If you used this product were you left with plugged ears? I used product as directed and flushed with water and my ears are plugged. Do they clear?
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Hi! While that happened to me in the past this last time I used the product at the maximum dose for the maximum number of days and everything cleared up. I think the key was allowing the product to dissolve/ dislodge the wax proor to flushing. I hope this helps.
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From my experience, I could not hear in one of my ears. I tried Debrox and it would not work for me. It didn't matter how long I left it in my ear. I had to go to the doctor and he removed the wax for me.
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Every time I used this product, it worked great. However, I recently discovered that the real reason for my hearing loss was a busted eardrum due to buildup of sinus pressure from having the flu. I can hear perfect out of my normal ear, though. If your ears feel like they're not getting unclogged after, maybe go to the doctor? It's what I would do.
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I just had this happen and its been super annoying. I will be attempting to use this product once more before I end up making an appointment to get my ear flushed.
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Hi - This happened to me, too! I used the product as directed and flushed with warm water for about 20 minutes and my ear was still plugged. I sat on the couch, wondering what to do and decided to go back to the bathroom and continue to flush with warm water.I was AMAZED at what came out of my ear! The chunk of wax was 2" long! No wonder my ear felt plugged and my hearing was muffled. The trick is that you have to squeeze the bulb as hard as you can and keep trying different angles until the wax comes out. Don't give up - it will clear!
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Fred - my husband has used this kit several times over the years and had never had a problem. I searched your query to see if others had and there is a thread with many suggestions/solutions for this problem. I don't believe I'n allowed to put links here so just search for "clogged ear after home ear wax removal kit".Hope this helps.
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Roberta, It does seem to work best to use two hands to install these ear plugs. You must squeeze the plug pretty firm on the end that goes into the ear. Then pull up and out on the top of the ear before inserting plug into the ear. As this will set the plug depth in the ear so it stays in the ear after the plug swells back up. Not sure how well you would get along with these with MS. I would suggest ear phones for your situation maybe. Thanks - Alan Wolf
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I use mine about a week or a little longer, but I have zero problems with ear infections or much earwax. After I first insert them, I can feel & hear the foam expanding. When I notice that the foam isn't expanding as vigorously as it did at first, I know they're not going to block noise as well, and it's time to replace with a new pair. Oddly, to me, it seems like one plug in the pair usually fails first; I guess I'd have expected they would both go about the same time. I strongly agree with those who say don't wash them; that was an accident that did not go well.
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Depending on how much wax you have in your ears. If you look in the center of the filters it should look clear. I change mine every 2 weeks.
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I'm not sure if you can use your own ear plugs. But it comes with a few options for ear bud styles. I don't get water in my ears when I swim with it. The cords aren't long enough to attach to a suit. I have mine on my google straps and that works well.
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Sorry. My earlier response was to the phone having an ear bud outlet. Hope that was clear.
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Before I had the shuffleused swimming earplugs similar to the ones on the headphones, so I was used to them. Sometimes they pull out if I accidently pull on the wire, but overall they work fine.
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These are definitely not drugs and they aren't coated with any kind of drug that I'm aware of.Regular ear plugs form a seal in your ear so no air or water or anything can get inside. Flents like these have a tiny hole in the middle of the rubber plug that allows the air pressure to more slowly go in and out of your ears upon take off and landing.They aren't a 100% fix to stop all air pressure problems but they help to let a little bit so you can clear your own ears with a yawn or a swallow.However, I flew home with a cold recently and these didn't work. My left ear was plugged for 4 days but it was due to my cold and the tubes being swollen shut.It's not a miracle product but it works for me when I'm not sick. These are definitely not drugs and they aren't coated with any kind of drug that I'm aware of.Regular ear plugs form a seal in your ear so no air or water or anything can get inside. Flents like these have a tiny hole in the middle of the rubber plug that allows the air pressure to more slowly go in and out of your ears upon take off and landing.They aren't a 100% fix to stop all air pressure problems but they help to let a little bit so you can clear your own ears with a yawn or a swallow.However, I flew home with a cold recently and these didn't work.... » Read More These are definitely not drugs and they aren't coated with any kind of drug that I'm aware of.Regular ear plugs form a seal in your ear so no air or water or anything can get inside. Flents like these have a tiny hole in the middle of the rubber plug that allows the air pressure to more slowly go in and out of your ears upon take off and landing.They aren't a 100% fix to stop all air pressure problems but they help to let a little bit so you can clear your own ears with a yawn or a swallow.However, I flew home with a cold recently and these didn't work. My left ear was plugged for 4 days but it was due to my cold and the tubes being swollen shut.It's not a miracle product but it works for me when I'm not sick. « Show Less
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Yes, because they are sticky. I think they're great. I have a tube in my eardrum and can't get any water in my ear canal. I even go in the pool.
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warm soapy water works pretty good for me, I don't know that I would use alcohol on them, might shorten the life of them! edit: as stated by another person, not much soap is needed. Also, I clean my ears with q-tips daily also, but my ears produce massive amounts of wax for some reason, and I also work long days and keep my earbuds in for 6-12hrs a day. I haven't noticed any degradation in quality of noise cancellation, and have washed my tips at least a couple times already... I'm sure at some point that would be an issue, but I just wash them gently then roll them in a towel lightly squishing them as I roll them so as to help dry them out as quickly as possible... anyways, enjoy!
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Yes, but I prefer to actually plug them I'm. I don't know if it's just mine, but when I use the wireless setting, it doesn't play saline in the right ear and has a horrible static sound. It's not like that all the time, but differently more often than desired. Other than that, it's sound quality (when plugged directly into whatever device) is superb.
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yes the ear plugs are washable in water and mild soap. the ear plugs are great for many more months than 3-4.
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I think the ear problem may have cleared up. However, I am have developed an ear infection or some other ear problem. I do love the headphones, however and hope that all the problems will clear up for me and I think it might have already. I just haven't used the h/phs in a while...thank you for all your comments. This has been a big help!!
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Yes I applied a warm water/white vinegar solution to the bottle and streamed the solution into my ear. It should not be harmful unless you really do jam it far into your ear where your ear canal is located. I had no problem with the device and experienced no pain or harm from its use.
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It also says to make no contact with water for the 7 day "treatment". What we do is use a rather big tweezer to go a SHORT ways into the ear and remove all the extra hair in the ear canal, then we use the drops for each of seven days, also at least an hour after each treatment use a q tip or three to remove any dirt or wax. After the 7 day treatment we use any ordinary otic (ear) solution to (flush) "wash out" our pets ears to keep them from requiring treatment very often (Otic solution can be purchased anywhere pet supplies are sold eg. Walmart) . This system works very well with each of my dogs. Hope this helps.
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I wear ear plugs when using. It's definitely loud, but saves me at least an hour when drying my car. You may irritate the neighbors, but you don't need it for that long when drying your car.
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The instructions say, "Remove the ear tip from the end cap and stem. (illustration) The ear tip can be cleaned with warm water and mild soap. Do not swim with these ear plugs or expose the stems to any liquids."