I cant hear outta my left ear! :(?!
Question: I cant hear outta my left ear! :(!?
Ok so the other day I was cleaning my ears with Q-tips!.!.i didnt go down deep or anything like that but afterwards I couldnt hear outta my left ear!.!.its been like that for 2 days now! Is there anything else I can do to maybe clean it without Qtips!.!.!.they dont seem to help any!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
You need to go to walmart and get the ear cleaning kit! Its in with all the medicines just have to look! GOOD LUCK!Www@Answer-Health@Com
YOU MAY HAVE PUSHED THE WAX TOO FAR IN!!!
Can a wax build-up cause hearing loss!?
Yes, that can happen!. It's actually a good thing when it is the cause of hearing loss because it's very treatable!. As we age the cells in the ear canal don't produce as much moist wax, so you get drier wax that may be more likely to cause impaction!. But usually the hearing loss in older people is due to a combination of the wax and nerve damage!.
What can be done for wax buildup!?
If you have a problem with wax build-up, you experience a clogged sensation, and you should go to your physician to have it removed!. Usually we take the wax out under a microscope with suction devices!. Or we use instruments that are called curettes!.
But to avoid wax buildup we often tell patients to use one or two drops of mineral oil, maybe once every two weeks or three weeks or so, just to keep the canal moist!. We discourage cotton swab use because cleaning the ears is not necessary!. Usually the wax liquefies, so often people will feel moisture, especially at night!. But it just self-expels, either in the shower or during the day, so there's really no need to use cotton swabs!. Also cotton swabs can push the wax that does exist right up to the eardrum and lead to eardrum injuries!.
And finally, if you take out all the protective wax, it leaves an acidic environment in the ear canal!. Then you may develop an external canal infection, or otitis externa, which is very painful and requires treatment with antibiotic eardrops!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Can a wax build-up cause hearing loss!?
Yes, that can happen!. It's actually a good thing when it is the cause of hearing loss because it's very treatable!. As we age the cells in the ear canal don't produce as much moist wax, so you get drier wax that may be more likely to cause impaction!. But usually the hearing loss in older people is due to a combination of the wax and nerve damage!.
What can be done for wax buildup!?
If you have a problem with wax build-up, you experience a clogged sensation, and you should go to your physician to have it removed!. Usually we take the wax out under a microscope with suction devices!. Or we use instruments that are called curettes!.
But to avoid wax buildup we often tell patients to use one or two drops of mineral oil, maybe once every two weeks or three weeks or so, just to keep the canal moist!. We discourage cotton swab use because cleaning the ears is not necessary!. Usually the wax liquefies, so often people will feel moisture, especially at night!. But it just self-expels, either in the shower or during the day, so there's really no need to use cotton swabs!. Also cotton swabs can push the wax that does exist right up to the eardrum and lead to eardrum injuries!.
And finally, if you take out all the protective wax, it leaves an acidic environment in the ear canal!. Then you may develop an external canal infection, or otitis externa, which is very painful and requires treatment with antibiotic eardrops!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The best thing to do wuld go see your nurse, not the doctor, and get your ears syringed!. It is a little painfull but nt too much!. You will be fine as soon after!. It's just basically washing your ears out!. Just sounds like youv'e moved the wax around so nw you can't hear properly!. Nothing to worry about, happens to a lot of people x
edit - doctors won't do it, they make nurses do itWww@Answer-Health@Com
edit - doctors won't do it, they make nurses do itWww@Answer-Health@Com
yes like it was said here the best thing to do is to go to a doctor (to treat something wrong before it gets worse)
go to a doctor, or if you are a minor then tell your guardian to take youWww@Answer-Health@Com
go to a doctor, or if you are a minor then tell your guardian to take youWww@Answer-Health@Com
the best thing to to is go see a doctorWww@Answer-Health@Com