#ear issues

DON’T GUILT SOMEONE INTO GOING TO SEE FIREWORKS

Create. Anything. I'll settle for making another pintrest board for another character if I have to

What I am doing:

My ear started ringing all of a sudden, and I couldn't hear out of it very well.

I've tried popping it, hitting it, digging anything out of it, and nothing has made it better.

The ringing's stopped by now, but I still can't hear out of it very well.

The lady who did it was called Mary. Mary said not to use sodium carbonate drops again as my ear canal is red and it feels sore. It's weird as I used those drops before and was fine but a different brand. But she did say it's sore and swollen, but ear drum isn't perforated, so that's something lmao. I did notice after a few tries that it made my ear hurt so I changed to olive oil spray

Guess I'll throw it out to not risk using it again. She said not to get ear wet for 2 days. Stupidly I didn't think to wash my hair before the appointment, so ill leave it till Sunday

Mary also said I waited too long as wax had hardened. It was coming out soft but I guess deep inside was hard. I guess i should've come in sooner or maybe started olive oil drops sooner as this has been an issue for a week. I thought it would resolve itself. Mary did say I'm doing well considering I haven't been for three years so she said see you in three years haha.

By the end of shopping, I feel like my head is exploding and like my ears are stabbing me. I've had to stop in the middle of shopping to take ubrelvy everytime just so I don't throw up.

So like... anyone know why this might be happening or what this might be? I gotta a lot of shit wrong with me but this is new and I have no clue how it fits with everything else.

Okay, completely deviating from point of fan blog for a moment (mainly because fan blog is, in fact, my main blog, so I can't cover this on a 'main blog'), but does anyone have advice for clearing earwax out of your ears? The past several years I've had to go in to have the doctor clear them out so that I can, ya' know, hear, and since it seems like my ears aren't going to let go of this sudden habit of making sure no bug comes within 90 miles of my ears*, I'd like to come up with something more convenient.

Here's what I already know:

Q-Tips are an absolute no! I tried this once when I was younger because everyone had always made it sound like 'uh DUH this is what q-tips are for!' and learned very quickly that, no, that is not what they're for. They just pack the wax in there worse. And every time I go in to get them irrigated, the first thing I'm asked is 'Do you use q-tips?' and I am always praised for knowing to avoid them.

I don't care what anyone says, both me and my retired scientist Mum see Ear Candles as a damn good way to burn yourself! I REFUSE!

Debrox drops are great for making wax super soft! But not so much for actually clearing it out of your ears. Or at least not out of my ears. Normally it just softens it up, it slides further into my ear canal, and I'm really deaf!

Balls work for other people! But I've had not luck with them in the past.

HOWEVER, when I was looking at kits earlier this week, it looks like some people are making balls with narrower squeeze tubes than the ones I've tried in the past that look like they may be more effective? I also came across a kit that looks kinda like a non-automated, squeeze version of the WaterPix (TM) the doctor uses that seems more likely to clear your ear without accidentally rupturing your ear drum than using a tooth cleaning implement on your ears. (I trust the doctors to do this safely! I DO NOT TRUST MYSELF!)

So I was wondering if anyone out there had experience withe new style of ball or the not-WaterPix thing? Or any other tips (other than the ear candle, obviously)? ...I'd kinda like to be able to hear consistently again...