Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Interesting. thanks for the post. The hearing that came back is diminishing, feels blocked and my hearing aid squelches so much I can't stand to wear it. I am needing to get another appt with the audiologist to have it adjusted again, but your post about the ear- boogers might be something to consider. Possibly a warm moist compress to help soften it??? thanks > > My 6 yo daughter has Cholesteatoma history in both ears. We are still > dealing with all that is involved with them. She has had 3 surgeries > so far. The next will be next month. Anyhow, she gets REALLY hard ear > boogers that block the ear passage, interupt her hearing and make her > hearing aids squeal. We have had to spend a LOT of time in Seattle > dealing with all her medical issues but we are home in the Alaska bush > right now. What can be done to prevent these? What can be done to > remove these ourselves? We get a visiting Dr. here once a month but > even then she is usually overbooked. We had to wait an extra month > this time. The Dr. was pretty impressed with the boogers yesterday. > > The hearing aids are another issue. She just got a new one & within a > week it started squealing so much, we can't use it. We have to wait > until we return to Seattle in a month. Any thoughts there? > > I'm beginning to think we may have to move where we can have more > consistent medical care. > Donna DeBoer > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I hope this will help, but I heard this at my husbands follow-up appointment for his last ear surgery. An older gentleman was complaining about his hearing aid squealing too much and he thought the device was going bad. Turns out that - in his case - the squealing was caused by the build-up of ear wax in the hearing aid. All the technichian did was use a small tool to pull out the offending wax.....The older gentleman asked if he could clean it out himself. The Technician said he could do so lightly but eventually it would need to be properly cleaned to fully remove all the wax. You may want to get with your hearing aid specialist and see what you can do regularly on your own. I have no suggestions on what to do about the ear boogers....I was told once by my pediatrician that a drop or two of warm baby oil will help clean out the impacted wax in my sons ear. Note that he has never had anything more than a few mild ear infections. Again, you'd want to consult with your childs doctor to avoid introducing outside bacteria. My husband dealt with all kinds of ear issues up until he had his c-toma removed about 7-8 yrs back. I remember him finding some relief with warm compresses. I wish you all the best of luck.....as of today my husbands right ear is doing really well so we're happy.... Luck and blessings, to All of you.... From: ksboheem <ksboheem@...>cholesteatoma Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 10:01:02 AMSubject: Re: Ear boogers Interesting. thanks for the post. The hearing that came back is diminishing, feels blocked and my hearing aid squelches so much I can't stand to wear it. I am needing to get another appt with the audiologist to have it adjusted again, but your post about the ear-boogers might be something to consider. Possibly a warm moist compress to help soften it???thanks>> My 6 yo daughter has Cholesteatoma history in both ears. We are still > dealing with all that is involved with them. She has had 3 surgeries > so far. The next will be next month. Anyhow, she gets REALLY hard ear > boogers that block the ear passage, interupt her hearing and make her > hearing aids squeal. We have had to spend a LOT of time in Seattle > dealing with all her medical issues but we are home in the Alaska bush > right now. What can be done to prevent these? What can be done to > remove these ourselves? We get a visiting Dr. here once a month but > even then she is usually overbooked. We had to wait an extra month > this time. The Dr. was pretty impressed with the boogers yesterday.> > The hearing aids are another issue. She just got a new one & within a > week it started squealing so much, we can't use it. We have to wait > until we return to Seattle in a month. Any thoughts there?> > I'm beginning to think we may have to move where we can have more > consistent medical care.> Donna DeBoer> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Thanks . I will keep an eye on the wax buildup, but currently, I have a new h.a. We have a 7 month old puppy who seems to have th ability to get anything from anywhere and has chewed up & and eaten mine TWICE! The only safe place to store it is in the case, closed and on the highest shelf in my cloest with the door closed. SO... I am dealing with another new h.a. at the moment. It could just be incorrectly set for my tolerance or possibly the wax buildup in the ear. Yes, I've always heard of the warm oil to soften the wax, but I can't put anything in my ear, so thinking a moist warm compress might be my only option here at home. I also need to make it a priority to find a new ENT. My current one said to call if I have any changes, but when I have, calls are not returned for days and he's not interested in an office visit. He just wants to call in RX's on that note... I've got a post to make! > > > > My 6 yo daughter has Cholesteatoma history in both ears. We are > still > > dealing with all that is involved with them. She has had 3 > surgeries > > so far. The next will be next month. Anyhow, she gets REALLY hard > ear > > boogers that block the ear passage, interupt her hearing and make > her > > hearing aids squeal. We have had to spend a LOT of time in Seattle > > dealing with all her medical issues but we are home in the Alaska > bush > > right now. What can be done to prevent these? What can be done to > > remove these ourselves? We get a visiting Dr. here once a month > but > > even then she is usually overbooked. We had to wait an extra month > > this time. The Dr. was pretty impressed with the boogers yesterday. > > > > The hearing aids are another issue. She just got a new one & > within a > > week it started squealing so much, we can't use it. We have to > wait > > until we return to Seattle in a month. Any thoughts there? > > > > I'm beginning to think we may have to move where we can have more > > consistent medical care. > > Donna DeBoer > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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