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I was shocked wen i found out that tissue paper was stuck in my ear since last month. Be fore last month, i had catarrh, i knew it was a sign of malaria bt i hd no money for malaria drugs so i bought actifed to cure d catarrh first, normally wen i blow my nose it will feel as if air filled up in my ear, then it would clear after some secs, bt this time only d left ear clears while d right clears after some mins, it ddnt bother me dt much.

After i cured d catarrh, i noticed dt my right ear dsnt hear clearly as my left ear, i first thought it was due to the catarrh, then i started thinking maybe it could b because i listen to music with only my left ear, maybe it made my left ear to b more sensitive than d oda so i started plugging my earpiece on the right ear bt it still ddnt balance even wen i inreased d volume to the highest.

After 2 weeks the catarrh came back since i ddnt take malaria drug d first time, this time wen ever am talking, i feel a kind of bass sound in my right ear, after curing d sicknesses it stopped bt it ws stil nt as clear as d oda ear, i cleaned my ear bt there wsnt much wax in it and it still ddnt help d situation.

Last week, i started noticing that anytime am taking my bath, wenever i pour water in my right ear, it gets stuck instantly and refuses to flow out normal on its own unless i put my finger in it. I felt maybe my ear wax has accumulated again bt i ddnt get chance to clean it until last night. I felt something was obstructing my right ear, i thought it was too much wax bt ds one was a little bit hard to penetrate, wen i brouht it out, it was a white substance mixed with wax, it felt just exactly as a tissue paper soaked in water, i was shocked, i went into the bathroom and started rinsing my ear with water, i asked my brother to look into my ear and he comfirmed that my ear was very dirty, i thought it was just wax bt wen i asked him the colour he said it was whitish in colour, the ball of tissue was deep inside my ear canal and very close to my ear drum, he knew he had to b very careful to get it out, we thought of using a broom stick bt it wont be strong enough to drag d tissue out and if we used the hard part of a broom stick it will obstruct his view, d only tin we had in mind to use was a needdle (not the pointed side). We started operation, it tickles allowing someone clean my ear since ears are sensitive organs bt i had to be very steady to avoid rupturing my ear drum, it took him a lot of positioning, steadiness and carefulness, i had to hold my outer ear so dt he can see clearly and know wen to stop inserting the needle, it was tickling and painful each time he touched the tissue, i will be hearing a bass sound in my ear, the moment he starts draging it out, the pain increases since the whole movement was creating friction in my ear canal, there is a point he will drag it to and my ear will block just as when u block ur ear with ur finger, if i cant take d pain anymore i would remove my ear from it and he will end up having small pieces of the tissue, after few trials he dragged out a huge piece of the tissue, i felt a little bit relieved bt there were stil more of it inside and deeper than d previous ones, this time i could feel my ear drum and feared that i could loose my hearing, my ear canal started getting hot and i couldnt take it anymore so i told him to stop, at a point i felt maybe i need to see a doc, i poured water in my ear to force it out, blew air out of my ear, shook my head many times bt it wasnt working cos d ball of tissue inside was too large to be forced out with water, it needed something to drag it out.

I started doing research on similar situations, many of them were removed by docs, some used water, some used olive oil, i even thought of drinking water and forcing it out from my ear bt i ddnt see any result like dt online, I poured olive oil in my ear n slept with my right ear facing down. I woke up this morning n nothing happened, since d pain has stopped, i told my brother to resume, he saw blood inside bt it wasnt flowing out, since d needle caused d wound we had to use a broom stick, after few trials he removed half of the tissue paper, the last one remaining inside was small enough to through my ear bt it was exactly on the surface of my ear drum, we cant risk puncturing my ear drum so he forced water into my ear and i shook it out, immediately dt piece left, my ear was back to normal, as we continued doing that we were able to flush out every thing, i took a pain medicine and antibiotics to avoid ear infection.

I use ear buds b4 to clean my ears bt after the cotton wool got stuck in my ear, i stopped using it and started wrapping tissue paper on a match stick and using it to clean my ears. I thougt it was safer since i can easily drag it out. The mistake i made was cleaning my ear immediately after bath, maybe there was one time a large piece of tissue melted in my ear and i ddnt notice.

Next time this happens, get hydrogen peroxide pour a cap of it into the affected ear. The ear must be tilted for the hydrogen peroxide to stay. Leave for like 10 minutes for the hydrogen peroxide to bring out anything obstructing the auditory canal to the surface. You can then bring the stuff out easily.

