Who would have thought a little ear wax could cause so many problems?
At the end of December, I ended up in the emergency room. I felt dizzy and was walking like I was drunk. My blood pressure was 180/100. I was nauseated. I thought that I was having a neurological problem.
I had hardened wax jammed against the ear drum.
When the wax was removed with a jet of water (a very uncomfortable sensation!) by the ER nurse, my blood pressure came back down to an acceptable 140/80.
Some people produce more ear wax than others. If ear wax were a commodity, I'd be in high demand!
Sometimes people think they're losing their hearing, but their ears just have too much wax. When the wax is removed, they can hear just fine.
And now you know more than you ever wanted to?
