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Ears are supposed to self-clean but if you have very dry skin, like myself, the wax will build up anyway. I've had this problem most of my adult life.

I had the suction device at the hospital a few years ago and the nurse suggested I use one drop of olive oil (the pure stuff) once a day in each ear to try and prevent it. I thanked her and said 'Hopefully I won't be back again' and she replied 'You will be'.

Tinnitus is an entirely different matter, it's important that you don't deliberately listen to it because doing so will amplify it. I think the most common treatment for a severe case is a visit to a psychologist who will help you to not listen to it with various techniques. Also there are newer noise-cancelling devices that reportedley work well these days, but I have no experience of them (or with psychological treatment).

My tinnitus is particularly bad right now because I'm thinking about it and because I just drank a cup of tea, which always sends it into overdrive for a while. It's always present but when I'm listening to or thinking about something else it fades into the background.

Worth noting that the higher frequencies decrease significantly with age so the music we make will sound very different to young vs old ears. I'm not sure there's a solution to that other than letting young people listen to your music - "LOL, what's this crap, grandad?!"

 

@Smoove Grooves interesting insights - one wonders how people lived in the 12th century,
for example, without printing, without telephones, without television and without hospitals!

The world used to be a little quieter - today the world is loud.

Noise sources are: machines - planes - cars and buses as well as trucks
Then there is the constant sound. Radio, television and music.
Then new devices - Walkmens - stretcher CD and MP3 player, cell phone with headsets, smartphones with in-ear headphones, etc.
In addition, all the radiation: Dect telephones - radio masts -. Satellites and so on ...!

All of this hits our ears ...!

In addition, there is psychological and physical stress and poor nutrition as well as a lack of exercise.

Welcome to reality ...!

 

Grandson, this is real music 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Cardi B and the Funky Bunch,..not that crap AI generated garble you kids listen to. Back when I was your age I used to...zzzzzzz.

 

Expertise for musicians / What is ear wax made of and what is its function?

Ear wax is a sticky substance made from fats, glandular secretions, sebum, cholesterol and wax esters. Almost 1000 ingredients have been identified so far. One of them is lysozyme, a substance that has an antibacterial effect, and bitter substances. Both serve to protect the sensitive skin of the ear canal and to ward off germs and microorganisms. An acidic pH value has a bactericidal and disinfectant effect. Due to its sticky consistency, it binds solids such as sand, dust and dirt and transports them to the outside with dead skin and hair. The sticky protective barrier made of ear wax and hair in the ear canal entrance area prevents even small insects from further penetrating the ear canal, the bitter taste of the ear wax supports the defense against microbes.

In addition, the ear wax, also called ear wax (in English-speaking countries, it is called earwax) or medicinally cerumen, contributes to the moisture balance of the external auditory canal. It prevents the thin skin of the ear canal from drying out and, at the same time, from softening when water gets into the ear canal.

Ear wax is formed in the outer third of the ear canal, about three centimeters long, by the ceruminal glands. From there, with the daily advancement of the ear canal skin and chewing movements, it gradually comes out to where we can see it. The skin of the ear canal grows from the inside out and practically takes the lard with it to the outside and thus distributes it evenly. On a solid phase directly on the skin of the ear canal there is a moving phase with looser wax, which virtually slides on the solid phase.

Ear wax is odorless. If it smells, this is usually a sign of infection. The color of the ear wax, on the other hand, can vary. It ranges from light yellow to amber to dark brown, also depending on the age and degree of thickening of the lard. Its nature changes in the course of life and its composition is subject to age, gender and hormonal influences. As it ages, it becomes drier and loses its youthful creaminess. In addition, the consistency of the ear wax is genetically determined (chromosome 16) - in Europe the sticky-oily form dominates, in Asia the powdery-gray form. This dry form can lead to increased itching in the ear, which is why it is common in some Asian countries to have your ears cleaned by non-medical professionals (ear cleaners in India, ear cleaning institutes in China).

