Ear candling

[scubascuba3]

3 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes I might do this today 

I will google them to see ,I have never been there before 

Just seems to one ear clogged up 

why pay 3k when you can pay 800?

[scubascuba3]

2 hours ago, redwood1 said:

One way to clean your ears out is unscrew the shower head you use to shower with....This will leave a nice concentrated stream of water from the hose...

 

Make sure the water pressure in not to high.....Then spray the water into your inner ear......You can clean very deep in your ear this way... 

Except Dr Apichai said don't get said water in your ear, it's not clean

[UKJASE]

yea dont squirt water into your ear. i got infection from doing this in the shower

 

best way i have found is the ear doc, and her little suction pump that sucks it all out.  it can be a little painful, but it is the best way of clearing everything out.  only about 600 baht for both ears IIRC in hua hin

[newbee2022]

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

My ears have been hurting the last few days, possibly because of the flight I just took and build up of wax

 

I walked past a massage place yesterday offering ear candling 

It appears they put a hot 🔥 candle in your ear and it apparently melts the ear wax

 

I was tempted but decided not to

Are the barbers near Day Night area still offering ear cleaning?

 

I don't really want to go to Dr Oliver,I guess he would just offer medicine 

 

I think I need them cleaned professionally ,any ear cleaning clinics ?

EMT in every hospital 😂

[simon43]

5 hours ago, jaywalker2 said:

The problem with hydrogen peroxide is that it doesn't really penetrate very far if the wax runs deep or is impacted. Plus, you're putting an acid in your ear, so you don't want to do it on a regular basis.

Well, it's a base (alkaline) actually.  But indeed it could be nasty.  Think of blocked loo pipe cleaner >> similar kind of chemical.

[Peterphuket]

17 minutes ago, UKJASE said:

yea dont squirt water into your ear. i got infection from doing this in the shower

 

best way i have found is the ear doc, and her little suction pump that sucks it all out.  it can be a little painful, but it is the best way of clearing everything out.  only about 600 baht for both ears IIRC in hua hin

I have a very bad experience with that pump, I even fainted, it sucks directly on your eardrum!

Nowadayas I first ask if they have that pump, if the answer is yes, I leave the clinic.

As you get older, it seems that you suffer more from earwax, now I also use hydrogen peroxide, but I must admit that if you submit too much earwax, it does not work wel and you have to repeat it more than once.

Edited April 25 by Peterphuket

[Card]

Had very major problems either huge amts of wax for years until about 30 years ago I use cotton wool buds gently to clean out water after a shower. My ears are 100% clean now all the time. I know buds are not recommended anymore but I swear by them

[wwest5829]

6 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

I complained to my Doc in US about ear problem. Nurse had a basic squirt bottle with long tube attached filled with warm water. She basically flushed out the ear. In the small pan that collected water I could see quite a bit of sandy looking particles. Definitely worked. 

That also was my experience years ago in US Doctor’s office.

[AAArdvark]

Total scam

[Surasak]

8 hours ago, quake said:

hydrogen peroxide from pharmacy or 7/11. about 50 baht. 

Hydrogen Peroxide is a BLEACH and can do considerable damage in the wrong hands. As to ones ears? No way!

[LukKrueng]

5 hours ago, CHdiver said:

Never stick anything smaller then your ellbow into your ear.

You must have really big ears...

[jaywalker2]

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

Well, it's a base (alkaline) actually.  But indeed it could be nasty.  Think of blocked loo pipe cleaner >> similar kind of chemical.

In its pure form, it's neutral. But in solution, the ph is generally around 4 or 5. So it's a weak acid. This is why most dentists don't recommend using it as a mouthwash. It's also used to white teethen as well as bleach hair, of course. By the way, it can also cure herpes.

Edited April 25 by jaywalker2
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[jaywalker2]

1 hour ago, Card said:

Had very major problems either huge amts of wax for years until about 30 years ago I use cotton wool buds gently to clean out water after a shower. My ears are 100% clean now all the time. I know buds are not recommended anymore but I swear by them

Buds aren't recommended and if you're not careful they will drive the wax in further. The cotton tip can even come off and lodge in your ear (it happened to me). They are best for just cleaning the outer ear.

 

However, if you have an adjustable shower head and put it on the strongest setting, you can use it to flush out the ear. Just direct the flow into the ear. It might take a few attempts though.

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, Peterphuket said:

I have a very bad experience with that pump, I even fainted, it sucks directly on your eardrum!

Nowadayas I first ask if they have that pump, if the answer is yes, I leave the clinic.

As you get older, it seems that you suffer more from earwax, now I also use hydrogen peroxide, but I must admit that if you submit too much earwax, it does not work wel and you have to repeat it more than once.

The ENT clinic i go to uses a vacuum, quick and painless, if your ear has an infection then they usually give antibiotics first

[scubascuba3]

I use a camera thing to clean out the wax every month or so, so far so good. On Lazada

[quake]

1 hour ago, Surasak said:

Hydrogen Peroxide is a BLEACH and can do considerable damage in the wrong hands. As to ones ears? No way!

 

Well don't drink it then.

But it's great for dissolving ear wax.

The Thai's have used this method for years.

same as I have.

 

 

[Peterphuket]

49 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

The ENT clinic i go to uses a vacuum, quick and painless, if your ear has an infection then they usually give antibiotics first

have a very bad experience with that vacuum pump, I even fainted, it sucks directly on your eardrum!

