Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 FYI: Below is something I sent to the Acoustic Neuroma support listserv. Unfortunately, reading the recent CREW messages regarding severe ear pain suggests something much more sinister than what I discuss below is involved for NF2ers. Steve Cherrington ******************************************************************** The last few years, I'd occasionally experienced considerable pain in my " bad " ear when descending in an airplane. My ears hadn't been examined by a doctor lately so I wondered if perhaps my ear was congested or something. I went to an ENT. Upon looking into the canal of my " bad " ear, he laughed and said that my canal could not possibly be more full of wax and that, although he didn't like to deal in absolutes, he probably had never seen more gunk in one ear. After working me over, the doctor then showed me what he extracted from my ear. We're talking real gross here. We one-earred types are not alerted to ear wax build-up because the telltale sign--diminished hearing in that ear--doesn't work for us. So, fellow AN survivors--have your ears checked periodically to see if you need to have 'em roto-rotered. And yes, my " bad " ear was much better on a recent flight I took to Seattle. One final thing: I asked the doctor if the build-up could have been exacerbated by my habit of sleeping on my good ear, which drowns out all sound but also might tend to make wax settle deep in the canal due to gravity. He had no opinion on that conjecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 STEVE I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH EAR WAX..... I ALSO HAVE AT TIMES HAD THE TYPE PAIN BEING DESCRIBED MY CREW MEMBERS AND I TOO LEARNED THAT MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS DUE TO WAS BUILD UP DEEP IN THE EAR CANAL. I AM DEAF IN BOTH EARS SO HAVE NO OTHER CLUES TO LET ME KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING. I GUESS WE WHO ARE DEAF WEATHER IN ONE OR BOTH EARS NEED TO HAVE OUR DOCTOR CHECK OUR EARS OCCASIONALLY FOR WAX BUILD UP CATHERINE > Re: Re: Ear pains > > > FYI: Below is something I sent to the Acoustic Neuroma support listserv. > > Unfortunately, reading the recent CREW messages regarding severe ear pain > suggests something much more sinister than what I discuss below > is involved > for NF2ers. > > Steve Cherrington > > > ******************************************************************** > The last few years, I'd occasionally experienced considerable pain in my > " bad " ear when descending in an airplane. My ears hadn't been > examined by a > doctor lately so I wondered if perhaps my ear was congested or > something. > > I went to an ENT. Upon looking into the canal of my " bad " ear, > he laughed > and said that my canal could not possibly be more full of wax and that, > although he didn't like to deal in absolutes, he probably had > never seen more > gunk in one ear. After working me over, the doctor then showed > me what he > extracted from my ear. We're talking real gross here. > > We one-earred types are not alerted to ear wax build-up because > the telltale > sign--diminished hearing in that ear--doesn't work for us. So, fellow AN > survivors--have your ears checked periodically to see if you need > to have 'em > roto-rotered. > > And yes, my " bad " ear was much better on a recent flight I took > to Seattle. > > One final thing: I asked the doctor if the build-up could have been > exacerbated by my habit of sleeping on my good ear, which drowns out all > sound but also might tend to make wax settle deep in the canal due to > gravity. He had no opinion on that conjecture. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 Hi Crew, I too have had ear pains like those described in the past. I don't know what causes them... this last time it happened, we were leaning towards a block in one of the glands around my cheek/jaw area that had possibly contributed to an infection. I still have quite a few facial nerve tumors, too. Way, way back when I was still in the diminishing hearing stage, my ENT cleaned my ears out thoroughly like Steve had done and found the large amount of wax build-up. He advised me to use hydrogen peroxide periodically to loosen up the wax (pour some in and lay on your side for a few minutes, then tilt and drain... repeat if necessary... it will really bubble when there's a lot of wax) and also to let the really warm stream of water shoot down the canal for a bit when I take a shower. I think one of the simpler things I miss now that I am deaf is not being able to hear the change between when the water is " pounding " my ear and when I turn my head. Take Care, scwashdc@... wrote: > FYI: Below is something I sent to the Acoustic Neuroma support listserv. > > Unfortunately, reading the recent CREW messages regarding severe ear pain > suggests something much more sinister than what I discuss below is involved > for NF2ers. > > Steve Cherrington > > ******************************************************************** > The last few years, I'd occasionally experienced considerable