported By Doctors On DoctorsOfficeNg

"The problem is that this effort to eliminate earwax is only creating further issues because the earwax is just getting pushed down and impacted farther into the ear canal,".

"Anything that fits in the ear could cause serious harm to the ear drum and canal with the potential for temporary or even permanent damage," - DoctorsOfficeNg

The guidelines, published Jan. 3 in the journal Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery, state that excessive cleaning may irritate the ear canal, cause infection and even increase the chances of wax buildup, or cerumen impaction.

The new guidelines offer some tips on how to protect your ears:


1. Don't overdo it when cleaning your ears. Overcleaning can irritate the ear canal and possibly cause an infection.

2. Don't stick things in your ear. Cotton swabs, hair pins and toothpicks can cause a cut in the ear canal, a hole in the eardrum, and/or dislocation of the hearing bones, causing problems including hearing loss, dizziness and ringing.

3. Never use "ear candles." The guidelines say there is no evidence that this alternative medicine practice can remove impacted earwax. And so-called candling might cause serious damage to the ear canal and eardrum.

4. Do seek medical attention if you have hearing loss, ear fullness, drainage, bleeding or ear pain.

5. Do consult your medical provider to find out if you can treat cerumen impaction at home. Certain medical or ear conditions make some treatments unsafe, the authors of the guidelines explained.

---

HEALTH SERVICE REMINDER : For more Medical/ Health advice and clarification, feel free to anonymously chat a verified Medical Doctor / Health professionals 24/7 on DoctorsOffice.Ng and get responses in under 20 minutes. Kindly visit: https://doctorsoffice.ng/talk-to-a-doctor
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I have been suffering from otitis externa in my right ear and retracted ear drum I'm my left for three years now. man, the experience is so not funny.
even the wax that now comes out of my ear are not the normal one everybody knows.

the ENT specialist I met said the otitis externa is as a result of constantly cleaning the ear. and the. ear drop that was recommended no even de naija.

I am a victim already what do I do?always sticking something on my ear now my ear buzz n painful

Adesiji77:
Thanks for the information...

You are welcome.

That moment your realize the feelings you get when cleaning your ears with feather!

true that
earbud gave me temporary deafness and ear infection

as expected they are blaming my earpiece

but ear infection is one of the most painful shhit in the body
im be like scorpion sting

What about d white wax that comes out with itching? what can be done to otitis median ?

okowande:
What about d white wax that comes out with itching? what can be done to otitis median ?

I tell u ehn, d tin tire me.
After sleepless nights, pain, uneasiness n countless visits to the ENT specialist.
was given a prescription that I tried in vain to get (otozabion drops). had to settle for another.
m still seeing whitish wax n feeling itchy.

kajsa08:

I tell u ehn, d tin tire me.
After sleepless nights, pain, uneasiness n countless visits to the ENT specialist.
was given a prescription that I tried in vain to get (otozabion drops). had to settle for another.
m still seeing whitish wax n feeling itchy.

me too an ENT specialist recommended locacorten ear drops. the sad part of it is that it isn't found in naija. my aunt managed to send it down to me and she said it cost her 300 dollars

khalifahsparkles:



me too an ENT specialist recommended locacorten ear drops. the sad part of it is that it isn't found in naija. my aunt managed to send it down to me and she said it cost her 300 dollars

no worry, we dey God hand.

kajsa08:

I tell u ehn, d tin tire me.
After sleepless nights, pain, uneasiness n countless visits to the ENT specialist.
was given a prescription that I tried in vain to get (otozabion drops). had to settle for another.
m still seeing whitish wax n feeling itchy.

