sharke
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 13933
- Joined: 2012/08/03 00:13:00
- Location: NYC
- Status: offline
Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
Yesterday I felt like my left ear was a bit waxy so I thought I'd clean the outside of it with a Q-Tip. Yes I know you're not supposed to put them in your lug but I figured if I just kept it around the entrance area I'd be OK. Problem was I accidentally went in a little too far (seriously, just a tiny tiny little bit) and immediately I felt this big plug of wax descend inwards and pack itself up against my eardrum as if I was loading a cannon. Instant deafness. Well all the high frequencies have gone anyway, and my ear has that horrible full feeling. Must have been a huge plug. I've never had a problem with ear wax before so it surprised me. Anyway day 2 and still no better, I figure I'm going to try softening it with olive oil for a few days to see if it shifts. But man what a pain to be suddenly deaf in one ear. I can imagine you get used to it but right now I feel kind of disoriented, unbalanced and trapped inside my own head. So there you have it kids - never put anything bigger than your elbow into your ear. It really is good advice 
JamesWindows 10, Sonar SPlat (64-bit), Intel i7-4930K, 32GB RAM, RME Babyface, AKAI MPK Mini, Roland A-800 Pro, Focusrite VRM Box, Komplete 10 Ultimate, 2012 American Telecaster!
|
craigb
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 41704
- Joined: 2009/01/28 23:13:04
- Location: The Pacific Northwestshire
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/25 21:37:12
(permalink)
☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2015/06/26 05:12:38
You forgot to lean over to the side and put your ear above a cigarette lighter first. That melts the wax so it's easy to get out.  HTH. (Just so you know, a Q-Tip is actually smaller than your elbow.)
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
|
sharke
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 13933
- Joined: 2012/08/03 00:13:00
- Location: NYC
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/25 22:07:16
(permalink)
What great advice! Or maybe I could use a hairdryer....
JamesWindows 10, Sonar SPlat (64-bit), Intel i7-4930K, 32GB RAM, RME Babyface, AKAI MPK Mini, Roland A-800 Pro, Focusrite VRM Box, Komplete 10 Ultimate, 2012 American Telecaster!
|
slartabartfast
Max Output Level: -22.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5289
- Joined: 2005/10/30 01:38:34
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 03:25:49
(permalink)
☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2015/06/26 05:14:04
The professionals use some type of irrigation or an aural curette or suction under direct visualization. The principle of the Q-tip is pretty much the same as the ramrod used to push wadding and ball into a musket. So long as the cerumen is just coating the surface of the canal it may have some utility, but if a significant portion of the lumen is obstructed there is no way for the cotton ball to get behind the wax. Instead the wax is pushed ahead of the Q-tip until it obstructs the canal completely, as you have observed. Chemical treatment, olive oil for example, may soften the wax, but anything capable of actually dissolving old cerumen is likely to be significantly damaging to the sensitive tympanic membrane. There are a few approved ceruminolytic agents, but they are of doubtful value. Carbamide peroxide is available OTC and purportedly works by foaming under the wax to loosen it, but again, it is likely to just foam on the external surface of the obstruction. In a serious case, professional (and typically expensive) assistance may be required.
|
Karyn
Ma-Ma
- Total Posts : 9200
- Joined: 2009/01/30 08:03:10
- Location: Lincoln, England.
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 04:33:21
(permalink)
or you could just use another Q-tip to push in a wick and light it..
Mekashi Futo. Get 10% off all Waves plugins.Current DAW. i7-950, Gigabyte EX58-UD5, 12Gb RAM, 1Tb SSD, 2x2Tb HDD, nVidia GTX 260, Antec 1000W psu, Win7 64bit, Studio 192, Digimax FS, KRK RP8G2, Sonar Platinum
|
synkrotron
Max Output Level: -22.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5263
- Joined: 2006/04/28 16:21:21
- Location: Warrington, UK
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 05:08:24
(permalink)
I create so much ear wax that I am seriously thinking of marketing it, as soon as I can find a use for it...
http://www.synkrotron.co.uk/Intel Core™i7-3820QM Quad Core Mobile Processor 2.70GHz 8MB cache | Intel HM77 Express Chipset | 16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM | 500GB Samsung 850 Pro SSD | 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD | Windows 10 Pro | Roland OCTA-CAPTURE | SONAR Platinum ∞ FFS| Too many VSTi's to list here | KRK KNS-8400 Headphones | Roland JP-8000 | Oberheim OB12 | Novation Nova | Gibson SG Special | PRS Studio
|
Karyn
Ma-Ma
- Total Posts : 9200
- Joined: 2009/01/30 08:03:10
- Location: Lincoln, England.
