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Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: pallas on April 05, 2006, 10:50:12 AM
I went to the doctor muffled talaga left ear and the right ear was also compromised. I was reduced to lip reading in a crowded room. I went to an ear specialist and she inserted a probe inside it and it was nothing but compacted WAX. All those years of using earbuds pushed the ear wax further and further inside sealing the inner ear.
I could see her scraping off the ear wax thru her monitor and slowly feeling the sensation of having hi-fi hearing again. When she was thru with both ears i felt so relieved. My hearing is now SO CLEAR and defined I felt like i got a fresh set of ears. She recommended to just clean the outer part of the ear and never use earbuds or insert anything that far.
She also said that my ears are in perfect condition so all this paranoia of mine bout tinnitus and ear damage was laid to rest.
I was seriously depressed this past two weeks coz of this and was so elated i went home cranked my amp, chained the Zero and just wailed away 8)
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: hello_apocalypse on April 05, 2006, 11:16:22 AM
oh [gooey brown stuff], that's kinda sick how all that ear wax can collect and whatever inside your ear! :o good to hear though that it's nothing serious! :D i think i'm going deaf 'cause i play music way too loud, har har. i don't care though... 'cause like, the music, maaan. lol.
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: pallas on April 05, 2006, 11:23:31 AM
Quote from: hello_apocalypse
oh [gooey brown stuff], that's kinda sick how all that ear wax can collect and whatever inside your ear! :o good to hear though that it's nothing serious! :D i think i'm going deaf 'cause i play music way too loud, har har. i don't care though... 'cause like, the music, maaan. lol.

seriously have it checked pre. Its like a regular cleansing and check up and am sure your hearing will improve. On the down side i went to an expensive specialist and it cost me a lot. Nadali tuloy budget ko sa ticket para sa SIGUR ROS concert on friday :cry:
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: Kulas on April 05, 2006, 12:04:17 PM
best feeling in the world... to think you're sick only to find out na hindi pala. para lang yang nagising ka ng maaga then  you realize wala palang pasok, tapos tulog ka ulit, hehe.

next best feeling... farting... hehe
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: pallas on April 05, 2006, 12:17:02 PM
i gotta agree on that last one... I eat a lot of fiber and thats the downside :lol:
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: ralphot on April 05, 2006, 02:12:06 PM
that happened to me some few years back. before i went to the doctor i was in constant pain. and believe me, it was the worst feeling. di ka makatulog dahil sa sakit.

anyway, yung "actual operation" was over in just a matter of minutes. and painless too. the doctor just dropped some kind of liquid over the affected ear and just "yanked" the damned thing off it.

kadiri lang yung itsura ng wax. parang caramel candy. :twisted:
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: progressive_pilipinas on April 05, 2006, 03:00:05 PM
Quote from: ralphot


kadiri lang yung itsura ng wax. parang caramel candy. :twisted:


sarap! hehehe
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: pallas on April 05, 2006, 03:06:21 PM
at andami talaga inalis sa akin :lol:
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: progressive_pilipinas on April 05, 2006, 03:10:38 PM
eh pano lilinsisin yung loob ng tenga kung ndi ipapasok yung buds? tapos kung sa ibabaw lang ang linis? sila na gagawa nun?  :?:
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: pallas on April 05, 2006, 03:25:14 PM
sa logic na sinabi sa akin lalabas ng kusa yung wax sa border ng ating tenga. The wax inside was there maybe as a safeguard na pag pumasok mga maliliit na insekto they get stuck immediately at di na umaabot pa sa loob.
Sabi pa nya yung wax ko daw ay the sticky type so i guess iba iba tayo ng type. What was really cool though was getting a first hand look INSIDE my ear and was basically staring at the eardrum and was able to see the inner ear. Near the eardrum was pretty smooth with no hair and before that was were the wax was produced and were all the hair was located.
Im more careful now even though she said both pairs are in very good condition.
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: sonnyrayvaughn on April 05, 2006, 03:43:54 PM
so all along you had "natural" ear plugs! now that wala na yung wax, its high time to have tinnitus! woopeee!

hehe, im glad it turned out alright bro!
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: ralphot on April 05, 2006, 03:47:32 PM
Quote from: progressive_pilipinas
eh pano lilinsisin yung loob ng tenga kung ndi ipapasok yung buds? tapos kung sa ibabaw lang ang linis? sila na gagawa nun?  :?:


gamit ko ngayon yung parang maliit na metal spatula na nabibili sa bangketa... pang-scoop nung ear wax. since then di na namumuo yung wax sa loob ng tenga. :D
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: pallas on April 05, 2006, 03:58:06 PM
Quote from: sonnyrayvaughn
so all along you had "natural" ear plugs! now that wala na yung wax, its high time to have tinnitus! woopeee!

hehe, im glad it turned out alright bro!

