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During an office visit for asthmatic bronchitis my PA noticed my ears where impacted with wax. This has happened before, about 5 years ago, and was easily remedied in the office by lavage. She suggested I go home and use Debrox for a few days and that they could wash them out a week later on my follow-up visit. The nurse used a syringe with a short piece of what looked like soft tubing and "warm" water with peroxide. I say "warm" because I think it could have been a little warmer. After 3 attempts at a tolerable pressure, she thought to increase pressure to try to dislodge what was obviously tough wax. WOW! At the height of her effort I felt extreme pain, like an icepick in the ear (I imagine,) that was so bad that I screamed and clutched my ear! This did not happen when I've had this done before, and I would say I have a pretty high tolerance for pain. It took a good minute for the pain to somewhat subside to about 80% I DID NOT LET HER CONTINUE. PA came back in and could not see my eardrum for the wax, still. She suggested I see an ENT to have it removed and that I should continue to use Debrox in preparation for this visit. While I am very ready to have this removed and am willing to do my part, I am reluctant to put anything more in my ear without wise counsel
My ear is still uncomfortable and I have shooting pain when I yawn and/or burp. Can my eardrum be ruptured and adding any kind of liquid cause an ear infection? I have a call in to the Dr. office but have not received a response. BTW My Daddy taught us to "never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear!" so Q-Tips have always been for outer ear use 
So glad I found your blog and you are available to help!
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So if you know, please tell me 
ENT appointment went as smoothly as you said it would~pain-free! I only wish he'd had some kind of camera and monitor so I could see.
Unfortunately (or fortunately?) I also shared with him the trouble I've been having with swallowing solid food. Seems when I'm done masticating and push my food back toward the back of my throat, it's almost like my "swallow reflex" freezes, the food is left teetering and I'm forced to spit the food back up. I know, gross, huh? It has happened often enough during a meal that I have stopped eating, NOT like me
Anyway, he looked down the back of my nose with a skinny little camera and saw nothing abnormal, but wanted me to have barium swallow test (can't remember the name.) I did so and was told by the radiologist that it looked like I had a small, sliding hiatal hernia, but that he still needed to review his findings and he'd have the results back to the Dr. within the hour...
Well, got a phone call from ENT nurse who told me that radiologist found that my esophogus was diverted and that it could be the result of an enlarged thyroid
They want me to go have an ultrasound...GOD willing, this is nothing to worry about and/or is something that is easily remedied. I have 4 children, 1 adult and 3 that are 7 years and younger...We are shooting for an appointment on Monday.
BTW~I think I had mentioned that I had been on a couple of rounds of predisone and a couple of rounds of antibiotics(consecutively) and had some accompanying indigestion/acid reflux. Before the barium test, ENT thought this could have been the cause of my swallowing difficulties and suggested I stay on the Prilosec...
Goober from Mayberry also said it? Funny, will have to look that one up, too
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