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 05:16:41
(permalink)
synkrotron
as soon as I can find a use for it...
Pre-moulded ear plugs...
Mekashi Futo. Get 10% off all Waves plugins.Current DAW. i7-950, Gigabyte EX58-UD5, 12Gb RAM, 1Tb SSD, 2x2Tb HDD, nVidia GTX 260, Antec 1000W psu, Win7 64bit, Studio 192, Digimax FS, KRK RP8G2, Sonar Platinum
|
synkrotron
Max Output Level: -22.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5263
- Joined: 2006/04/28 16:21:21
- Location: Warrington, UK
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 05:50:03
(permalink)
Karyn
Pre-moulded ear plugs...
Nah... I don't think I'd be wanting to put that stuff back into my ears, having put so much effort into getting it out... It could probably be used for securing your favourite photographs into an album, except I don't think anyone uses those any more... Or perhaps as a decorators filler. No need to rub down, nice and flexible, for a while, and then paint over. Anyone interested?
http://www.synkrotron.co.uk/Intel Core™i7-3820QM Quad Core Mobile Processor 2.70GHz 8MB cache | Intel HM77 Express Chipset | 16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM | 500GB Samsung 850 Pro SSD | 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD | Windows 10 Pro | Roland OCTA-CAPTURE | SONAR Platinum ∞ FFS| Too many VSTi's to list here | KRK KNS-8400 Headphones | Roland JP-8000 | Oberheim OB12 | Novation Nova | Gibson SG Special | PRS Studio
|
MandolinPicker
Max Output Level: -76 dBFS
- Total Posts : 720
- Joined: 2003/11/05 18:51:51
- Location: Oxford, AL
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 08:36:54
(permalink)
I have used a bulb syringe and some warm water to help get these out.If the wax has hardened a bit, you can get some stuff in the drug store that will actually help soften it, allowing the bulb syringe to work its magic. It may take several tries with the bulb to get the stuff to come out.
From years of listening to a siren, my left ear would build up wax as a type of protection against the high frequencies. Still does it, but not a s bad now that I have been off the street for a few years.
Hope that helps!
The Mandolin Picker "Bless your hearts... and all your vital organs" - John Duffy "Got time to breath, got time for music!"- Briscoe Darling, Jr. Windows 8.1, Sonar Platinum (64-bit), AMD FX 6120 Six-Core, 10GB RAM
|
bapu
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 86000
- Joined: 2006/11/25 21:23:28
- Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 09:20:56
(permalink)
☄ Helpfulby craigb 2015/06/26 09:57:37
I can't hear you.
I have Q-Tips in my ears.
|
Mesh
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 27360
- Joined: 2009/11/27 14:08:08
- Location: Online right here!
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 09:26:28
(permalink)
☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2015/06/26 09:41:25
synkrotron
Karyn
Pre-moulded ear plugs...
Nah... I don't think I'd be wanting to put that stuff back into my ears, having put so much effort into getting it out...
It could probably be used for securing your favourite photographs into an album, except I don't think anyone uses those any more...
Or perhaps as a decorators filler. No need to rub down, nice and flexible, for a while, and then paint over.
Anyone interested?
As tempting as this sounds......wait..........WHAT DID YOU SAY?