Plz kindly let me know anytime you ve solution. but i read on line article that discuss about it that if we clean d ear too much especially when taking our bath that d probability of itching n having the white wax would increase. It was also stated that we should avoid putting or splashing water into the ear. God help us plz

kajsa08:
no worry, we dey God hand.

abi

okowande:
Plz kindly let me know anytime you ve solution. but i read on line article that discuss about it that if we clean d ear too much especially when taking our bath that d probability of itching n having the white wax would increase. It was also stated that we should avoid putting or splashing water into the ear. God help us plz

ok, no p.
but i checked a site on Google giving home remedies for otitis media.
Here goes......
Heating Pad/ Warm Water Bottle
To get quick relief, first and foremost remedy one should opt is to press a heating pad or warm water bottle against the ear. You can also dip a clean cloth in lukewarm water and apply it on the infected ear. It is to be kept in mind that the heating procedure should not exceed for a long period of time. Start with five minutes, and repeat the process, if required.
Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil is known for its mild antibacterial and healing properties. With the use of tea tree oil, one can get instant relief in ear pain. Prepare a mixture of one tsp of apple cider vinegar , 2 tbsp of olive oil, 3 drops of tea tree oil, and a tsp of colloidal silver. Slightly warm this mixture. Put your head on a towel, keeping the infected ear upright. With the help of dropper, put the mixture in the ear, and leave it for five minutes. After sometime, turn your head and let the mixture drain out completely. Follow this procedure thrice a day for effective results.
Garlic
Garlic is considered to have antimicrobial and pain relieving characteristics. Put some drops of fresh garlic oil or juice in the infected ear. This will provide an immediate relief. The process should be practised three times in a day.
Else, boil 2-3 garlic cloves in water for five minutes. Add some salt after crushing the cloves. Wrap up the mixture in a clean cloth and put it on the infected ear.
Apart from making these mixtures, one can eat 2-3 raw garlic cloves to facilitate the healing process.
Mango Leaf Juice
The extracts of mango leaf are effective for the treatment of ear infection. Take two or three mango leaves. Grind or crush them to extract juice. Slightly warm the extracted juice. Put 2-3 drops of juice in the infected ear with the help of a dropper. Leave it for a few minutes. After sometime, you will feel relief in the earache. If the procedure is practised for three times a day, then ear infection will surely get healed.
Onion
Onion is not only used as the main ingredient for cooking, but also used for medicinal cure. It is very beneficial for ear infection. Take a small onion and chop it. Put the chopped onion in the microwave for 1-2 minutes. After microwaving, allow it to cool and extract its juice. Put two-three drops of onion juice in the infected ear and leave it for a few minutes. After sometime, turn your head and drain out the juice from the ear.
You can also bake the onion for 30 minutes. After baking, cut in into two pieces. Wrap one piece of baked onion in a cotton cloth and place it on the infected ear for at least five minutes. If required, repeat the process after ten minutes.
Salt