LIVINGICONREBOR:
Next time this happens, get hydrogen peroxide pour a cap of it into the affected ear. The ear must be tilted for the hydrogen peroxide to stay. Leave for like 10 minutes for the hydrogen peroxide to bring out anything obstructing the auditory canal to the surface. You can then bring the stuff out easily.

copy that

From where

Hmmmm

LIVINGICONREBOR:
Next time this happens, get hydrogen peroxide pour a cap of it into the affected ear. The ear must be tilted for the hydrogen peroxide to stay. Leave for like 10 minutes for the hydrogen peroxide to bring out anything obstructing the auditory canal to the surface. You can then bring the stuff out easily.

Don't use Hydrogen Perioxide to take out dirt from your ears. That thing dey chop skin and it could cause serious damage to your ears.

Ehen?
.
How the tissue take enter? Abi your ear na yansh?

How come ?

Ear cotton buds

Never use cotton buds or cotton wool in the ear
See a professional ENT specialist

Thank your God the night elders were not in charge of the case, it was only your stupidity
Tissue paper ear cleaning, who does that

Get to an ENT. And apart from your outer ears, you dont need to clean your ears especially the wax. The ear is mostly self cleaning. If the wax becomes useless, it solidifies and rolls out.

This is a really daft story.

I would flog you if you were my kid brother

na wao! are you from south east?

Omoh!!

Bros, next time, please just go hospital!
This is dangerous and na small thing dey turn to big thing oo. Please be very careful next time

LIVINGICONREBOR:
Next time this happens, get hydrogen peroxide pour a cap of it into the affected ear. The ear must be tilted for the hydrogen peroxide to stay. Leave for like 10 minutes for the hydrogen peroxide to bring out anything obstructing the auditory canal to the surface. You can then bring the stuff out easily.

Quite scary moment

mrjoeblinks:
Ehen?
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How the tissue take enter? Abi your ear na yansh?

Instead of visiting a ENT unit in a hospital , you are coming to nairaland.
Joke with your health at your own peril.

Sorry ooo

Bitter grieving Pandora obituary will never be president of this lovely country

fabolouz1:
Instead of visiting a ENT unit in a hospital , you are coming to nairaland.
Joke with your health at your own peril.

he has finally removed it he's just telling us the experience and how he felt about the pains he ed through

LIVINGICONREBOR:
Next time this happens, get hydrogen peroxide pour a cap of it into the affected ear. The ear must be tilted for the hydrogen peroxide to stay. Leave for like 10 minutes for the hydrogen peroxide to bring out anything obstructing the auditory canal to the surface. You can then bring the stuff out easily.

the hydrogen peroxide must be diluted with water (5%v/v) otherwise you risk rupturing your eardrum.

LIVINGICONREBOR:
Next time this happens, get hydrogen peroxide pour a cap of it into the affected ear. The ear must be tilted for the hydrogen peroxide to stay. Leave for like 10 minutes for the hydrogen peroxide to bring out anything obstructing the auditory canal to the surface. You can then bring the stuff out easily.

This is terrible!

E be like say u no like as you dey hear word so.

You wan turn deaf? How you go pour H2O2 inside your ears directly without dilluting?

NA wah

Thank God it is resolved now. Next time, go and see a medical doctor. Please don't try tp resolve the issue yourself. The ear is a very sensitive part of the body. Please eat well, rest well and be prayerful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzW-B0GcHnE

Rubbish
What happened to the general or teaching hospital around you

Self medication can leads to more damage

henndukwe18,

You will lose your ear if you don't go to the hospital

LIVINGICONREBOR:
Next time this happens, get hydrogen peroxide pour a cap of it into the affected ear. The ear must be tilted for the hydrogen peroxide to stay. Leave for like 10 minutes for the hydrogen peroxide to bring out anything obstructing the auditory canal to the surface. You can then bring the stuff out easily.

This is an evil and wicked advice

Satanic tissue paper.from village people.
Them want to block your hearing !!

Run o....!!!

LIVINGICONREBOR:
Next time this happens, get hydrogen peroxide pour a cap of it into the affected ear. The ear must be tilted for the hydrogen peroxide to stay. Leave for like 10 minutes for the hydrogen peroxide to bring out anything obstructing the auditory canal to the surface. You can then bring the stuff out easily.

The guy offend you before?

henndukwe18:
copy that

Wetin you dey copy? You gonna lose your hearing if you ever try this.