Nowadayas I first ask if they have that pump, if the answer is yes, I leave the clinic.

As you get older, it seems that you suffer more from earwax, now I also use hydrogen peroxide, but I must admit that if you submit too much earwax, it does not work wel and you have to repeat it more than once.

[scubascuba3]

29 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

have a very bad experience with that vacuum pump, I even fainted, it sucks directly on your eardrum!

Nowadayas I first ask if they have that pump, if the answer is yes, I leave the clinic.

As you get older, it seems that you suffer more from earwax, now I also use hydrogen peroxide, but I must admit that if you submit too much earwax, it does not work wel and you have to repeat it more than once.

Maybe you had an ear infection so it was very sensitive, for me I only felt a little tickle when he vacuumed out the impacted wax that had most likely been there a long time he said

[rwill]

Some of the old style barbers do ear cleaning.  They use a long scraper.

 

There are scrapers for sale on lazada.  You can do your own.

[ronster]

Ear candling does nothing. What people think is wax from their ear is actually the candle colour. It does nothing to clean your ears.

Having your ears rinsed at a clinic will clean them out.

[nahkit]

9 hours ago, rexpotter said:

Ear Candling is witchcraft. Get it irrigated.

 

I agree. A friend recommended that I try ear candles, swore by their effectiveness, so I gave them a go. I was amazed at how much brown wax was in the bottom of the candle when I tried them. In fact, I was so amazed that I found it hard to believe, particularly as my hearing didn't seem to have improved, so I tried lighting another candle only this time I didn't actually put it in my ear. Once the candle had burnt out, there was the same amount of "ear wax" produced, despite having been nowhere near my ear. 

[Peterphuket]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Maybe you had an ear infection so it was very sensitive, for me I only felt a little tickle when he vacuumed out the impacted wax that had most likely been there a long time he said

No, I have experienced 2 times, without any infections, but we not all the same, for me never again.

I rember 2 different hospitals, one in Phetchaburi, the other on Phuket.

[bradiston]

15 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Go to a proper clinic, not a dodgy massage place. Dr Apichai, ENT specialist on 3rd road near North Pattaya Road is good, about 600-800, may charge per ear, mine was 600 just had a problem left ear. He vacuums the wax out. Check Googlemaps 

He charged me 900 for vacuuming both ears. I'd say about 10 minutes max. And the problem (itchy ears) remained totally unresolved. It was a fungal infection. At that price might as well go to Bangkok Pattaya hospital. But don't let them use the monster microscope. They charge you an extra 400 THB. And try and see a lady specialist.  They're a lot more pleasant. And buy your meds at Fascino, just 50m away.

[nahkit]

17 minutes ago, bradiston said:

And the problem (itchy ears)

I believe some Thai ladies suffer from this.

 

(If you don't know Thai slang this won't make any sense to you).

 

 

Edited April 25 by nahkit

[Prubangboy]

You need a little wax just like you need a few ear hairs -to catch micro particles that could lead to an infection. Don't be too control-freaky about ear wax. If you over-clean your ears, they will just franticly make more wax.

 

Hydrogen peroxide slightly damages that tender inner ear skin (which leads to more wax to repair it). The water syringe method is not as good as the mini-suction technique (about 600 baht in Chiang Mai). 

 

If you're really waxed to the max, they may put some drops in to make it more liquid and easier to suction out. Hard and soupy ear wax present diff problems.

 

One time, I went deaf after water got trapped behind the wax after swimming in a pool. It was a 4 hour process to get it out. A dark brown piece, as hard as chocolate and the size of a pea still haunts me.

 

Interesting problem: I love ear plugs for meditation. I learned not to force them all the way in. I was creating a hard wax buildup right next to my ear drums -which took some extra time and squirmy effort to liquify and get out. I've since moved on to noise cancelation ear buds.

 

 

[Jaybott]

20 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Go to a proper clinic, not a dodgy massage place

 

I agree with scubascuba3.

Go to a proper clinic and get your ears taken care of.  Then go to a dodgy massage place.

[scubascuba3]

8 hours ago, bradiston said:

He charged me 900 for vacuuming both ears. I'd say about 10 minutes max. And the problem (itchy ears) remained totally unresolved. It was a fungal infection. At that price might as well go to Bangkok Pattaya hospital. But don't let them use the monster microscope. They charge you an extra 400 THB. And try and see a lady specialist.  They're a lot more pleasant. And buy your meds at Fascino, just 50m away.

maybe you didn't make it clear you had itchy ears i.e. not wax problem

[rwill]

16 hours ago, Peterphuket said:

have a very bad experience with that vacuum pump, I even fainted, it sucks directly on your eardrum!

Nowadayas I first ask if they have that pump, if the answer is yes, I leave the clinic.

As you get older, it seems that you suffer more from earwax, now I also use hydrogen peroxide, but I must admit that if you submit too much earwax, it does not work wel and you have to repeat it more than once.

Had my ears cleaned, vacuumed twice at Bangkok hospital.  It hurt.

[scubascuba3]

2 hours ago, rwill said:

Had my ears cleaned, vacuumed twice at Bangkok hospital.  It hurt.

Usually advisable to soften the wax beforehand with olive oil or drops from pharmacy

Edited April 26 by scubascuba3

[Sydebolle]

Organs clean themselves, unless you've massively intervened in unnatural build-up. 

What you might have is an ear infection hence don't fiddle around with questionable therapies but see and ENT specialist.