Platinum Gaming DAW: AsRock Z77 Overclock FormulaI7 3770k @ 4.5GHz : 16GB RAM G.Skill Ripjaws X 250GB OS SSD : 3TB HDD : 1TB Sample HDDWin 10 Pro x 64 : NH-D14 CPU Cooler HIS IceQ 2GB HD 7870Focusrite Scarlett 2i4The_Forum_Monkeys
|
synkrotron
Max Output Level: -22.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5263
- Joined: 2006/04/28 16:21:21
- Location: Warrington, UK
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 09:36:11
(permalink)
Mesh
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
PARDON?
http://www.synkrotron.co.uk/Intel Core™i7-3820QM Quad Core Mobile Processor 2.70GHz 8MB cache | Intel HM77 Express Chipset | 16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM | 500GB Samsung 850 Pro SSD | 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD | Windows 10 Pro | Roland OCTA-CAPTURE | SONAR Platinum ∞ FFS| Too many VSTi's to list here | KRK KNS-8400 Headphones | Roland JP-8000 | Oberheim OB12 | Novation Nova | Gibson SG Special | PRS Studio
|
Mesh
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 27360
- Joined: 2009/11/27 14:08:08
- Location: Online right here!
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 09:38:26
(permalink)
synkrotron
Mesh
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
PARDON?
I yam sorry misuer, oui have no Grey Pupon.
Platinum Gaming DAW: AsRock Z77 Overclock FormulaI7 3770k @ 4.5GHz : 16GB RAM G.Skill Ripjaws X 250GB OS SSD : 3TB HDD : 1TB Sample HDDWin 10 Pro x 64 : NH-D14 CPU Cooler HIS IceQ 2GB HD 7870Focusrite Scarlett 2i4The_Forum_Monkeys
|
craigb
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 41704
- Joined: 2009/01/28 23:13:04
- Location: The Pacific Northwestshire
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 09:54:05
(permalink)
☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2015/06/26 10:08:34
Mesh
synkrotron
Mesh
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
PARDON?
I yam sorry misuer, oui have no Grey Pupon.
 He's obviously asking the wrong guy...
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
|
sharke
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 13933
- Joined: 2012/08/03 00:13:00
- Location: NYC
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 15:35:34
(permalink)
Finally, I can hear again. It was 15 minutes of lying on my side with an ear full of olive oil that shifted it. That and a nice gentle squirt with one of those irrigation bulbs. So much gunk came out...now I feel all light headed...
JamesWindows 10, Sonar SPlat (64-bit), Intel i7-4930K, 32GB RAM, RME Babyface, AKAI MPK Mini, Roland A-800 Pro, Focusrite VRM Box, Komplete 10 Ultimate, 2012 American Telecaster!
|
TheMaartian
Max Output Level: -47.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 2774
- Joined: 2015/05/21 18:30:52
- Location: Flagstaff, AZ
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/26 15:43:39
(permalink)
☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2015/06/27 01:23:05
Karyn
synkrotron
as soon as I can find a use for it...
Pre-moulded ear plugs...
Mustache wax!  Glad to hear from here that you can hear again!
post edited by TheMaartian - 2015/06/26 15:50:19
Intel i7 3.4GHz, 16 GB RAM, 2 TB HD Win10 Home 64-bit Tascam US-16x08 Studio One 4 Pro Notion 6 Melodyne 4 Studio Acoustica 7 Guitar Pro 7 PreSonus FaderPort Nektar P6 M-Audio BX8 D2 Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro NI K9U XLN AK, AD2 AAS VS-2, GS-2, VA-2, EP-4, CP-2, OD Toontrack SD3, EZK
|
synkrotron
Max Output Level: -22.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5263
- Joined: 2006/04/28 16:21:21
- Location: Warrington, UK
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/27 01:17:55
(permalink)
TheMaartian
Mustache wax!
Great idea! 
http://www.synkrotron.co.uk/Intel Core™i7-3820QM Quad Core Mobile Processor 2.70GHz 8MB cache | Intel HM77 Express Chipset | 16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM | 500GB Samsung 850 Pro SSD | 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD | Windows 10 Pro | Roland OCTA-CAPTURE | SONAR Platinum ∞ FFS| Too many VSTi's to list here | KRK KNS-8400 Headphones | Roland JP-8000 | Oberheim OB12 | Novation Nova | Gibson SG Special | PRS Studio
|
Tom Riggs
Max Output Level: -57.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 1752
- Joined: 2003/11/08 22:47:26
- Location: Displaced Kansan living in Philippines
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/27 10:37:27
(permalink)
I use a q tip all the time. That way I do not get any build up. Yes you have to be careful.
