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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 24897792  United Kingdom12/19/2021 02:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Been a bit stupid. So, my ear has been a little bit muffled (from ear plug use?)for a week or so, really mild pain. I used some Otex Express but my ear just feels full and it hasn't done anything. So today I put some hydrogen peroxide in, I think 11%. Okay, wow-I felt sick & dizzy and the pain was unreal. On a scale of 0 to childbirth(10), around a 7. This has lasted for hours, I've taken a lot of painkillers & it has eased but still painful and now more muffled. The pain was such that I was moaning with how bad it was I tried the Otex again to see if that helped and another spray with acetic acid in but pain went to about a 7.5 A doctor did tell me over the phone to carry on using the hydrogen peroxide and drops-yes. Not the best place to post but I'm not on other forums or social media-just wanted to know if anyone has had anything similar happen or you know what I've done  |
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@MoonPie  User ID: 28698215  United States12/19/2021 03:15 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I bought an ear wash kit from Walgreens that solved my similar problem awhile ago. “Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.” — Albert Einstein. "Truth does not mind being questioned. A lie does" — Janis Ian |
| 936432979 User ID: 76832232 United States12/19/2021 03:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Impacted cerumen(earwax) Earwax, also called cerumen, is made by the body to protect the ears. The ear wax has both lubricating and antibacterial properties. Untreated buildup can lead to hearing loss, irritation, pain in the ear, dizziness, ringing in the ears and other problems. Earwax can be removed in several ways; some of these methods can be done at home. [link to my.clevelandclinic.org (secure)] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72653231 United States12/19/2021 03:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just normal water sprayed through a syringe into the ear to flush it will eventually loosen and remove most blockages. Use a syringe that has a nosle with a bend to it. Have some one help you. They will pull down on the ear lobe and then spray they warm water into your ear. Try for 30 mins spraying and draining over and over. Stool softener left in the ear for a while will also loosen things. You shouldn't really need hydrogen peroxide anymore. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 81585252  Canada12/19/2021 03:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yeah I think using too hot or cold water (or peroxide) could be the problem I've cleaned my ears with peroxide before and it was a very pleasant, bubbling feeling I don't know how peroxide would react if you already had a wound or infection in your ear I am not a doctor, just a guy that has shot peroxide into ear hole before |
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| Your Crazy Mom User ID: 81456314 United States12/19/2021 03:24 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Shouldn't have been that painful unless your eardrum is actually torn, i.e. has a hole in it. That would also explain the muffled sound; it just doesn't vibrate correctly if torn. You need a doc to physically look in there before putting anything else in there. I'm not a doctor but I played one on tv. Best wishes. |
| notsofastmr User ID: 50431358 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Shouldn't have been that painful unless your eardrum is actually torn, i.e. has a hole in it. Quoting: Your Crazy Mom That would also explain the muffled sound; it just doesn't vibrate correctly if torn. You need a doc to physically look in there before putting anything else in there. I'm not a doctor but I played one on tv. Best wishes. contrary to what you may believe a torn eardrum isn't painful with peroxide. i have 2 torn drums permanently. when i peroxide my ear it travels to my throat, really quickly fights off any cold type sore throat. notsofastmr |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24897792 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 11% thats way tooo strong!! Quoting: notsofastmr you might have some burns. if i was putting peroxide in my ear i would never go over 3% and more often around 2%. you've been stupid op! Yah, I know. I usually mess with stuff with no issues. The pain is in my jaw and face as well, can the hydrogen peroxide get inside my ear? |
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| FightForGod! User ID: 80146778 United States12/19/2021 03:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | DO NOT leave the hydrogen peroxide in for more than 15-20 minutes. Always flush it out with warm water using a syringe. DO NOT jam the syringe into your ear canal when doing this or you can damage your ear drum! There need to be space for the fluid to escape. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 ESV Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24897792 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Shouldn't have been that painful unless your eardrum is actually torn, i.e. has a hole in it. Quoting: Your Crazy Mom That would also explain the muffled sound; it just doesn't vibrate correctly if torn. You need a doc to physically look in there before putting anything else in there. I'm not a doctor but I played one on tv. Best wishes. Thank you(reminds me of Joey from Friends), pain in jaw and cheek too. Problem is I am socially phobic so I don't go out so seeing a doc is an issue |
