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Excess ear wax now ringing in ears

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Sallyforth Tue 22-Apr-25 07:20:12

I'm following this thread with interest as I'm struggling with loud tinnitus and dizziness at the moment. I'm hoping to speak to a Dr today. I had to book assistance flying back to the UK yesterday. If there's a long wait to see someone I will be asking for a referral letter. I can't go on like this. I was very sick.

Calendargirl Tue 22-Apr-25 07:08:13

DH makes a lot of wax since wearing hearing aids, has microsuctioning quite regularly, costs £60 now, but waiting time on the NHS is ridiculous.

Money well spent.

Charleygirl5 Mon 21-Apr-25 23:37:17

HeavenLeigh* you should put drops in both ears tonight to make it easier for the microsuctioning. Each place is different but at the last, nobody would touch my ears until I had put drops in for 10 days.

Microsuctioning is so easy, quick and totally pain-free.

Jaxjacky Mon 21-Apr-25 22:33:02

I have mine microsuctioned twice a year, not painful, might ‘tickle’, the worse bit is when they show you the picture and the gunk!!

HeavenLeigh Mon 21-Apr-25 22:28:53

Mine will cost £70 and worth every penny if it helps

valdavi Mon 21-Apr-25 22:28:19

Microsuction's not uncomfortable (unless you, like me once, get it done by a harrassed ENT registrar in a hurry, & that's unlikely!) but it does make me cough sometimes, just an annoyance though.
I need to use an olive oil spray beforehand to soften everything, but this isn't as neccessary as with syringing.

HeavenLeigh Mon 21-Apr-25 22:27:52

Thankyou Wyllow.yes I was given sodium bicarbonate drops too I don’t think it’s really done anything nor has the olive oil drops . Will see what the audiologist says tomorrow,

RedRidingHood Mon 21-Apr-25 22:14:38

It's bliss. Far more comfortable than old school syringing.
Lots of places do it privately as the NHS seldom do it now. I go about every 3 months as I wear hearing aids, costs around £60

Wyllow3 Mon 21-Apr-25 22:12:41

It's definitely worth a try as long as the doctor has not suggested it's contraindicated. Had it and it helped some time ago.

I lost nearly all my hearing in both ears 3 weeks ago and my tinnitus got worse all which was very frightening and assumed it was wax.

I was given Sodium Bicarbonate drops for one ear which was wax and the other ear turned out to have an inflammation which caused the hearing loss and given drops against the inflammation. Result - Better than for some time. took about 9 days for both ears.

Good luck for a great outcome, if it doesn't work out as well as you'd hoped talk to the audiologist? Could be other issues?

HeavenLeigh Mon 21-Apr-25 21:58:27

I’m looking forward to being able to hear Salti

Salti Mon 21-Apr-25 21:55:38

My husband had microsuction on his ears a few weeks ago. It took a few minutes and improved his hearing immeasurably.

HeavenLeigh Mon 21-Apr-25 21:21:49

For the last two weeks I’ve had dizziness nausea plugged ears been to drs twice, been given ear drops no change but tonight constant ringing pulsating I one ear, I have an appointment tomorrow with audiologist for a microsuction procedure anyone had this? And how did you feel afterwards. I feel as if I’m going deaf now in both ears, no cold before this started,