When I shower I try to get a little warm water in the ear and then clean the ear with a q-tip as part of my drying off routine.
I have noticed that when I go swimming it takes a while for the water to get out of my right ear. Not sure what that is about.
Anyway. Glad you can hear again.
i7-3770k OC at 4.5Ghz, asus p8z77-m, 16g g.skill aries 1600 c9 ram, Noctua d-14 cooler, RME HDSPe Raydat, Motu FastLane, Nvidea GTX 980 ti 6G, windows 7 and 8.1 pro x64. Sonar Platinum and x3e currently installed My Music My YouTube
|
craigb
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 41704
- Joined: 2009/01/28 23:13:04
- Location: The Pacific Northwestshire
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/27 13:47:40
(permalink)
Tom Riggs
I use a q tip all the time. That way I do not get any build up. Yes you have to be careful.
When I shower I try to get a little warm water in the ear and then clean the ear with a q-tip as part of my drying off routine.
Me too. I've never had an issue doing the "wrong" thing.
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
|
Karyn
Ma-Ma
- Total Posts : 9200
- Joined: 2009/01/30 08:03:10
- Location: Lincoln, England.
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/27 17:41:33
(permalink)
☄ Helpfulby craigb 2015/06/27 18:55:19
Tom Riggs
I have noticed that when I go swimming it takes a while for the water to get out of my right ear. Not sure what that is about.
It means your left ear leaks?
Mekashi Futo. Get 10% off all Waves plugins.Current DAW. i7-950, Gigabyte EX58-UD5, 12Gb RAM, 1Tb SSD, 2x2Tb HDD, nVidia GTX 260, Antec 1000W psu, Win7 64bit, Studio 192, Digimax FS, KRK RP8G2, Sonar Platinum
|
sharke
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 13933
- Joined: 2012/08/03 00:13:00
- Location: NYC
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/27 23:32:39
(permalink)
Tom Riggs
I have noticed that when I go swimming it takes a while for the water to get out of my right ear. Not sure what that is about.
You need an ear dryer. 
JamesWindows 10, Sonar SPlat (64-bit), Intel i7-4930K, 32GB RAM, RME Babyface, AKAI MPK Mini, Roland A-800 Pro, Focusrite VRM Box, Komplete 10 Ultimate, 2012 American Telecaster!
|
craigb
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 41704
- Joined: 2009/01/28 23:13:04
- Location: The Pacific Northwestshire
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/28 02:01:53
(permalink)
sharke
Tom Riggs
I have noticed that when I go swimming it takes a while for the water to get out of my right ear. Not sure what that is about.
You need an ear dryer.
Don't you need two for stereo?  (Don't even get me started about surround-sound!)
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
|
mudgel
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 12010
- Joined: 2004/08/13 00:56:05
- Location: Linton Victoria (Near Ballarat)
- Status: offline
Re: Well I guess that's why you don't put Q-Tips in your ear
2015/06/28 04:16:31
(permalink)
I watched a Ripleys Belive it or not years ago where a guy collected a smidgen of earwax a day put in a jar and used it for polishing stuff. He reckoned it was the best polish. Believe it or not.
Mike V. (MUDGEL) STUDIO: Win 10 Pro x64, SPlat & CbB x64, PC: ASUS Z370-A, INTEL i7 8700k, 32GIG DDR4 2400, OC 4.7Ghz. Storage: 7 TB SATA III, 750GiG SSD & Samsung 500 Gig 960 EVO NVMe M.2. Monitors: Adam A7X, JBL 10” Sub. Audio I/O & DSP Server: DIGIGRID IOS & IOX. Screen: Raven MTi + 43" HD 4K TV Monitor. Keyboard Controller: Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88.
|