BF2S Forums Best way to unblock an ear?

What do you mean by blocked up? Full of gunk or it needs 'popping' ?

try popping your ears.

i do that about 100 times a day....for srs.

Gooners wrote:

Hold your nose and blow really hard. Ok don't do that unless you want your eardrums blown out.

You have a wax build up.

I've been dealing with that for years. My tubes are too small and I get frequent ear infections. I also have to harvest a wax chunk every few months. Nasty shit.

Something of an expert on this, so trust me;

Get one of those bulbs used to suck snot out of a babies ear, the ones in the ear wax kits are too small and the water jets out at a speed that can injure you, but you want to go ahead and buy the ear wax kit for the wax removal drops.

Take a really hot shower. Seriously; jump up and down, it knocks it loose, just don't slip in the shower. Plug your ear and really try to let the water melt that shit. Keep the water out of your ear out at this point.

Get a pan full of luke warm water. Place a towel around your shoulders. Hold the lobe of the plugged ear and pull down. Put the wax removal gunk in your ear for 2-3 minutes. Stand over the sink, pointing your ear at the drain. Gently flush your ear with water, squirt that shit directly in your ear. You will be able to tell how much force to use.

When you hear bubbles you have knocked it loose. Flush with more water and you should feel it release. Make sure you take the drain plug out so the wax ball dissapears quickly as looking at it or smelling it may make you hurl.

Use the dropper and put a coupla drops of rubbing alcohol in the ear. This helps dry it and keep the infection under control.

This is exactly what the doctor will do when you go in, except he can't feel your pain and it will feel like torture. Do it yourself.

To avoid this in the future, keep your damn fingers out of your ears.


See, I'm pushing forty. This is a valuable life skill.

ps; be preparred for serious dizziness when the chunk of wax blows out.

Last edited by ATG (2008-05-05 14:18:26)

ear candling ftw! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_candling

edit: I've done this twice. Its fun to see all the grossness leave ur head.

Last edited by jsnipy (2008-05-05 14:24:13)

jsnipy wrote:

ear candling ftw! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_candling

edit: I've done this twice. Its fun to see all the grossness leave ur head.

What the...?

Criticism

    * The Spokane Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic conducted a research study in 1996 which concluded that ear candling was ineffective in removing wax from the ear canal.[2]
    * The FDA issued an alert on 2007-10-10 identifying Ear Candles (a.k.a., Ear cones and Auricular candles) as a "Danger to Health".[4]
    * Prof. Edzard Ernst has published critically of ear candles: There are no data to suggest that it is effective for any condition. Furthermore, ear candles have been associated with ear injuries. The inescapable conclusion is that ear candles do more harm than good. Their use should be discouraged. [5]
    * A 2007 paper in the journal Canadian Family Physician concludes Ear candling appears to be popular and is heavily advertised with claims that could seem scientific to lay people. However, its claimed mechanism of action has not been verified, no positive clinical effect has been reliably recorded, and it is associated with considerable risk. No evidence suggests that ear candling is an effective treatment for any condition. On this basis, we believe it can do more harm than good and we recommend that GPs discourage its use. [6]

Eye-GiZzLe wrote:

See, I'm pushing forty. This is a valuable life skill.

Your pushing forty? wat?

SgtSlutter wrote:

Eye-GiZzLe wrote:

See, I'm pushing forty. This is a valuable life skill.

Your pushing forty? wat?

Age He's forty or nearly forty.

get your tonsils out

Pug wrote:

get your tonsils out

?

ATG wrote:

White-Fusion wrote:

Is there anything else that can be used instead of those "bulbs used to suck snot out of a babies ear"

No.

garden hose maybe?

You heard me right. 40 in three months.

e-party?

Cotton bud ftw