Good Morning Wednesday

[Gal]

Oh I saw Fraggles' sleep suit Kaz - how cute!! Glad he slept well, he must have felt like he was being cuddled all night

I've got a wax buildup in my left ear ....it's left me completely deaf in said ear. I've been putting olive oil drops in for a few days - our audiologist was at work on Monday and he confirmed I had a blockage, but the wax was quite soft. I probably need it syringed but I can't get to see this practice nurse till Friday - only hope I don't get it infected or anything It just feels awful....and embarrassing!!

Went for lunch with Anne (our Optom) at the village café at lunchtime, I had a corned beef and onion toastie. Quite a nice - mild - day here!

I'm off till Saturday now - enjoy your evening! xx

[Kaz]

Our surgeries here won't syringe any more Gal, they just give you drops No idea why not - cost cutting, perhaps? I hope they sort it for you ((x))

[saundra]

Gal have you any olive oil you can put in your ear and some cotton wool a lot of surgeries don't do it now you can buy eardrops tho just don't poke your ear tho

[Gal]

I'll be honest, this is driving me to distraction! It's not just the deafness in that side, it's the weird feeling sort of, inside my head? And it's itchy but obviously I can't reach.

I've been putting olive oil in for days but if anything it's made it worse - before using the oil, it was a bit sticky but I wasn't completely deaf, unlike now! The receptionist didn't say they wouldn't do it, just to make sure I have used the oil for at least 3 weeks...….but our audiologist said it was quite soft so should be suitable to syringe.

I see they do do it in Specsavers - for £35!!!

[Gal]

I can hear again!!!

So - in I went this morning - she gave me a container to be placed under my ear to 'catch' the wax and then put a fine spray of warm water into the ear canal to flush the wax out - ta-da!!!! Instant hearing Took a couple of minutes and she said there was 'a lot', it was nice and runny