problemfarang

So you were discussing about money and who must take care of the family at a BAR with a MAMASAN who is basically a pimp. She lived in a sociality like that for years and thats her way of living.

You were aware of this, right?

im living in thialand probably 17 years or 18.

when i came here i was getting 1000UK pounds and it was around 45K baht. Life was great tbh. I could do almost everything i want. If i remember correctly Leo was 35baht. I was again almost the only farang in Khon Kaen. Plus i was young

nowadays things are really expensive. 45K is not enough for a luxury life. Most likely will only save the day. My salary is higher than 45K now but again its not good as 17 yrs ago.

Also prices are really high after covid. 

Sometimes i watch youtubers telling how to live in thialand with 250 baht per day or similar things. I just laugh at them because i know its not true and impossible. 

11 minutes ago, bigt3116 said:

Under the Civil and Commercial Code of Thailand 1985 the minimum legal age of marriage is 20 years. However, individuals are able to marry at 17 years with parental consent.

sad.

once i witnessed someone wanted to getting marry with a 16 year old girl. he was more than 35s for sure. They were trying to translate some documents from the family letting them marry. The little girl was playing with him and he was so serious next to him..

sad..

i have noticed some really annoying things with Grap. Mostly food

1) the map is wrong. My driver always use a way which is not on grap map. I asked them about this and they told me there is a direct small road both for cars and bikes connecting the main road and the road in front of my house. The distance is around 500m. dont know how much money it is. 

2) many grap drivers try to dont give changes. They always say transfer/scan please because they dont have enough money on them.. But when i tell them they can transfer to my bank account they usually shock. 

3) Grap usually shows another house probably 100m away from me. So far never showed my house for 3 years yet. That house is a company house. Again this adds more money to the distance.

4) Some restaurants dont read your notes about the food.

few more things but didnt want to write here.

1 or 2 overstays will not effect you.

i know someone who made it his habit. im not sure how many times but one time they refused to enter thailand. dont know the official refuse but Io told him he has many times overstay. 

14 hours ago, JackGats said:

Impacted ear-wax can come unstuck all of a sudden and worsen hearing as long as it's not taken out. Ahead of a cleaning by an ear-specialist, the wax can be softened using something from the pharmacy or vegetable oil like olive oil.

thnx

15 hours ago, Toolong said:

I stopped reading your post after the remark about you self-cleaning your ears....in the way you describe.

 

My friend, I have a long personal history of ear trouble.

 

Very good ear specialist at a hospital in Bangkok told me, after a life-changing session of removing impacted wax, to 'never put anything in your ear smaller than your elbow.'

 

How was it impacted? Years of pushing in ear plugs to sleep soundly. Same with cotton buds. ANYTHING being inserted into your ear by yourself WILL only result in an outcome opposite to the one you hoped for: wax impaction.

 

Sounds like you need to a)  get your ears cleaned by a specialist, and b) never put ANYTHING in your ears again, cotton buds, ear plugs, drops....you name it.

thnx

9 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Not a Dr, a ENT specialist they will have the vacuum equipment, if you are in Pattaya i can recommend one

thnx

im in bangkok

15 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Different brand names for same thing do either will do. 

thank you

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

if you have impacted wax on the eardrum (been there a long time) those drops won't help much, i tried, did nothing for me

i dont think its wax to be honest but just want to try.. will visit a doc soon

thanks

1 hour ago, hadock said:

I had a similar problem for almost 6 month, it drove me nuts...my right ear was clothed and open, sometimes for a minute, sometimes for several hours, whatever I tried, nothing worked. I went to two ENT doctors in Germany, they looked inside my ear and said all is fine, there must be a problem with my eustachian tubes. Another doctor suggested a laser surgery, to cut my nasal concha. 

 

Then I went to Thailand, and visited another ENT Doctor. He looked in my ear and said "I see"....Then i had to lie down, he put some fluid in my ear. i had to wait maybe around 20 minutes, and then he came with a small vacuum cleaner. And after 5 minutes this problem was gone..  This is now 10 years ago , and I never had the problem again.

 

 

I can only suggest to listen to Sheryl and all the other users.....visit a good ENT Doctor

thanks. yes i will visit a doc soon

On 7/4/2023 at 10:25 PM, Sheryl said:

Self ear cleaning: be very, very  careful so as not to puncture ear drum.  Inserting cotton wads safer than Q tip and do nto try any hard metal instruments (including those sold as ear wax removers -- if that is necessary have a trained person do it) 

 

There are things you can put in the ear  that help dissolve wax. A brand of drops called I think "Dewax", or a few drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide - see https://www.entsinusorlando.com/earwax-removal/hydrogen-peroxide-solution/

i found 2:

dewax (the one you said)

and debrox

which one you would suggest? 