This means that the production of ear wax is a sophisticated defense strategy of the ear canal and that the ears should not be freed from it! The ears clean themselves and take foreign bodies and germs with them all by themselves.

What can happen if i want to clean my ears?
My ENT doctor colleagues and I generally advise against cleaning the ear canal for the reasons mentioned above. Many people have always cleaned their ears and have no problems with them. Fortunately, this includes most of them. But we ENT doctors see patients every day who have developed short- and medium-term complaints due to extensive or incorrect cleaning that now require medical treatment. Any manipulation in this sophisticated system (see above, two phases, pH value, consistency, quantity, anatomy of the ear canal ...) can lead to lasting disturbances in it.

Earwax plug
On the one hand, cleaning the ears with a cotton swab (Q-Tip) carries the risk of pushing the cerumen in the wrong direction, i.e. down the depth of the ear canal, instead of pulling it out. The ear canal is bent into an S-shape and forms a trench directly in front of the eardrum with an acute angle to the eardrum. The wax is then precisely deposited, clamped tight and no longer detaches itself from the ear canal. Affected patients usually notice this immediately (earwax plug, “hearing like through cotton wool”). Because of this location, attempts to extract yourself are usually doomed to failure and only worsen the situation, so that often only a visit to the doctor remains. Sometimes it takes some time for the auditory canal to close completely: over time, newly formed cerumen is deposited on the one in the hollow in front of the eardrum, and the plug becomes larger and larger. My patients are often very surprised at the amounts that can collect in the depths of the ear canal (“I clean my ears every day and there is always some wax on the cotton swab…”). Typically, the symptoms develop slowly: one morning or after a shower, the ear is closed, over time it opens again and you are symptom-free for a while until it closes again and the intervals become shorter and shorter. In addition to a feeling of fullness, foreign bodies and pressure in the ear, those affected also complain of hearing loss, pain when chewing or even ringing in the ears (tinnitus) or dizziness.

Eczema and inflammation of the ear canal
Another, more chronic problem of excessive ear canal cleaning is the formation of eczema and itchy ears. If the earwax glands are maltreated daily with cotton swabs for years, they often stop working completely: hardly any or no earwax is formed. The result is usually a millieus disorder that results in scaly, itchy ear canals. Once developed, this condition cannot be reversed. In the worst case, an eczema of the ear canal develops with cracked, highly flaky ear canal entrance skin, which can quickly become inflamed and usually requires daily care with ointments or oils. Cerumen that is still produced by the ear canal can no longer come to the surface through this scaly barrier and remains in the ear canal - a vicious circle. The lack of protective cerumen, piles of earwax stored in the depths and the damaged skin of the ear canal are the reasons why ear canal infections are more common in people who clean their ears.

Injuries to the ear canal and eardrum
In addition to the more frequent problems mentioned above, more serious diseases can result from ear cleaning - fortunately much less often: injuries to the ear canal and eardrum. This does not mean careful cleaning. I still remember when a mother came to the clinic's emergency service with her toddler and reported what had happened: while cleaning the children's ears with a cotton swab, the phone rang, a brief moment of inattention, the swab remained in the ear canal, the little one turned his head, the chopstick struck the mother's body and rammed itself through it into the middle ear. The eardrum and ossicular chain were destroyed and had to be laboriously reconstructed in an operation. Every ear, nose and throat doctor knows such cases from his own practice.

We therefore strongly advise against any manipulation in the area of the ear canal of babies and children! So-called safety cotton swabs also do not offer reliable protection against injuries. In households with small children, cotton swabs should also be stored out of their reach: Children imitate their parents, so that when they play with the Q-Tips in their ears, injuries can also be caused by the children themselves.
If I really want to remove earwax, how do I do it right?
In our civilization it is unfortunately very common to keep your ears clean, sometimes even all medical advice and recommendations are of no use. So when it comes to ear wax removal, do it right!

No cotton swabs!
Cotton swabs should be avoided in any case. The cotton wool feels fluffy, but it is still coarse for the sensitive skin of the ear canal, and micro-injuries can result. In addition, there is the problem described with pushing back the cerumen (see above).