Salt is considered to be the best remedy, available at home. Microwave one cup of salt for at least 5-6 minutes. After that, put the hot salt in a sock. Tie the open end of the sock using a rubber band. Lie down and put the sock under the infected ear for ten minutes. The heat from the sock will facilitate in draining out the fluid from the ear. To get relief in swelling and pain, the process should be repeated multiple times in a day.
Basil
Basil leaves are also one of the remedies used to get relief in ear infections and minor earache. Take 4-5 holy basil leaves. Crush them to extract their juice. Apply the extracted juice around the infected area. It should not be put into the ear canal.
Apart from this, mixture of basil juice and coconut oil can also be used for healing the ear infection. Take a cotton ball and dip it into the mixture. Apply it gently on the inner part, outer edge and behind the ear. This process should be practised two times in a day.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is the best solution for removing fungus from the ear. Prepare a solution of apple cider vinegar and water, taking both in equal quantity. You can also use alcohol in place of water. Take a cotton ball and soak it in the solution. Put the soaked cotton ball in the ear for almost five minutes. Now, remove the cotton ball and lay down on the opposite side to flush out the solution from the ear. To dry the ear, you can use a hair dryer.
White vinegar can also be used in place of apple cider vinegar.
Breast Milk
Breastfeeding infants have very fewer infections than a normal child or adult. Breast milk is considered as the best remedy for curing any type of ear infection. It is also used for treating eye infections, minor cuts, wounds or burns. It has natural antibodies, which lessen swelling and pain. With the help of dropper, put 2-3 drops of breast milk in the infected ear. If the process is repeated after every two hours, ear infection will surely get cured.
Olive Oil
As we all know, ear infection is mainly caused due to the deposits of wax in the ear , which results in germination of bacteria and fungus. This ultimately blocks the ear. Olive oil is one of the best solutions to this problem. Warm some olive oil. After warming, put some drops of warm oil into the infected ear. Olive oil will help in softening the wax. The wax can be removed safely with the help of a cotton bud. Don’t put the bud too far in the ear; otherwise, it may damage your eardrum.
Mustard oil can also be used to treat the ear infection.
Mullein Drops
Mullein is a wild flowering plant grown in several areas. To get relief in ear infection, take a teaspoon of mullein flowers and put them into ½ cup of boiling water. Allow it to cool. Now, mix one tbsp mullein tea and one tbsp olive oil in it. Leave the mixture for overnight. Put one drop of the resulted mixture in the infected ear. Instead of preparing mullein oil at home, you can also buy it from the market.
Homeopathic Remedies for Ear Infection
Apart from the above mentioned natural remedies, homeopathic remedies are also available for healing the ear infection. Here are some recommended homeopathic remedies for ear infection.
Homeopathic Ear Drops
These ear drops are easy to use and very effective in getting immediate relief from earache.
Homeopathic Earache Tablets
These tablets are taken orally for treating the ear infection.
Belladonna
It is used when ear is red, and the patient is suffering from high fever along with intense earache.
Pulsatilla
When yellow or green discharge from ears and nose is seen, it may be used.
Hepar Sulphuris
It is beneficial in the case of sharp earache and thick coloured discharge.......