| notsofastmr User ID: 50431358 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 11% thats way tooo strong!! Quoting: notsofastmr you might have some burns. if i was putting peroxide in my ear i would never go over 3% and more often around 2%. you've been stupid op! Yah, I know. I usually mess with stuff with no issues. The pain is in my jaw and face as well, can the hydrogen peroxide get inside my ear? can you still hear ok? the peroxide will neutralise quickly and will just be water. unless you somehow managed to force inject some quantity into some cavity. notsofastmr |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 32403216 United States12/19/2021 03:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ear ache turned into bad ear infection I fought off and on for over a year and it sent me to the ER with sepsis. Ears are right next door to your brain so pay attention to the pain, it's telling ya something. |
| 936432979 User ID: 76832232 United States12/19/2021 03:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 11% thats way tooo strong!! Quoting: notsofastmr you might have some burns. if i was putting peroxide in my ear i would never go over 3% and more often around 2%. you've been stupid op! Yah, I know. I usually mess with stuff with no issues. The pain is in my jaw and face as well, can the hydrogen peroxide get inside my ear? Sounds like an infection and you will need antibiotics to fix it. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24897792 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 11% thats way tooo strong!! Quoting: notsofastmr you might have some burns. if i was putting peroxide in my ear i would never go over 3% and more often around 2%. you've been stupid op! Yah, I know. I usually mess with stuff with no issues. The pain is in my jaw and face as well, can the hydrogen peroxide get inside my ear? can you still hear ok? the peroxide will neutralise quickly and will just be water. unless you somehow managed to force inject some quantity into some cavity. I can hear okay, it's muffles-like it needs to pop or I'm talking through something? It's an odd feeling |
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| notsofastmr User ID: 50431358 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | buy yourself a small probe camera on ebay and have a look in your ear see what damage you've done. i would image you've burnt the skin, but hopefully that's about it. you might have an infection cavity that you've cleared out. either way it should heal and unless you've got blood or green liquid running out of your ear, you will be fine. notsofastmr |
| notsofastmr User ID: 50431358 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 11% thats way tooo strong!! Quoting: notsofastmr you might have some burns. if i was putting peroxide in my ear i would never go over 3% and more often around 2%. you've been stupid op! Yah, I know. I usually mess with stuff with no issues. The pain is in my jaw and face as well, can the hydrogen peroxide get inside my ear? can you still hear ok? the peroxide will neutralise quickly and will just be water. unless you somehow managed to force inject some quantity into some cavity. I can hear okay, it's muffles-like it needs to pop or I'm talking through something? It's an odd feeling are you familiar with equalising the pressure in your head? like a diver does? notsofastmr |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24897792 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Be more proactive OP I screwed around with ear problems and now i'm at 85% hearing loss at 57yo. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32403216 Ear ache turned into bad ear infection I fought off and on for over a year and it sent me to the ER with sepsis. Ears are right next door to your brain so pay attention to the pain, it's telling ya something. It was the emergency doctor that told me to carry on using the Hydrogen Peroxide. Which I thought was a stupid idea! I'll try a doctor again tomorrow, thank you |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24897792 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: FataM0rgana Yah, I know. I usually mess with stuff with no issues. The pain is in my jaw and face as well, can the hydrogen peroxide get inside my ear? can you still hear ok? the peroxide will neutralise quickly and will just be water. unless you somehow managed to force inject some quantity into some cavity. I can hear okay, it's muffles-like it needs to pop or I'm talking through something? It's an odd feeling are you familiar with equalising the pressure in your head? like a diver does? No, if it involves any pressure on my ear I doubt I could do it with the pain? |
| notsofastmr User ID: 50431358 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Be more proactive OP I screwed around with ear problems and now i'm at 85% hearing loss at 57yo. