Ear wax

[jsum555]

I have 2 questions. First when a doctor looks in your eye can he see past the ear drum?
The second is I have been dizzy for about 6 months. I've seen a neurologist ent dr, had mri and ct of brain, ct scan of ear bone and sinus, multiples blood tests, vng test, and everything has come back normal. Even though its all come back normal I will continue to find answers. Basic symptoms are constant dizzy/ poor balance, spurts of vertigo and my vision moves up and down when I stare at things, and clicking in ears every time i swallow. Could this be caused by wax build up in the inner ear? And is it safe to use those candles to try suck out the wax? I just don't want to make things worse.

[jsum555]

Thanks for the response, I'm to chicken to Try that. I think I'll let a professional do it. But good to know.

[Jerry_NJ]

I use hydrogen peroxide right out of the bottle (what ever concentration that is, on the drugstore/supermarket shelf).  I lay down and use a Syringe to flood the upside ear - not a drop or two I just put enough in to bring the level up to near the overflow point.  I lay still for 10 minutes or so, if wax is in the ear, my experience, is you will feel a tickle and hear bubbling as the peroxide works.  I then use a cloth, or walk with head tilted to the sink and dump the ear out.  I also flush with warm water using the syringe.  I usually also do a no-no and stick a Q-Tip in after wetting it with HOT water to wipe the inside of the ear.  There are ear wax removal preps but I find Hydo Per better.  My doctor suggested vinegar and rubbing alcholo 50/50  I like hydrogen peroxide best.

I have had wax removed by the doctor/nurse and that was when I just couldn't get it out.  She used the same method of flushing with warm water, but she had the advantage of standing along side the ear and using a bright light to guide - best I can recall she may have also done some probing - not to be done without training - and I recall on the last occasion, a couple years ago, a big glob came out of my ear. The only symptom i had was I couldn't hear out of that ear, I don't recall vertigo or balance problems.

[jsum555]

That ms for the response. Yes I did mean ears. So if that doesn't work how do you get the wax out?
I have been tested for bppv and do not have this. So far with all th specialists I've seen, they can't tell me anything besides "anxiety". Which I find to be a answer only because they don't know but don't want to say they don't. I agree that I have anxiety due to this issue, and that it makes it worse, but why now for now reason would it do that.

[Caryopteris]

I think you mean to ask if he looks in your EAR can he see past the ear drum.  No.  He cannot.  

The candles do not work; it has been tested and proven.

You probably have benign positional vertigo.  There is physical therapy for this.