Ear Wax

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.

Here is a page all about ear wax.

And now you know more than you ever wanted to?