Monday, November 3

It's like living under water ...

... my ears are not functioning properly. Life is muffled. The ears are apparently blocked with impacted ear wax (erk). This is a relief because I thought I may have punctured my eardrum this morning. Hysterically thought that is, the sensible me noted there was no pain so this was unlikely. Still, a quick visit to a city GP was in order.
I've got stuff to melt away the problem, but in the meantime I feel distinctly weird, slightly sick, just not quite right. And this is to continue for days I am told!
So, remember people, never put anything larger than your elbow in your ear. Seriously.

7 comments:

Pink Granite said...

So glad it's nothing more serious.
So sorry it's icky, annoying and uncomfortable.
Apparently some folks produce more ear wax than others.
Thanks for the elbow advice...
;o)
- Lee

Ms Brown Mouse said...

Lee, ta - the elbow advice came from my Mum originally ;)

Zoomie said...

Oh, bummer! Your balance may be affected, too, so be careful. Hope you feel better soon!

e said...

How odd. I was just listening to something on NPR this morning about impacted ear wax (which apparently is not exactly wax, but dead skin cells and ... goo - I'll stick with wax, thanks). You're doing the right thing. Don't do the q-tip thing, it just packs it all the more tightly.

cookiecrumb said...

Hm.
Where I live, I could NOT drop by a city GP "that day."
It's more like a hair salon here: Appointment? Three weeks? M'kay?
I don't even know what a city GP is. But I can guess.
God, we suck.
Superpower America!!!
Oops, Homeland Security is shutting down my blog.

Roo said...

Apparently hairy ears attract more wax - so I was told. Unfortunately I love shoving a q-tip in my lug, despite all the dire warnings... I know, what a rebel ;o)

Ms Brown Mouse said...

Zoomie - on the mend.
E - WAY more than I needed to know about ear secretions.
Cookie - by City GP I meant a health centre with Drs within walking distance of my office in the CBD - the first one I stopped in told me I could have an appointment "in a couple of hours", so I walked to the 2nd (3 minutes away), I got a GP in about 10-15 minutes. I'll make you totally jealous though, they bulk bill, so I didn't even have to pay! Tada - I do love Medicare!
Roo - I do NOT have hairy ears! And let my little adventure be a warning, don't stick things in your ears!
(hehee, stop it or you'll go blind!! - well deaf anyway)