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Originally Posted by Marmaduke
It just goes to show how important physical fitness is to aging gracefully.
Being pro-active and vigilent with regular check-ups is also very important.
As much as I don't want to, I get my ears cleaned by the specialist every 6 months or 100,000 miles because I wear hearing aids. It is best practice to be on top of wax impaction because it can also cause infection.
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I save myself an $80 specialist co-payment by doing that myself. I fill an eye dropper with hydrogen peroxide, and drip it into one ear (with my head tilted to the opposite shoulder). I wait for the really freaky bubbling sensation and sound to calm down, and then I turn my head and let it drip onto a paper towel. Repeat on the other ear.
You can do this UP TO once a month safely, I do it every few months. It was suggested by my audiologist.