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arkarian

2015-07-02 02:23:21 pm

red chamber dream

first rated r movie i saw in theaters !

Poision Envy

2015-07-04 05:52:53 pm

Club 27 Goals

So I tried to flush out my ear as directed, and now none of the fluid will drain out at all, so yay, time to go to the doctors on the fourth of july.

I'm probably going to be the only person in there with a hearING problem completely unrelated to fire works

Poision Envy

2015-07-04 10:08:58 pm

Club 27 Goals

all the medical places are closed for the whole weekend, AND the urgent care wants me to put down a $300 deposit and told me they're going to charge "additional fees given the circumstance"

like how hard is it to take 30 minutes to flush out a patient's ear. what the fuck yo.

bought myself a kit to do it myself for $10 and it's already working, but is going to take a couple days.

ryu

Edit history:

ryu: 2015-07-05 03:39:50 am

ryu: 2015-07-05 03:39:41 am

2015-07-05 03:39:32 am

I had some water stuck in my right ear just yesterday. It was bad enough to impair my hearing too.
Shaking my head around fixed the issue for me, surprisingly.

Opium

2015-07-05 12:15:39 pm

I've had my ear flushed by the doctor multiple times. They always use a syringe or other tool that can shoot water at high pressure, and they always shoot the water in my ear at just the right angle. I've never tried to do it myself because I can't see into my ear at that angle, but there are several you tube videos out there telling you exactly how to do it.

ryu

2015-07-05 12:32:06 pm

flushing your ear? what's that all about?

Opium

2015-07-05 12:35:03 pm

Every time they flush my ears a big ball of crap comes out and I'm always amazed at the size of it. That thing was in my ear?! Then I feel so much better because I can hear and I think my energy level goes up too.

arkarian

2015-07-05 01:37:50 pm

red chamber dream

i figure if my body needed that it would do it by itself

Opium

2015-07-05 02:11:22 pm

Then your ears probably don't excrete excess wax.

Opium

2015-07-05 02:13:11 pm

In other news: Soul Reaver has made me barf twice. It gives me motion sickness, so I'm laying off it for now. Played through AV last night, and Fusion this morning, now messing around with Dawn of Sorrow.

I think I want to take another stab at Lament of Innocence. I just remember getting lost all the time, so I ordered a guide. With my survey credits, the guide only cost me $0.97 so why not.

Toozin

2015-07-05 03:21:44 pm

Not impossible

just highly unlikely

When I was younger I had some intense inner ear pain. My mom took me to the doctor and he found it was caused by wax buildup. They had to blast it out with a water pick, and it came out being about the size of a rasin.

I clean my ears religiously now. I don't care what the Qtip package says, that bitch goes all the way in.

BioSpark

2015-07-05 04:21:47 pm

actually, i've heard from multiple people that using qtips in your ear is actually what causes wax to build up in the back.

arkarian

2015-07-05 04:22:33 pm

red chamber dream

i hadn't heard that, but i don't use them at all and haven't had any problems even though my ears produce a lot of wax

arkarian

2015-07-05 04:23:22 pm

red chamber dream

just wipe em out with a tissue after showering

BioSpark

2015-07-05 04:25:16 pm

that's probably fine, but apparently putting qtips deep in your ear can push a little bit back each time

arkarian

2015-07-05 04:25:37 pm

red chamber dream

yeah i've heard it's bad for you

our bodies clean themselves for the most part. like, it's an orifice, it's supposed to have stuff that comes out

arkarian

2015-07-05 04:25:50 pm

red chamber dream

you just have to wipe it off the outside in the morning

Poision Envy

2015-07-05 06:55:38 pm

Club 27 Goals

Quote from arkarian:

i figure if my body needed that it would do it by itself

Part of the problem for me is being an envirnment constantly where I'm exposed to oils and stuff in the air. Every day working at TB my nose would be completely clogged, my face would be covered in oils, so I can't even imagine what it was doing to my ears.

As an update, both ears are compeltely clogged and I was given some was-flushing stuff that I'm supposed to do two times a day... but can take up to four days before I can fully hear again. and, if it doesn't clear up in that time, it means I'll have to go in for a more serious deep-cleaning. Fuckinnnnn sweet.

