Posted by sharon on October 01, 19103 at 15:11:19:
: > > > Just a piece of information for everyone ~ a truth too many people do
: >not
: > > > realize. Please read on...
: > > >
: > > >
: > > > My husband had ear pain for a very long time, sometimes he would just
: > > > visit a private doctor and get some antibiotics and eardrops and after
: > > > applying it over a few days, the pain would be gone. He got a habit of
: > > > using cottonbuds to clean his ear canals everyday after his bath ~ just
: > > > normal cottonbuds that we can purchase at any shop at 3 for $1.
: > > >
: > > >
: > > > Lately, the problem became quite serious to the fact that he couldn't
: > > > sleep at night and one day, unable to control the pain even after taking
: > > > his medicine, he went to see a doctor in the middle of the night and was
: > > > referred to the Alexandra Hospital where they prescribed stronger
: > > > antibiotics and an appointment to see a specialist.
: > > >
: > > >
: > > > Upon visiting the specialist, he advised my husband to never use a
: > > > cottonbud to clean his ears again, after using a special equipment to
: > > > remove whatever dirt was remaining very deep in the ear as a result of
: > > > using the cottonbud. The doctor said that cottonbud was never invented
: >to
: > > > clean ear canals but to clean superficial items or just surface wounds
: >and
: > > > to apply medicine. Small pieces or particles on the cottonbud tend to
: > > > remain in the ear canal and that gives opportunity for bacteria to breed
: > > > and by using a cottonbud, the dirt in the ear is actualy being thrust
: > > > further into the ear canal, hindering its self-clearing process. Some
: > > > people tend to thrust the cottonbud very deep into the ear and this may
: > > > result in the damage of the eardrum and a operation may be needed to
: > > > correct the problem. The doctor's advice was to use olive oil, just one
: > > or
: > > > two drops into the ear once a month and the ear will actually cleanse
: > > > itself, thereafter to use a tissue paper to clean just the outermost
: >part
: > > > of the ear.
: > > >
: > > >
: > > > My husband has since stopped using cottonbuds and has fully recovered.
: > > >
: > > >
: > > > The above piece of information is given by the specialist at Hospital.
: > > > You may check with any doctor to verify the information.