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32403216 Ear ache turned into bad ear infection I fought off and on for over a year and it sent me to the ER with sepsis. Ears are right next door to your brain so pay attention to the pain, it's telling ya something. It was the emergency doctor that told me to carry on using the Hydrogen Peroxide. Which I thought was a stupid idea! I'll try a doctor again tomorrow, thank you carry on with the peroxide. but dilute it with cold boiled water. you want to mix 5 small cups of water with one small cup of peroxide. peroxide is one of , if not the best antibiotic. it's what killer white blood cells produce when they engulf a pathogen. and it's the same thing raw honey produces on contact with moisture, giving honey its antibacterial effect. notsofastmr |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 81574044 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Been a bit stupid. So, my ear has been a little bit muffled (from ear plug use?)for a week or so, really mild pain. I used some Otex Express but my ear just feels full and it hasn't done anything. Quoting: FataM0rgana So today I put some hydrogen peroxide in, I think 11%. Okay, wow-I felt sick & dizzy and the pain was unreal. On a scale of 0 to childbirth(10), around a 7. This has lasted for hours, I've taken a lot of painkillers & it has eased but still painful and now more muffled. The pain was such that I was moaning with how bad it was I tried the Otex again to see if that helped and another spray with acetic acid in but pain went to about a 7.5 A doctor did tell me over the phone to carry on using the hydrogen peroxide and drops-yes. Not the best place to post but I'm not on other forums or social media-just wanted to know if anyone has had anything similar happen or you know what I've done Weirdly, I got this right before covid in march 2020, overuse of in-ear headphones on a building site, a big puss ball grew in my ear, I think it was an in-growing hair, popped it with a cotton bud and pus poured out for about a week, very sore, swollen head, went to doc. and got ear drops but they told me I burst my eardrum with the cotton bud. I didn't, it was an in-growing hair on the bottom of the ear canal. Hope it goes away soon. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24897792 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Be more proactive OP I screwed around with ear problems and now i'm at 85% hearing loss at 57yo. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32403216 Ear ache turned into bad ear infection I fought off and on for over a year and it sent me to the ER with sepsis. Ears are right next door to your brain so pay attention to the pain, it's telling ya something. It was the emergency doctor that told me to carry on using the Hydrogen Peroxide. Which I thought was a stupid idea! I'll try a doctor again tomorrow, thank you carry on with the peroxide. but dilute it with cold boiled water. you want to mix 5 small cups of water with one small cup of peroxide. peroxide is one of , if not the best antibiotic. it's what killer white blood cells produce when they engulf a pathogen. and it's the same thing raw honey produces on contact with moisture, giving honey its antibacterial effect. Thanks-I'll try again tomorrow if the pain subsides, I think it's the painkillers that are keeping it like this. I couldn't do anything earlier, I could barely move it was so painful |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24897792 United Kingdom12/19/2021 03:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Been a bit stupid. So, my ear has been a little bit muffled (from ear plug use?)for a week or so, really mild pain. I used some Otex Express but my ear just feels full and it hasn't done anything. Quoting: FataM0rgana So today I put some hydrogen peroxide in, I think 11%. Okay, wow-I felt sick & dizzy and the pain was unreal. On a scale of 0 to childbirth(10), around a 7. This has lasted for hours, I've taken a lot of painkillers & it has eased but still painful and now more muffled. The pain was such that I was moaning with how bad it was I tried the Otex again to see if that helped and another spray with acetic acid in but pain went to about a 7.5 A doctor did tell me over the phone to carry on using the hydrogen peroxide and drops-yes. Not the best place to post but I'm not on other forums or social media-just wanted to know if anyone has had anything similar happen or you know what I've done Weirdly, I got this right before covid in march 2020, overuse of in-ear headphones on a building site, a big puss ball grew in my ear, I think it was an in-growing hair, popped it with a cotton bud and pus poured out for about a week, very sore, swollen head, went to doc. and got ear drops but they told me I burst my eardrum with the cotton bud. I didn't, it was an in-growing hair on the bottom of the ear canal. Hope it goes away soon. Thank you, hope you're better now. Sounds painful |
| Catseye User ID: 79803099  Panama12/19/2021 03:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | careful with hydrogen peroxide I used it to ward off colds my doc told me he recently had a lady who was using it and this time she had a small hole in her eardrum she didn’t know about and she burned up some of the delicate equipment inside, and it’s permanent damage make damn sure you don’t have a perforated eardrum if you use hp, and 1-3% is all you should use Forgive your enemies, it messes with their heads. Thoughts create, mind them well. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 32403216 United States12/19/2021 03:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Be more proactive OP I screwed around with ear problems and now i'm at 85% hearing loss at 57yo. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32403216 Ear ache turned into bad ear infection I fought off and on for over a year and it sent me to the ER with sepsis. Ears are right next door to your brain so pay attention to the pain, it's telling ya something. It was the emergency doctor that told me to carry on using the Hydrogen Peroxide. Which I thought was a stupid idea! I'll try a doctor again tomorrow, thank you Try to get to an ENT Dr if you can, he saved my life. I saw every Dr, ER, cat scan, peroxide, antibiotics, had tubes put in at 56. I tried it all and was never once refered to an ENT until my last time at the ER they were sending me home to die I guess, Wife threw a fit they sent in an ear DR and I was admitted straight ti ICU. Hate incompetent Dr's. |
