blocked up deaf ears

[zippitippitoes]

...any ideas to relieve the symptoms..I've had it for ages

have now made a gp appointment but not until thurs evening

Try inhaling steam with a towel over your head if the blockage is 'inside' if the blockage is hard wax then soften it with olive oil 3-4 times per day. Try and get anurse appt to check your ears you might get one earlier?HTH

Would second Earex.
I said I would second Earex.
(Sorry couldn't let that one pass by)

it's starting to hurt now..

I used to get this but hate going to the docs

I am fed up with dp being on crutches and he is fed up with me being deaf...

you have to larf though..I've applied for a job which involves interviewing people and dp has applied for a job which oinvolves working at hieghts!

I shall get the earex now

Hows the ears to day ? Any better.

thank you still much the same despite the drops going to the gp tomorrow..unfortunately

right I've been using thse drops for a week and still not much better..should i carry on longer or have them syringed?

Zippi have you just had a cold?

no..but i have allergic rhinitus so same thing really..

Sounds (ha ha) like congestion on other side of ear drum so drops for wax useless. Try a nasal decongestant like otrivine but don't use it for longer than a week.

thanks I got some otrivine spray and sudafed to try

If a wax blockage use olive oil twice a day. This softens the wax and it may go by itself eventually or at least the gp / nurse will be able to syringe it out. I just had the same myself, the olive oil does the trick better than ear drops I found.

Don't take sudafed if bf. Can inhibit prolactin.

thanks for the advice..I'm not bf