Frisky Feline
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'Cuse, stay strong, boys!!!!
Thinking about my ENT doctor that I saw today...(and what he advised me to do)...he said ear wax was actually dead skin...and would cause an "odor"...and since my left ear is completely closed off (4 surgeries)...to wash the ear...then apply some deodorant with a q-tip outside of the ear...(but not to put it inside the ear)...Q-tips are dangerous!....
He said the sweat caused this during the Spring & summer months....so the "odor" I was experiencing was not the disease Chlosteatoma that I feared I had again....And to also try to keep my hair off the ear as sweat does get into the hair roots.....
Said my ears were looking good...but I actually had a "pimple" inside the ear from the sweat and oil....he took care of that also....
So I'm good to go for another 6 months!...And said my balance issue would improve over time....
Also another good tip I leared from my ENT...was to never get any water inside the ears if you are prone to ear infections...and ear plugs don't do the job....Use a cotton ball swabed with Vaseline and insert it into both ears before washing your hair....it works 100%....Vaseline blocks the water...it is a little "messy" but worth the trouble...
that strange i was thinking about that today,vaseline good tip..i did not realise wax was dead skin.it explain why my daughter gets so much she got long hair and residential home do not wash it properly...thanks for tip
I had long hair for years and never had wax build up in my ears. That sound like an old wife tale to me.Behind my ear is getting dried out and a hearing audiologist told me to put some water behind my ear then put some baby oil on top to hold the moisture in. WTF! I could get a fungus that way.