3 hours ago, Grusa said:

I will not comment on diagnosis or treatment for your problem, it's all been said above. I will however recommend Shokz bone conduction headphones. Slightly expensive, but they do not go in the ear, but conduct sound through the bone, and very comfortable once you are used to them. They do not isolate you from your environment.

Thanks

7 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Any competent ear, nose, throat, doctor can clean your ears, for me he used a small unit that bombarded the wax with warm water, not painful.  

Thanks

6 hours ago, rwill said:

Cotton swabs can push the earwax back into the canal and clog it up.  Go to an ear, nose, throat doctor and let them look at it.

My ears were completely plugged up and the doctor told me to not use cotton swabs.

Thanks

18 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

You have probably pushed wax deeper into your ear with the cotton when cleaning. 

 

There is no need to clean inside you ears like that. 

 

Your ears self clean.  You only need to clean them when you shower and not poke things down into them. 

 

 

Thanks but if its the wax.. why its only when i sleep? Daytime no problem.. and how come both ears at the same time

21 minutes ago, tomacht8 said:

Your headphones may not be good in the long run. There may also be overuse (5-6 hours per day). If you hear your blood rushing in your ear, this can be a precursor to tinnitus. Also, your ear cleaning technique may not be good (just pushes the dirt further in). I recommend going to a good audiologist. One of the best addresses is the department at the Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok. They have a hearing analysis studio and a competent professor there. Cost me 6500 baht.

thanks

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Self ear cleaning: be very, very  careful so as not to puncture ear drum.  Inserting cotton wads safer than Q tip and do nto try any hard metal instruments (including those sold as ear wax removers -- if that is necessary have a trained person do it) 

 

There are things you can put in the ear  that help dissolve wax. A brand of drops called I think "Dewax", or a few drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide - see https://www.entsinusorlando.com/earwax-removal/hydrogen-peroxide-solution/

thank you so much

im having some problems with my ears for 3-4 months now. Its still the same issue and level since it started but lately i just started to get annoyed with it. It also started to disturb my sleeping. If anyone had the same issue or similar or any ideas please write down. Thanks

So few months back i was sleeping and when i woke up in the middle of the night i noticed my right ear is blocked. Well it was not disturbing my hearing or else but it was like numb or blocked feeling.. i was sleeping on it so maybe it was numb thing. Then the next day same thing again.. And the next day same thing but this time my left ear. This also started right after i use my headphone with computer. Because of online meetings i was using it 5-6 hours per day for 3-4 months. That can also another cause. i often clean my ears with ear cotton. So ear dirt was my last cause.

i started to observe the issue:

- stopped for a while after i stopped using headphones but started again probably 1 month later. it still might be a reason tho.  

- no water inside for sure.

- i also tried to clean my ears more deeply using ear cotton. Sometimes it helped sometimes not. In some cleanings i had brown ear dirt and sometimes nothing. It helped get back to normal sometimes and sometimes not.

- this thing happens only when im sleeping and when i sleep on it. When i wake up it get back to normal sometimes in few mins and sometimes in hours. If its numb thing.. im not sure i always sleep on them plus it started almost same time for my both ears... 

- when i check with my finger it has some wet feeling. im not saying like water comes to my finger. But its like sweaty feeling on my finger because of hot. 

- its not effecting my hearing but the feeling is really annoying. 

- started to happen every night for the last 1 month. 

- i also noticed sometimes it gives some very very little pain like pulse rhythm..

- i have no balance problem but i must say i started to feel little bit dizzy these days and sleepy and tired.

- i have mid-ear infection since my young ages but it never bothered me and its like almost dont have it. Plus this is happening to my both ears not only one

most likely i will visit a doctor or do ear cleaning thing. If you have any info about ear cleaning please let me know (what to do, not to do, whats important, etc.)

thanks again

i saw many at Lazzada.

i cannot remember but try to search scratch remover or something similar.

tho most of them are useless if its big

2 hours ago, CecilM said:

iOS or Android?

What’s the name of the App?

thank you. 

works for both of course.

i think you can download it from the immigration website. i checked playstore but couldnt find it. 

its called 'section38'   or  'น.38'

On 7/3/2023 at 5:25 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

I guess what you write are the fees.

If you apply for a Non-B or work permit that requires many many documents. I guess that is where the lawyers and accountant fees come from to prepare all these documents. 

hi

probably it depends on the work. For me all i need is my own documents (passport / academic degree / TM30 / 90 days and my military past documents) and documents from the work i would say nothing more than 5-6 pages.

now it seems you are not living in thailand and want to enter thailand time to time for a few months and live in your country for another few months. if this is correct:

i would get a multi non-o    because you will not use it like abusive way they wont say anything to you and let you use it. What i mean is.. you will come here and stay 2 months and you will come back again another 2-3 months later. you wont leave and come back in the same time. 

no need to worry. get a multi non-o. when they see time between your leaving and entry they will understand your not abusing the visa. and they wont even ask you questions. this is exactly how my friend working off shore doing.