How does the ENT doctor clean the ear canal?
If the ear canal is now blocked, be it due to incorrect cleaning of the ear canal, anatomical tightness or increased ear wax formation, one should not start heroic self-experiments, as this usually worsens the situation and can lead to pain, inflammation and even injuries to the ear canal and eardrum. In these cases you should consult a doctor.

Ideally, you should entrust the treatment to an ENT doctor, because he can most gently clean the ear canal of stuck earwax: we have an ear microscope and the finest instruments to gently loosen the earwax and clear the ear canal again. Usually you can reach out the earwax plugs with a curette (see illustration), sometimes you need a tiny pair of tongs, sometimes a vacuum cleaner if the wax is very moist and sticky. The ear canal needs to be rinsed if the plug is very firm and has to be dissolved first, or if the cerumen is diffusely distributed in the ear canal and on the eardrum. Occasionally, when the wax plug (cerumen obturans) is very firm and wedged, it must first be loosened before it can be rinsed out after an exposure time of approx. 20 minutes.

Often the ear canal and eardrum show inflammatory changes, especially if moisture collects behind the wax plug. In these cases, we prefer to use instruments to remove it and avoid irrigation of the ear canal so as not to exacerbate the inflammatory reaction. Once all of the cerumen has been removed, any accompanying inflammation can be treated accordingly by the ENT doctor (usually with a little ointment or a strip of the ear canal that remains in the irritated ear canal for a few hours).

The cleaning of the ear canal by an experienced ENT specialist does not usually hurt. The prerequisite for this is that no inflammation has formed and that you have not manipulated too much the wax plug yourself. Therefore, it is better to consult a doctor earlier than postpone cleaning for too long.

If the ENT recommendations are then implemented, you should not have any more complaints for a long time. We recommend the ears regularly and professionally to patients with chronic ear canal inflammation, patients with genetically determined increased and tougher ear wax formation, narrow ear canals, hearing aid, inear headphones or earplugs or patients who have already suffered from ear canal inflammation (otitis externa) while on holiday at the beach to have it cleaned.

https://hals-nase-ohren.com/ohrenreinigung-ohrenschmalz

 

True.

We have spoken in an earlier thread about all this. In fact, more than one thread.
I know it is possible for you to cancel out the frequency in the same way as we do a null test with audio. I've done it.
Just as it is profound how focusing on it amplifies it, it is equally profound when you interact with it on an 'inner' level as such.
You have to work at it. I didn't know there were pyscholgists for this, but it makes sense. Because of the profundity of the tinnitus experience.

My friend has them. Spoke about them in other thread, has link to them.
They are amazing.
But also, you can do some of this yourself with your own mind.

 

My ears speak in rhyme,
Waxing poetically for those
That can hear them

 

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wow, I know realize people here seemed to have found a new dimension!
it was well hidden,

in their inner ear…

lol weird stuff




.

 

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No, but what you, obviously, are looking for is within you though.
Get back on topic, yeah?

 

Just start - 10 minutes a day - costs nothing - there are also YouTube videos - just start and do things differently ...

Regular Practice of Thai Chi or Qi Gong increases Stress Resistance

When we get into stress, our body reacts as we still carry it from our ancestors from prehistoric times, with the so-called fight or flight reaction. The body works at full speed and prepares for a fight or flight. In order to be able to break down the physical reactions from this process, we would have to fight or flee. But this is not possible in our civilized world. Tai Chi and Qi Gong balance the physical symptoms of the fight or flight response. For example...

- thereby deepening the breath
- the blood pressure drops
- the stress hormones are reduced
- the muscles relax

Regular practice of Tai Chi or Qi Gong increases resistance to stress. In everyday life, this means that even in turbulent times you have more serenity, you don't let yourself be disturbed and you can make good decisions with a clear head. Stress-related symptoms then hardly arise or not at all.

