ringringringringing in my ear.
Argh.
One of my ears appears to be getting infected. Ive had on and off ringing in it for a few days and wont be able to see my doctor for a few more but today its been going on solid since i woke up. Anyone know a suggested temporary fix for this? Short of jabbing a pen in my ear hole...which is on my list.
The only thing that gives me temporary relief is to open my mouth wide enough to swallow a shark, which isnt quite good office manners.
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I'd say regularly wash your ear with warm, soapy water and get in to see a GP. If you have blockage they should have everything on site to flush your ear right there in the room. If you need antibiotics they should be able to confirm pretty quickly.
If you are in the US and you cant see your GP quickly one of those "Centra Care" type walk in clinics could probably provide support faster (and more expensively) if it gets unbearable.
Well I've had ear infections on a somewhat regular basis in my life...allergy problems from about age 5 to 25 had me with at least a yearly sinus or ear infection. so its very likely just fluid / blockage as ive seen it before, its just been awhile and I was curious if anyone knew any quick temp fixes to get me through the work day that i havent heard before. (Already tried gum).
Don't go pouring shit in there, especially not bloody peroxide. Leave your wax alone and see a doctor asap.
If you have a perforated eardrum, and fluid could deliver infection or damaging chemicals directly into your inner ear.
The ringing sounds like tinnitus, tinnitus sucks and can last forever, I've had it for 11 years. Still isn't a good reason to pour chemicals into your ear without a doctor to say exactly what, how much or how often.
Unless they diagnose that a simple blocking is the issue and give you the go on home-cleaning kits i'd hold off on going that route.
what you do is you put your hands over your ears such that your fingers only just touch on the back of your head. put your pointer fingers on top of your middle fingers, and then kinda snap them down onto your skull, so that you can hear them thumping. do this like twenty or thirty times and the ringing might not go away entirely, but it should be significantly less
hope this helps, tinnitus is a major pain in the ass
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As someone with tinnitus, thank you! it mildly helps.
Also, don't put stuff in your ears like q tips, or really anything, there's alot going on in there. What I find to help is olive oil, just a little bit, it helps to soften the wax in the ear so when you take a shower it helps to drain some of it out. I had some buildup a while ago, and gave it a shot dropped a few drops in a few minutes before shower time. It helped immensely afterward. YMMV tho!
A doctor of mine in Seattle said, "Don't put anything smaller than your elbow in your ears." Seems like sound advice.