pain in my > " bad " ear when descending in an airplane. My ears hadn't been examined by a > doctor lately so I wondered if perhaps my ear was congested or something. > > I went to an ENT. Upon looking into the canal of my " bad " ear, he laughed > and said that my canal could not possibly be more full of wax and that, > although he didn't like to deal in absolutes, he probably had never seen more > gunk in one ear. After working me over, the doctor then showed me what he > extracted from my ear. We're talking real gross here. > > We one-earred types are not alerted to ear wax build-up because the telltale > sign--diminished hearing in that ear--doesn't work for us. So, fellow AN > survivors--have your ears checked periodically to see if you need to have 'em > roto-rotered. > > And yes, my " bad " ear was much better on a recent flight I took to Seattle. > > One final thing: I asked the doctor if the build-up could have been > exacerbated by my habit of sleeping on my good ear, which drowns out all > sound but also might tend to make wax settle deep in the canal due to > gravity. He had no opinion on that conjecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 Hi , You know I think you ,may just have hit on something there you and how many others that have talked about ear cleaning ...Mike had to go to the clinic at School and they found wax lodged up against the ear drum and they put something in the ear to dissolve it also that happened a time or two with my husband .... A while back but maybe it was a start of something with the ear ... ?????? maybe lois Re: Re: Ear pains > Hi Crew, I too have had ear pains like those described in the past. I don't know > what causes them... this last time it happened, we were leaning towards a block > in one of the glands around my cheek/jaw area that had possibly contributed to an > infection. I still have quite a few facial nerve tumors, too. Way, way back > when I was still in the diminishing hearing stage, my ENT cleaned my ears out > thoroughly like Steve had done and found the large amount of wax build-up. He > advised me to use hydrogen peroxide periodically to loosen up the wax (pour some > in and lay on your side for a few minutes, then tilt and drain... repeat if > necessary... it will really bubble when there's a lot of wax) and also to let the > really warm stream of water shoot down the canal for a bit when I take a shower. > I think one of the simpler things I miss now that I am deaf is not being able to > hear the change between when the water is " pounding " my ear and when I turn my > head. Take Care, > > scwashdc@... wrote: > > > FYI: Below is something I sent to the Acoustic Neuroma support listserv. > > > > Unfortunately, reading the recent CREW messages regarding severe ear pain > > suggests something much more sinister than what I discuss below is involved > > for NF2ers. > > > > Steve Cherrington > > > > ******************************************************************** > > The last few years, I'd occasionally experienced considerable pain in my > > " bad " ear when descending in an airplane. My ears hadn't been examined by a > > doctor lately so I wondered if perhaps my ear was congested or something. > > > > I went to an ENT. Upon looking into the canal of my " bad " ear, he laughed > > and said that my canal could not possibly be more full of wax and that, > > although he didn't like to deal in absolutes, he probably had never seen more > > gunk in one ear. After working me over, the doctor then showed me what he > > extracted from my ear. We're talking real gross here. > > > > We one-earred types are not alerted to ear wax build-up because the telltale > > sign--diminished hearing in that ear--doesn't work for us. So, fellow AN > > survivors--have your ears checked periodically to see if you need to have 'em > > roto-rotered. > > > > And yes, my " bad " ear was much better on a recent flight I took to Seattle. > > > > One final thing: I asked the doctor if the build-up could have been > > exacerbated by my habit of sleeping on my good ear, which drowns out all > > sound but also might tend to make wax settle deep in the canal due to > > gravity. He had no opinion on that conjecture. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 Hi Lois, I definitely agree that sometimes the wax build-up is due to larger problems... things that can cause drainage and things get really gunky and itchy. That can't be good--whether there's hearing or not. Now I am recalling a few rounds with prescription ear drops that had to be repeated for awhile to help clean things out. Pretty small compared to brain surgery, but with everything being connected and all, it's definitely something to be aware of. Rigo wrote: > Hi , > You know I think you ,may just have hit on something there you and how > many others that have talked about ear cleaning ...Mike had to go to the > clinic at School and they found wax lodged up against the ear drum and they > put something in the ear to dissolve it also that happened a time or two > with my husband .... A while back but maybe it was a start