The principles of Tai Chi and Qi Gong can also be integrated perfectly mentally into everyday life. This allows you to stabilize and strengthen yourself again and again during the day and without having to do any physical exercises. Due to their significant effects, Tai Chi and Qi Gong are also used very successfully in the treatment and prevention of burnout, resilience and in company health management.

https://taichi-for-business.de/news/28-stressbewältigung-mit-tai-chi-und-qi-gong

 

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Must add, especially from my experience mentioned prior, that this is how the product is pitched to the western world.
Yet it's a by product of the practice.
The true nature of those practices has a way deeper reason and fruits you wouldn't believe unless you experienced them.
@BEAT16 I wish you would state the source of your copy/pastes too. It comes across as you know what you are talking about! No disrespect.
I understand you like to research and help people. All good.

To call a practice/product T'ai Chi Chaun (The Supreme Ultimate Fist!) should tell you a lot about the Chinese way. lol.
And they have taken many styles/forms from elsewhere and claimed them as theirs now.
Like, White Crane was actually taken from Tibet. But not according to the Chinese.
And non-martial T'ai Chi practice is just a toned down version of the martial. Like on 1 instead of 10.
The internal work of chi gong (breath/energy work) is the most important.
There is also hard chi gong practice too.

But none of it is of any use to an off kilter body unless the breath is understood and practiced first.
Also, 'standing at the stake'. (Standing Post/Standing Stake). Most important prior to anything!

And conversely, to reiterate, when one is stressed the blood vessels constrict and the brain gets less oxygen and blood. Yet people seem to enjoy it! lol.

Btw, kung fu means "man who is fulfilled by his daily work". Could be gong too, instead of kung. F*ck PinYin and Wade-Giles!
And as far as my poor Chinese allows, the 'tsu' or 'tze' of Lao Tsu which means master is the same as our mispronounced 'cius' of Confucius.
So Confucius may actually be Kung Fu Tsu.
IE. The Good Work Master.
Although Master Kong seems to be the general name, with Fuzi being one word though. So I'm not 100% on that.
He was into poetry and music too.
Confucius's moral system was based upon empathy and understanding others, rather than divinely ordained rules.
Although all his ways were later made into rules! lol.
Lao Tsu (old/venerable master) encouraged a change in approach, or return to "nature", rather than action.
Wu wei means "non-action" or "not acting". It is a very important concept.

As you mentioned above, we carry the philosophy with us in every aspect of life. Not just the immediately seeable ones.
And we become what we be.
The mind and body are balanced, and one can then start a fruitful life!
In the west it seems that we approach it from a different perspective, because we are all suffering in some way already!
So the concept of wu wei is of the highest importance generally now, and needs to be understood.

 

I've been doing T'Ai CHI every day for about 11 years. I had stopped drinking and then started looking for relaxation and stress management. I then found the book here: "Tai Chi made easy - Petra Kobayashi, Toyo Kobayashi. I started to study a few exercises and it always brought me relief, especially when I was nervous. I was already involved in yoga as a young person. My first exercise was "lay flat on the floor and pay attention to your breathing" after 10 minutes you are fresh again - that is, recharge your batteries. I still do that today.

Most people sit too much at the office table, at the dining table, in front of the television, on the PC and in the car or train and bus. This posture is poison for the flow of energy and for breathing.

I'm really excited about people like you - who really use their brains. You don't have to go to the east for months to study martial arts there, you just enter the term in the search engine and just click with the mouse. What a time saver. Where I live (Europe) we have a lot of luxury and wealth, electricity, water supply, supermarkets with full shelves - subway - buses, no war and many thousands more things. But many people are not happy and satisfied at all. Many people have disconnected from nature and that leads to frustration and aggression. That you also like to write (I appreciate that very much) here is a text, I hope the German - English translator works well:

The year is 2021 - today's world was divided into three factions. Windows User - Mac User - Linux User. Intel or AMD. And in Opera - Firefox and Chrome etc. User. Diversity is also the key when it comes to search engines. Google User (also called the data octopus) DuckDuckGo, Ixquick and Startpage as well as Metager and others. The users also did not agree on whether they should use summer time or winter time, so delays and chaos occurred every year. It was positive that all users could agree on the term "download". The most important thing was that you paid the electricity bill, which, by the way, was the same all over the world. The download speed was just as unfairly distributed as the wealth on earth.

