Now i really am fed up!!

[lissie]

I have just been to the Doctor`s to have my ear syringed as i can`t hear very well in one ear.
The nurse was`nt very pleasant and very brusque
She tried for about 15 mins to clear the wax but said it would`nt budge.
She had one more try and managed to block my ear completely so i can`t hear
at all in that ear.
She said to put olive oil in twice a day and come back in a week.
Ofcourse when i tried to book they have no free appointments for next week
The earliest is the 22nd at 9am so until then i won`t be able to hear on that side.
Anyone got an ear trumpet
I wish i had`nt bothered and she got the neck of my jumper soaking wet

lissie .

[Workingman]

Lissie, have you thought about Hopi Ear Candles?

Look them up and see if they might help.

[Kaz]

She sounds useless!!! Oh I am sorry Lissie

[debih]

My mum swears by the Hopi Ear Candles Lissie.

And my nan always swore by the warm olive oil thing.

Fingers crossed you get it sorted soon. Miserable nurse!

[jenniren]

What a horrid nurse lissie

Mr.J had one ear almost blocked a couple of months ago. He was told to use Sodium Bicarbonate eardrops rather than just the olive oil ones as they clear it better. It does fizz a bit, but he said there's no discomfort. After 10 days as recommended he went back to have his ear syringed and they'd worked so well the wax was almost completely gone.

[louise]

John has a spare hearing aid.!!!

[KateLMead]

Hope you get sorted sooner than later!!!

[Workingman]

The method of choice when we were young was medicinal paraffin oil.

before bed a warm drop was put in and left for a few minutes then poured out again. A cotton wool stopper was used to keep the pillows clean. The same happened in the morning with the stopper in all day at school. Things cleared after a few days.

No nasty nurses involved.

[tonicha]

There really are some nasty people around - sorry you had to meet one of them Lissie, just when you needed help, not hinderance.

I'm trying to remember what we used to do - I think it was warm olive oil and leave it over night, but I may be wrong, sorry.

Hope it gets better on it's own, without having to see her again xxxx

[Aggers]

I've just had my ears syringed this week - I have to have it done every six months.

When I book an appointment they always tell me to use olive oil for a week beforehand.

It seems you had poor service, Lissie.

Incidently, when I was a child my mother used to put drops of hydrogen peroxide in my ears
if they became waxed up. I mentioned this to the nurse but she said she had never heard of it.
You can't get it now though - for some reason.