okowande , khalifahsparkles hope I tried.

kajsa08:

ok, no p.
but i checked a site on Google giving home remedies for otitis media.
Here goes......
Heating Pad/ Warm Water Bottle
To get quick relief, first and foremost remedy one should opt is to press a heating pad or warm water bottle against the ear. You can also dip a clean cloth in lukewarm water and apply it on the infected ear. It is to be kept in mind that the heating procedure should not exceed for a long period of time. Start with five minutes, and repeat the process, if required.
Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil is known for its mild antibacterial and healing properties. With the use of tea tree oil, one can get instant relief in ear pain. Prepare a mixture of one tsp of apple cider vinegar , 2 tbsp of olive oil, 3 drops of tea tree oil, and a tsp of colloidal silver. Slightly warm this mixture. Put your head on a towel, keeping the infected ear upright. With the help of dropper, put the mixture in the ear, and leave it for five minutes. After sometime, turn your head and let the mixture drain out completely. Follow this procedure thrice a day for effective results.
Garlic
Garlic is considered to have antimicrobial and pain relieving characteristics. Put some drops of fresh garlic oil or juice in the infected ear. This will provide an immediate relief. The process should be practised three times in a day.
Else, boil 2-3 garlic cloves in water for five minutes. Add some salt after crushing the cloves. Wrap up the mixture in a clean cloth and put it on the infected ear.
Apart from making these mixtures, one can eat 2-3 raw garlic cloves to facilitate the healing process.
Mango Leaf Juice
The extracts of mango leaf are effective for the treatment of ear infection. Take two or three mango leaves. Grind or crush them to extract juice. Slightly warm the extracted juice. Put 2-3 drops of juice in the infected ear with the help of a dropper. Leave it for a few minutes. After sometime, you will feel relief in the earache. If the procedure is practised for three times a day, then ear infection will surely get healed.
Onion
Onion is not only used as the main ingredient for cooking, but also used for medicinal cure. It is very beneficial for ear infection. Take a small onion and chop it. Put the chopped onion in the microwave for 1-2 minutes. After microwaving, allow it to cool and extract its juice. Put two-three drops of onion juice in the infected ear and leave it for a few minutes. After sometime, turn your head and drain out the juice from the ear.
You can also bake the onion for 30 minutes. After baking, cut in into two pieces. Wrap one piece of baked onion in a cotton cloth and place it on the infected ear for at least five minutes. If required, repeat the process after ten minutes.
Salt
Salt is considered to be the best remedy, available at home. Microwave one cup of salt for at least 5-6 minutes. After that, put the hot salt in a sock. Tie the open end of the sock using a rubber band. Lie down and put the sock under the infected ear for ten minutes. The heat from the sock will facilitate in draining out the fluid from the ear. To get relief in swelling and pain, the process should be repeated multiple times in a day.
Basil
Basil leaves are also one of the remedies used to get relief in ear infections and minor earache. Take 4-5 holy basil leaves. Crush them to extract their juice. Apply the extracted juice around the infected area. It should not be put into the ear canal.
Apart from this, mixture of basil juice and coconut oil can also be used for healing the ear infection. Take a cotton ball and dip it into the mixture. Apply it gently on the inner part, outer edge and behind the ear. This process should be practised two times in a day.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is the best solution for removing fungus from the ear. Prepare a solution of apple cider vinegar and water, taking both in equal quantity. You can also use alcohol in place of water. Take a cotton ball and soak it in the solution. Put the soaked cotton ball in the ear for almost five minutes. Now, remove the cotton ball and lay down on the opposite side to flush out the solution from the ear. To dry the ear, you can use a hair dryer.
White vinegar can also be used in place of apple cider vinegar.
Breast Milk
Breastfeeding infants have very fewer infections than a normal child or adult. Breast milk is considered as the best remedy for curing any type of ear infection. It is also used for treating eye infections, minor cuts, wounds or burns. It has natural antibodies, which lessen swelling and pain. With the help of dropper, put 2-3 drops of breast milk in the infected ear. If the process is repeated after every two hours, ear infection will surely get cured.
Olive Oil
As we all know, ear infection is mainly caused due to the deposits of wax in the ear , which results in germination of bacteria and fungus. This ultimately blocks the ear. Olive oil is one of the best solutions to this problem. Warm some olive oil. After warming, put some drops of warm oil into the infected ear. Olive oil will help in softening the wax. The wax can be removed safely with the help of a cotton bud. Don’t put the bud too far in the ear; otherwise, it may damage your eardrum.
Mustard oil can also be used to treat the ear infection.
Mullein Drops
Mullein is a wild flowering plant grown in several areas. To get relief in ear infection, take a teaspoon of mullein flowers and put them into ½ cup of boiling water. Allow it to cool. Now, mix one tbsp mullein tea and one tbsp olive oil in it. Leave the mixture for overnight. Put one drop of the resulted mixture in the infected ear. Instead of preparing mullein oil at home, you can also buy it from the market.
Homeopathic Remedies for Ear Infection
Apart from the above mentioned natural remedies, homeopathic remedies are also available for healing the ear infection. Here are some recommended homeopathic remedies for ear infection.
Homeopathic Ear Drops
These ear drops are easy to use and very effective in getting immediate relief from earache.
Homeopathic Earache Tablets
These tablets are taken orally for treating the ear infection.
Belladonna
It is used when ear is red, and the patient is suffering from high fever along with intense earache.
Pulsatilla
When yellow or green discharge from ears and nose is seen, it may be used.
Hepar Sulphuris
It is beneficial in the case of sharp earache and thick coloured discharge.......

Thnks a million. I wil try d remedies. Cheers honey

okowande:
Thnks a million. I wil try d remedies. Cheers honey

uwc shuga.

kajsa08:
okowande , khalifahsparkles hope I tried.

you over tried. thanks a trillion. will definitely try one of those.