oo nga 8)  But believe it or not masakit rin yung nararamdaman ko nung puno ng wax yung tenga ko. Some sharp sensation every now and then. Then when im singing all alone at home with the acoustic parang nag fi-feedback sa loob ng tenga yung sensation at dinig. Not cool at all....but im all better now :D
Title: hehe
Post by: nickson on April 05, 2006, 04:33:30 PM
Quote from: ralphot
Quote from: progressive_pilipinas
eh pano lilinsisin yung loob ng tenga kung ndi ipapasok yung buds? tapos kung sa ibabaw lang ang linis? sila na gagawa nun?  :?:


gamit ko ngayon yung parang maliit na metal spatula na nabibili sa bangketa... pang-scoop nung ear wax. since then di na namumuo yung wax sa loob ng tenga. :D


tawag jan sir eh: CHINESE EAR SCRAPER

or, as we call it in Batangas... PANGHINULI...(pang-alis ng tutuli)
 :D
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: pallas on April 05, 2006, 04:40:10 PM
di ba yung mga pld fashion na barbero meron sila noon. Pagkatapos ng gupit meron silang choice na service kung palilinis mo tenga mo tapos yun gamit nila 8)
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: titser_marco on April 05, 2006, 05:45:11 PM
Speaking of hearing loss, mabanggit ko lang na ang pagsusuot ng headphones or earphones nang nakatodo ang volume (to the point na sa MRT, nasasabayan ko ba yung lyrics ng kanta) ay SOBRANG SAMA sa tenga.
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: pallas on April 05, 2006, 06:07:47 PM
Quote from: titser_marco
Speaking of hearing loss, mabanggit ko lang na ang pagsusuot ng headphones or earphones nang nakatodo ang volume (to the point na sa MRT, nasasabayan ko ba yung lyrics ng kanta) ay SOBRANG SAMA sa tenga.

the ipod was forced too deal with this problem as their units were way too
loud from the factory. 8)
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: abyssinianson on April 05, 2006, 06:42:44 PM
I don't use plugs, actually, I have always used headphone style ear protection. When I saw Brad Delson from Linkin Park using those, I had to admit his were much cooler lookin' and smaller too!
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: titser_marco on April 05, 2006, 08:15:18 PM
speaking of plugs, would anyone know where to buy hi-fi hearos here in manila?
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: titser_marco on April 05, 2006, 08:30:41 PM
Quote from: pallas
Quote from: titser_marco
Speaking of hearing loss, mabanggit ko lang na ang pagsusuot ng headphones or earphones nang nakatodo ang volume (to the point na sa MRT, nasasabayan ko ba yung lyrics ng kanta) ay SOBRANG SAMA sa tenga.

the ipod was forced too deal with this problem as their units were way too
loud from the factory. 8)


dapat lang
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: titser_marco on April 05, 2006, 08:45:03 PM
Quote from: pallas
Quote from: hello_apocalypse
oh [gooey brown stuff], that's kinda sick how all that ear wax can collect and whatever inside your ear! :o good to hear though that it's nothing serious! :D i think i'm going deaf 'cause i play music way too loud, har har. i don't care though... 'cause like, the music, maaan. lol.

seriously have it checked pre. Its like a regular cleansing and check up and am sure your hearing will improve. On the down side i went to an expensive specialist and it cost me a lot. Nadali tuloy budget ko sa ticket para sa SIGUR ROS concert on friday :cry:


OMG!!!! Sigur Ros!
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: titser_marco on April 05, 2006, 08:45:57 PM
Quote from: kulas
best feeling in the world... to think you're sick only to find out na hindi pala. para lang yang nagising ka ng maaga then  you realize wala palang pasok, tapos tulog ka ulit, hehe.

next best feeling... farting... hehe


for me, it's belching after a nice cold mug of SARSI
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: pallas on April 05, 2006, 10:33:17 PM
Quote from: titser_marco
Quote from: pallas
Quote from: hello_apocalypse
oh [gooey brown stuff], that's kinda sick how all that ear wax can collect and whatever inside your ear! :o good to hear though that it's nothing serious! :D i think i'm going deaf 'cause i play music way too loud, har har. i don't care though... 'cause like, the music, maaan. lol.

seriously have it checked pre. Its like a regular cleansing and check up and am sure your hearing will improve. On the down side i went to an expensive specialist and it cost me a lot. Nadali tuloy budget ko sa ticket para sa SIGUR ROS concert on friday :cry:


OMG!!!! Sigur Ros!

oo nga :cry: i must find cash :evil:
Title: i thought i had tinnitus so....
Post by: Kulas on April 05, 2006, 11:10:17 PM
Quote from: titser_marco
Quote from: kulas
best feeling in the world... to think you're sick only to find out na hindi pala. para lang yang nagising ka ng maaga then  you realize wala palang pasok, tapos tulog ka ulit, hehe.

next best feeling... farting... hehe


for me, it's belching after a nice cold mug of SARSI


ooohhh... this, i think is best... belching after a serving of pizza and a cold mug of sarsi... hehehe