of something with > the ear ... ?????? maybe lois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 Hi , Yepper I think that is about Right ... wax is only the beginning of things ...And its good we can all talk about these things on the crew as it helps us pin point the starting points of the common links to NF that we can share and mark... hugs Lois Re: Re: Ear pains > Hi Lois, I definitely agree that sometimes the wax build-up is due to larger > problems... things that can cause drainage and things get really gunky and > itchy. That can't be good--whether there's hearing or not. Now I am recalling > a few rounds with prescription ear drops that had to be repeated for awhile to > help clean things out. Pretty small compared to brain surgery, but with > everything being connected and all, it's definitely something to be aware of. > > > Rigo wrote: > > > Hi , > > You know I think you ,may just have hit on something there you and how > > many others that have talked about ear cleaning ...Mike had to go to the > > clinic at School and they found wax lodged up against the ear drum and they > > put something in the ear to dissolve it also that happened a time or two > > with my husband .... A while back but maybe it was a start of something with > > the ear ... ?????? maybe lois > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 Hi Crew...My son is only deaf in one ear and he says he has constant ringing..says some days it drives him nuts and has tumors growing in the ear canal on the side wear he's deaf..... has major oozing of ear wax....some days looks like old blood...waiting to hear from Dr Broad...Pam Re: Re: Ear pains > > > > > > FYI: Below is something I sent to the Acoustic Neuroma support listserv. > > > > Unfortunately, reading the recent CREW messages regarding severe ear pain > > suggests something much more sinister than what I discuss below > > is involved > > for NF2ers. > > > > Steve Cherrington > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > > The last few years, I'd occasionally experienced considerable pain in my > > " bad " ear when descending in an airplane. My ears hadn't been > > examined by a > > doctor lately so I wondered if perhaps my ear was congested or > > something. > > > > I went to an ENT. Upon looking into the canal of my " bad " ear, > > he laughed > > and said that my canal could not possibly be more full of wax and that, > > although he didn't like to deal in absolutes, he probably had > > never seen more > > gunk in one ear. After working me over, the doctor then showed > > me what he > > extracted from my ear. We're talking real gross here. > > > > We one-earred types are not alerted to ear wax build-up because > > the telltale > > sign--diminished hearing in that ear--doesn't work for us. So, fellow AN > > survivors--have your ears checked periodically to see if you need > > to have 'em > > roto-rotered. > > > > And yes, my " bad " ear was much better on a recent flight I took > > to Seattle. > > > > One final thing: I asked the doctor if the build-up could have been > > exacerbated by my habit of sleeping on my good ear, which drowns out all > > sound but also might tend to make wax settle deep in the canal due to > > gravity. He had no opinion on that conjecture. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2002 Report Share Posted January 11, 2002 Thats a good point Lynn. I think we are suppose to be like 90%??? water?? Some huge amount anyways. So it stands to reason that water would help a lot of stuff. Just a weird thing here, I get this contact dermatistis on my hand from cleaners?? and i dont get it OR it goes away finally if Im drinking enough water. Weird huh?? Ive tried everything, even went to Dr and got expensive cortazone lotion with no luck!, but drinking water clears it up.~~Lowi with a long evaluation:) re: ear pains > Re: Ear pains > > hey Crew - > I get the shooting pain once in a while too. used to get it more often, but > discovered a connection w/ being dehydrated. yep ! > a glass or 2 of water is my solution. do try it and let me know if it works > for you. > hugs, LynnBK > > > > Add me to the list of those who get the stabbing ice pick pains. They don't > last long but I swear they make my eyes go cross. > > > Blessings, > > > > > > I, too, get the sharp pains in my ear that last only a few seconds, but > they are doozies! I call them the icepick stabbing pains. > > Charlotte > > > __________________ > > Hi De any one who ever can answer Mike wants to know if there is ever > pain in your ears but not like an ear ache but shooting pains ??/ Lois > > __________________ > > Boy i sure do:( all the time and its sharp and shooting but it doesnt last > long. I have no idea how to stop it~~Lowi > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2002 Report Share Posted January 12, 2002 I'm 90% water 10 % Jim BEAM ! (with ice ) M :-) > Thats a good point Lynn. I think we are suppose to be like 90%??? water?? > Some huge amount anyways. So it stands to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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