Deaf in one ear

[ciphergoth]

I am temporarily deaf in one ear :-(

This happens every couple of years; a build up of wax deprives me of half my head. Am pouring in Otex ear stuff, which usually dislodges it after about a week. But it's very disorienting. Certainly it makes me very aware that I wouldn't want anything worse to put up with in the world of hearing.

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[ajva.livejournal.com]

Oh God, tell me about it. I only have one ear with good hearing anyway, and it has happened that that one gets blocked up with wax and I suddenly go completely deaf.

I was thinking of getting one of these. I know it looks like a bit of a uselessly quirky thing, but the fact is that in the ear hospitals this is exactly how they deal with the problem: a vacuum cleaner in the ear that sucks out all the wax and crap, albeit a scaled-up version (I've had this done many a time). So I think it may work.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Wow - I'm surprised that's safe, but I guess it must be. Cool.