Poision Envy

2015-07-05 09:28:33 pm

Club 27 Goals

oh man do I feel way way better, holy crap.

I put in some warm olive oil and just sat in the shower with a little ear-sprayer thing and just sprayed my ears out for like 5 minutes. Two small solid pebbles came out of my left ear and instantly my headache was gone, and a bunch of crap came out of my right ear. It's absolutely amazing how much better I can hear right now, apparently it's been oil buildup in my ears for the last 3 months. I didn't notice until they were completely blocked because it's happened so slowly. The doctor said I can just make it a habit to flush out my ears with warm water in the shower, but not to use any oils or things since SOME ear wax is good. In my case, it was just a ton of compacted buildup.

I seriously underestimated how much space is in my ear. Even just wearing my headset is crazy since I can hear the padding rub against my hair and beard, something I don't recall hearing before.

Toozin

2015-07-06 06:00:04 am

Not impossible

just highly unlikely

I dunno how it works for everybody else, but my body does not take care of that junk by itself. I gotta do it manually. My dad was the same way. No clue why.

ryu

2015-07-06 07:45:29 am

I never knew anyone's ears could get clogged up in the first place!

Poision Envy

2015-07-06 07:54:28 am

Club 27 Goals

I knew my dad always had problems with his ears, he was a long-time surfer and had a plethora of ear problems as a result from what I recall. Not sure if it's a genetics thing or what.

Opium

Edit history:

Opium: 2015-07-06 09:28:47 am

2015-07-06 09:26:39 am

Quote from Poision Envy:

oh man do I feel way way better, holy crap.

I put in some warm olive oil and just sat in the shower with a little ear-sprayer thing and just sprayed my ears out for like 5 minutes. Two small solid pebbles came out of my left ear and instantly my headache was gone, and a bunch of crap came out of my right ear. It's absolutely amazing how much better I can hear right now, apparently it's been oil buildup in my ears for the last 3 months. I didn't notice until they were completely blocked because it's happened so slowly. The doctor said I can just make it a habit to flush out my ears with warm water in the shower, but not to use any oils or things since SOME ear wax is good. In my case, it was just a ton of compacted buildup.

I seriously underestimated how much space is in my ear. Even just wearing my headset is crazy since I can hear the padding rub against my hair and beard, something I don't recall hearing before.

Damn I'm so jealous. I need my ear wax taken out NOW!

PS - Qtips in the ear is a very bad thing. It pushes the crap back in there, which often leads to ear infections on top of wax buildup.

[quote="Poision Envy"]oh man do I feel way way better, holy crap.

I put in some warm olive oil and just sat in the shower with a little ear-sprayer thing and just sprayed my ears out for like 5 minutes. Two small solid pebbles came out of my left ear and instantly my headache was gone, and a bunch of crap came out of my right ear. It's absolutely amazing how much better I can hear right now, apparently it's been oil buildup in my ears for the last 3 months. I didn't notice until they were completely blocked because it's happened so slowly. The doctor said I can just make it a habit to flush out my ears with warm water in the shower, but not to use any oils or things since SOME ear wax is good. In my case, it was just a ton of compacted buildup.

I seriously underestimated how much space is in my ear. Even just wearing my headset is crazy since I can hear the padding rub against my hair and beard, something I don't recall hearing before.[/quote]

Damn I'm so jealous.  I need my ear wax taken out NOW!

PS - Qtips in the ear is a very bad thing.  It pushes the crap back in there, which often leads to ear infections on top of wax buildup.

Opium

2015-07-11 04:01:55 pm

Get this. This morning we were laying around watching TV. The dog was licking my sweetie's feet. We fell asleep for an hour or so. Then we wake up and he said the dog was nibbling his feet. I looked over and there's blood all over the dog's mouth and on the couch. The dog had eaten half of his big toenail and a bunch of the skin was gone. He's diabetic and couldn't feel it! I cleaned it and dressed it, and am trying to keep it from getting infected - but damn! Fucking horror movie in my house!

arkarian

2015-07-11 04:02:52 pm

red chamber dream

rotfl wtf

dogs are so weird