Since we came from all possible places on this round planet, we agreed to use English as the language. That meant using a voice translator. Thanks to God, Google was so rich in advertisements that it could pay the translators of these translation machines.

We want to thank the little atoms they are called neutrons - protons and electrons, thanks guys, you do a great job that you supply us with electricity. Our earth revolves around itself, walks around the sun, moves as part of the solar system within the Milky Way and wanders through the universe as part of the Milky Way.

 

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another root could be to much or to less drugs

 

Aha! Thank you for the answer to that question! lol. Btw, is T'AI CHI the same as T'ai Chi, or...lol
Proper context of above quote:

Uh, but I did go to the east anyway. I have been with many great teachers. And I don't use YT at all really, so I don't understand what you are saying about me. Would never use YT for this, personally.

I would always recommend a real life teacher standing in front of a class. One can't sensate from a video.
One may be able to learn form, but that is just parrot-fashion.
Plus, you don't know the teacher.
If you knew they were trouble when going to a bar or something, you wouldn't want to absorb from them.
I don't recommend YT at all for this.
But the real thing.
Yes, there are a few masters online, I know.
But I still would go for the real thing; how it's always been transmitted.

Jing, Chi, Shen! lol
The trigrams!
The three dan tiens!
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Snap, Crackle, and Pop!
Re-ee-wind!

Don't be, and I don't!
Plus I only have one. I think.

 

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This is the case. Ears (the auditory apparatus, from the sensory cells via the auditory nerve to the auditory cortex in the brain) get used to a certain way of hearing and are also subject to psychological fluctuations. This becomes very clear when people receive a cochlear implant. They then have to learn to hear all over again with the affected ear.

The same is true for the eyes: Years ago I saw a documentary in which test subjects wore a kind of glasses in which everything was turned upside down. After a few days, they saw everything the right way up again. So the brain had corrected what was basically a wrong signal. When they left the glasses off, everything was temporarily upside down again.
Lesson learnt: The hearing (or seeing) ability of humans is not just a simple electrical circuit, but the processing in the brain it the key. If physical or psychological changes occur in the brain, this has an effect on sensory perception. Positive (e.g. training) as well as negative (diseases).
That Covid19 sufferers can suffer damage to the central nervous system (bulbus olfactorius) is well established and even a leading symptom.
The good news is that the impairments can be reduced and may disappear with training.

 

There they are again - the misunderstandings. I wanted to say that one should find out what time we actually live in. We no longer need to go endless ways and invest time, we are in the year 2021 and fully digitized. I want to make people aware of what we already have. You just have to know how something works, so it doesn't work without books, you can only think what you have read - or heard. You have a lifetime for the rest of the truth ...! Confucius thought and someone wrote down the thoughts (WRITING) then came the LETTER PRINT and today AMAZON, it has never been so easy and cheap to get knowledge ...

 

Which goes nicely with this:

Nice post, brother. All very relevant from my experience.

 

Everyone who seeks the truth and wants to do something good will always find a way and meet the right people who will help one.

Those who have no plan and get lost usually end up with the Jehovah's Witnesses or the Hells Angels. Who does not know what he is - is prone to cults see "Bhagvan" with his 42 Rolls Royce, when the expensive cars were there you could have woken up. David Koresh was an American cult leader and self-proclaimed prophet of the Branch Davidians. You can of course replace the term "God" with the term "money" because you are a banker or a stock market speculator.

Colin Wilson: Dance the Devil. Charlatans, gurus, sect leaders. Hugendubel, Kreuzlingen / Munich 2001

 

I have no idea how well these work. I just saw it in an ad:
https://q-grips.store

 

I think only one person found a gap in the market to sell something. Please be critical of advertising.
You should refrain from anything you can put in your ears. You'd better go to the ear doctor and let professionals treat you.