Just because it's lockdown. Pics.

[WaxFreely]

I've namechanged. My earwax need not follow me around this forum forever.

But it's lockdown, and we must take our relief where we may. So here we go.

My ear wax.
A story in three parts.

Part 1.
I've had an almost blocked ear for ages. Sometimes it thrums annoyingly to the rhythm of my pulse. Before lockdown I contemplated having it hoovered out professionally, but missed my chance.
So I bought a USB ear camera gizmo from ebay. And I manoeuvred it down my earhole. And it revealed a giant clod of wax, seemingly welded to my eardrum.
These camera gizmos come with wee attachments for scraping out gak. But, I caution you, it can be very sore, and dangerous to muck about near your eardrum. So of course, I tried. But couldn't get the clod to move. And it hurt. So I stopped.

Part 2.
So I used olive oil overnight, which I hate, because it can make you feel even more blocked than before. And I ordered an ear syringe from ebay.
But in the meantime, I impatiently decided to have another go. The earwax had softened, a bit. And my furtling around managed to squodge it into a more mangled shape. I even got a tiny bit to dislodge. But again, it was sore, and ineffective, and I stopped. I put more olive oil in overnight. Thrum, thrum, thrum.

Yes?

Part 3.
Ebay tells me the special earwax syringe isn't due until Monday. I do have a squishy bulb syringe, which isn't meant to be as effective. And, I've only had two nights of olive oil, when you're meant to have a week, I hear. So I really should be patient.
I'm not.
I go at it with warm water, a bulb syringe and determination.

And here is the result:

I am So Happy.
I thought I'd spread the joy.

Disclaimer: Don't copy me. I'm not going be responsible for anyone else's earwax adventures. I'm not your favourite ENT specialist, I'm a random on the internet. Be wise.

Oooooooooooooh!

Thanks!!

Link to USB ear camera gizmo? I need one of these in my life.

DH has had to hide my special ear wash syringe because I couldn't be trusted with it .

What beautiful carnage

It was one of these, but I bought from a UK seller, it cost less than a tenner and came within a few days.

I definitely urge caution with the scrapy tools, but as a gadget to see the inside of your ear I was pretty impressed! I downloaded an app to my phone and plugged the gizmo in with the usb cable provided. Very easy.

And although I hate using olive oil, it turned out to be really important. Two nights was adequate, for me, though.

I can hear!

Oh, one more thing. That thing that the went viral a couple of weeks ago, about how some people can make their ears roar or rumble at will, but other people can't?

(I'm a roarer)

I discovered that I can SEE THE ROAR.

The camera picks up the vibration of my ear drum when I roar my ears. I can make my ear drum vibrate like a, well, a drum, to the rhythm of my choosing, and the camera picks it up - now that you can actually see my naked ear drum unobstructed by gak.

I feel like I've contributed to the body of science today.

That is all kinds of amazing and I want an ear camera despite annoyingly clean ears. I also want to see my rumble.

Gosh you have a lovely shiny eardrum!

... is not a normal thing for one human to say to another

I discovered that I can SEE THE ROAR.

This blew my mind.

I’ve just asked my partner to get me one for my birthday

Clevererthanyou 'I really envy your earwax' probably isn't either!

I just want to say that this is the best thread EVER!

I’ve ordered one for my sister for her birthday

OMG what an exciting thread !! My ears are terrible at the moment, feel so heavy and noisy . I've been olive oiling them for a couple of weeks to no avail so a syringe arrived yesterday which I'm yet to use! Now to contemplate if i need a camera too....

This is my wet dream

I've got one of these ear cameras and omg they are amazing!!!My teenager has disgustingly full ears and she occasionally let's me look at them with my camera my ears dont seem to make any wax sad face

Omg this is pure sex.