was used with a high decibel level causing a temporary threshold shift of hearing which can cause tinnitus.
With the bulb syringes used at home, only a very small amount of pressure can really be applied. I also feel that someone irrigating their own ears might be less aggressive with the pressure used than a physician at a busy practice.
Therefore, I still feel comfortable recommending drops and home irrigation for wax prevention and/ or removal. If a significant wax accumulation is present, an Audiologist or ENT may be needed. Also, this may cause a temporary “clogged” feeling at home until the wax is removed. So, it’s best to use this method as prevention rather than waiting for a build-up to occur.
I hope this helps! Nikki DeGeorge Weaver, Au.D.
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Listen To This
This nonstop ringing lingering in my brain it overtones everything it’s driving me insane
Every conscious second of every waking day my ears are bombarded with siren screaming pain
The poem at right was contributed to Tinnitus Today by Willson Ross Nichols, a participant in the San Diego Tinnitus Support Group.
Combine an off-air TV signal with jet engine whine turn the volume to TEN and listen to it over and over and over again
Like a skipping record that never ever ends until unconsciousness and then it starts again.
Willson Ross Nichols (top row, third from the left) at a San Diego Tinnitus Support Group meeting.
Willson Ross Nichols Summer 2014 | Tinnitus Today 5
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