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Old 12-29-2009, 02:05 PM
 
Location: SW Missouri
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Hi folks,

I saw a doctor about this today, had him confuddled good and proper. He said both my ears looked healthy, but this 'thumping/throbbing/pulsing' in my left ear is making me miserable.
He suggested taking a nasal spray for a few days, so I've just started doing that, and also said to yawn a lot (not hard for me!) and to swallow.
He was unsure about what caused the throbbing, but when I mentioned also getting horrible decompression when landing in an aircraft, he was more definite about it being a blocked eustachian tube.

I'm in Sydney, and have been reading elsewhere on the forum about something called a "Z-pack" which seems to work, but am not sure about it's availability here.

Has anyone else had this sensation?? Did you climb up the walls, and snap at your beloved/s?? Any other suggestions/remedies would be appreciated!

Thanks for listening/reading, folks, have a good Monday/Tuesday!
Get to a health food store and buy yourself some EAR CANDLES! I am almost certain they will relieve your problems immediately. Anything that has to do with the ears or sore throats will be helped immensely with ear candles.

20yrsinBranson
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Old 12-29-2009, 08:50 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Get to a health food store and buy yourself some EAR CANDLES! I am almost certain they will relieve your problems immediately. Anything that has to do with the ears or sore throats will be helped immensely with ear candles.

20yrsinBranson
what is an ear candle?
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Old 12-30-2009, 06:49 PM
 
Location: SW Missouri
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what is an ear candle?
This site will give you much better information than I can.

Harmony Cone

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Old 12-30-2009, 08:52 PM
 
Location: Florida
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This site will give you much better information than I can.

Harmony Cone

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oh no, that's a dangerous practice.
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Old 12-30-2009, 10:35 PM
 
Location: SW Missouri
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oh no, that's a dangerous practice.
Dangerous? only if you set the drapes on fire, I guess. It would be wise to have someone help you, for obvious reasons.

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Old 12-31-2009, 10:24 PM
 
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what is an ear candle?
In short, they are great revenue for practitioners of quackery.

Why Ear Candling Is Not a Good Idea

Ear candles--efficacy and safety. [Laryngoscope. 1996] - PubMed result

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Ear candles do not provide any significant heat nor do they create the suction that would be necessary to pull cerumen from the ear canal into the candle. The suction would have to be so great that it would cause damage to the tympanic membrane in the process.
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The authors duplicated DeMeo's tests and discovered that when using ear candles with cerumen in a test tube, no wax was removed, in fact there was wax deposited in the test tube after candling.9
Ear Candling on ADVANCE for Nurses

In response to the OP, I have also experienced that annoying throbbing in my ear. In my case, it was due to seasonal allergies.

I would definitely suggest getting in contact with an ENT specialist for a complete workup of your condition.
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Old 12-31-2009, 11:49 PM
 
Location: SW Missouri
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In short, they are great revenue for practitioners of quackery.

Why Ear Candling Is Not a Good Idea

Ear candles--efficacy and safety. [Laryngoscope. 1996] - PubMed result

And two brief quotations from another article:



Ear Candling on ADVANCE for Nurses

In response to the OP, I have also experienced that annoying throbbing in my ear. In my case, it was due to seasonal allergies.

I would definitely suggest getting in contact with an ENT specialist for a complete workup of your condition.
whatever.

I have seen their results. Health-related modalities do not span hundreds of years if they do not work.

Just because conventional medical practitioners cannot get rich from them, does not mean they are not effective.

20yrsinBranson
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Old 01-01-2010, 06:17 PM
 
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whatever.

I have seen their results. Health-related modalities do not span hundreds of years if they do not work.

Just because conventional medical practitioners cannot get rich from them, does not mean they are not effective.

20yrsinBranson
If there were ANY proven health effects from putting lit candles in people's ears, you better believe 'conventional' medical practitioners would be utilizing them.

By your reasoning, I guess we should also go back to the practice of bloodletting, since it dates back to around 100 BC.....
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Old 01-01-2010, 08:51 PM
 
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whatever.

I have seen their results. Health-related modalities do not span hundreds of years if they do not work.

Just because conventional medical practitioners cannot get rich from them, does not mean they are not effective.
Whatever????

I imagine that "conventional" medical practitioners do not recommend ear candles because they are at best ineffective and at worst can cause severe damage.

But I guess if Jessica Simpson does it, it must be credible...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXZocfJxoN8
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Old 01-08-2010, 09:42 PM
 
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Had pulsing right ear for 2 years and going nuts, had MRIand MRA last monday and have results which I have yet to understand as ENT app next friday but on report I have alot of fluid and a slightly protrude of ICA into auditor canal,,,dont know what this is till 15th jan...
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