Can you use ear-drops after expiry date?

[GreenyGreen 10]

Thanks for the further responses, guys. And re. an appointment for the ear syringing; the earliest they can do is 2 weeks from now. I guess I'll have to just count the days down until that time.

 

I also went to my local pharmacist and asked them if they sell any DIY syringing tools (since the likes of Amazon have them), and they said they didn't. He did advise me to use Otex ear drops rather than the olive oil ones. I did what he said and I must admit, they seem more 'powerful' than the olive oil.

 

One more point: if the syringing doesn't work, would that mean I have an ear infection? - and if I do, would there be pain associated with it? At the moment, there isn't any. Just the usual blockage with some ringing noise (tinnitus). Apparently that's normal when there's a build-up of wax.

[BHRemovals 10]

not sure about ear drops, but ive used optrex eye frops that where 3 years old and they worked ok.

[ANGELFIRE1 10]

I have had my ears syringed in the past and I was told to use drops by my doctor to soften the wax for a week before syringing because it was dry and hard. So not sure if an ear wax spoon would be suitable as I did try to remove it myself with a cotton wool bud and it was painful.

However Angelfire could be right, as I was not aware of this method and of course the texture of the wax in your ears could be soft already.

 

 

The one "worstist tool" you can use for wax removal from your lugs is a cotton wool bud. All it does is push the wax further down into the ear canal, due to it's design. If you watch the video I put a link to, you will see the horn is designed to get behind the wax, thus removing rather than pushing it further in.

 

It's a painless procedure, quick and simple and guaranteed to restore your hearing, immediately. Provided that it is wax that has caused the hearing loss of course.

 

Angel1.

[hauxwell 243]

The one "worstist tool" you can use for wax removal from your lugs is a cotton wool bud. All it does is push the wax further down into the ear canal, due to it's design. If you watch the video I put a link to, you will see the horn is designed to get behind the wax, thus removing rather than pushing it further in.

 

It's a painless procedure, quick and simple and guaranteed to restore your hearing, immediately. Provided that it is wax that has caused the hearing loss of course.

 

Angel1.

 

Yes I am aware now that using a cotton wool bud in your ear can push the wax further down the ear. I have watched your video and I think it is a good method of removing ear wax. It is few years since I had my ears syringed and I remember the nurse saying that there is a slight chance with syringing of ear infection after the procedure.

If I ever need wax removing in the future I will ask if I can have the ear spoon to remove it, I didn't know there was a ear spoon for wax removal.

[Daven 10]

If the container has already been opened it's usually advised they aren't used after 4 weeks regardless of expiry date.

Regards

[GreenyGreen 10]

Right folks. Went for the ear syringing today. All is fine except the nurse said the eardrum is slightly red. She's not exactly sure of the cause but I'm wondering whether it was the excessive wax that's the culprit?

[geared 303]

Yea it can be sometimes, did she invite you back in a couple of weeks to double check it's returned to normal?

[GreenyGreen 10]

Yea it can be sometimes, did she invite you back in a couple of weeks to double check it's returned to normal?

 

She said I need to make an appointment with the GP so he can have another look. It's possible it could be an infection but wouldn't it hurt if that was the case?

 

It's not doing so at the moment. In fact, there's been no pain ever since this whole thing started.

 

BTW, there's still some ringing in my left ear. Will that go away with time do you think?

[geared 303]

Sounds like you should make an appointment in a week or so and get the redness and the ringing looked at if both are still present.

 

An infection would probably flare up in the mean time, but chances are it's nothing.

[GreenyGreen 10]

Sounds like you should make an appointment in a week or so and get the redness and the ringing looked at if both are still present.

 

An infection would probably flare up in the mean time, but chances are it's nothing.

 

Thanks geared. And the thing is, because of the problem with the eardrum, I can still feel the ear being slightly clogged-up. As mentioned earlier, the nurse couldn't exactly figure out what the problem is but most likely some of the wax is stuck on the eardrum itself.

 

She looked at the right ear and that was fine, so she didn't bother to syringe that one.

 

If there is wax on the eardum, what else could be used to remove it, since syringing didn't seem to work? And would I need to go to hospital to do it?