- Oh, something
in the ear rings. What is it for?
- By the rain, probably ... But in general, you have a plug in your ear.
- What to do?
- Wash your ears!
How often have you been involved in such dialogues? Advice to wash your ears, of course, is good, but still here it is out of place.
If you periodically have tinnitus, ears are blocked, and sometimes you echo your own voice, then most likely you have a sulfur plug in your ear. What to do in this case? Of course, consult a doctor. The specialist will ask you some questions about the diseases you had previously experienced, will clarify whether you have encountered a similar problem before, and after understanding the symptoms and medical history, he will begin to remove the cork.
Doctors often come across complaints from patients that they have sulfur plug in their ear. What to do in this case, they are also well aware. To remove the cork, one of the two methods is most often used - either with a special probe and a hook, or by washing. How the ENT will act depends on the type of ear plug - how dry it is, as well as on the patient's presence of inflammatory processes in the ear. For example, if there are such processes, and a person suffered or suffers from an earache, then it is not worth resorting to rinsing the ears, since the liquid, having got into the ear canal, will provoke the further development of the inflammatory process. It is possible that the case will end with suppuration. That is why doctors, answering the question: "What if there is a plug in the ear?" - Do not recommend trying to wash it out of the ear canal on your own.
In this case, the doctor does this: he takes a syringe filled with warm saline, the patient’s auricle is pulled up and slightly to the side. Then, with a strong stream directed at a certain angle, the plug from the ear is washed out, and the remaining fluid is carefully removed with tampons.
But it also happens that a person is faced with such a problem at a time when a visit to the doctor is impossible for objective reasons. For example, he is on a trip, or a traffic jam was felt at the weekend. You can try to cope with the problem yourself, only you need to act carefully. So, for example, it is not recommended to try to clean the ear canal with cotton buds. And do not pay attention to the fact that they are popularly called ear sticks. You will only stuff sulfur with these sticks, making the cork even denser. By the way, these sticks are often the reason that a plug is formed in the ear. What can I do? You can buy special candles for the ears at the pharmacy, or if there are no pharmacies nearby, try to make them yourself. To do this, a sheet of paper is folded into a narrow tube. If there is wax or paraffin, then soak it for two-thirds of the length of the molten mass. Lie on your side, problematic ear up. Insert into it the end of the tube that you did not dip in paraffin, and set the opposite on fire. Yes, it’s hard to do it yourself, so the presence of an assistant is desirable. But, in an extreme case, you can get used to and carry out this procedure alone. The main thing is to keep the tube strictly upright, and make sure that the fire does not get too close to your hand and head. This is exactly how our ancestors got rid of the problem called "plug in the ear." What if there is no wax or paraffin? A cotton wool soaked with alcohol or vodka works well. Your assistant puts it on the top edge of the same paper tube and sets it on fire.
Alcohol quickly burns out, the pressure in the tube itself drops, and all the dirt accumulated in the ear rushes into it, since the other end of the tube fits snugly into the ear canal. Often, after cleansing the ears with candles, people are horrified to see what was in their ears. Yes, the picture is not happy, but now your ear is cleaned.