no ear drops..

olbod · 17th January 2014, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by jerryd

I thought I'd got an ear infection too as I woke up really dizzy and had a bit of pain in my left ear when I got up tuesday morning

.I went to the doctors on Wednesday but he thinks it's blocked rather than an infection, so I'm putting drops in my ear every night then have to go back monday morning to have my ear syringed out

I have had these sorts of problems for years.
I got fed up with having to take time out to have them syringed. Not always easy when living and working in the scrub.

So, about ten or fifteen years ago I purched a rubber ear syringe from a chemist. problem solved.
I use it about every couple of months, maybe more now since the fracking coal port started to expand. I wake up in the morning covered in coal dust
and the house is constantly covered in the ****.
Community has complained many times about the problem but coal port authority says there is no problem and no dust. If I knew how to point a bone I'd have done it many times over.

Anyway , I use the syringe after I have had a hot shower and let the water run into my ears. This seems to soften the crap.
Then fill syringe with slightly warm water and squeeze it into each ear in rotation and crud comes out in small lumps.
You dont have to force it in and risk damaging the ear drum. Just a gentle sharp squeeze untill things start to move.
Worked for me for years, my Doc doesn't approve because he does not get a fee.

Cheers.

olbod · 17th January 2014, 09:50 AM

PS: to the above.
I hate living here and want to go back to the scrub. A one dog town near the edge of the desert.

**sashadidi** · 17th January 2014, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by PhilipA

My understanding is that chemists are paid the exorbitant prescription fee partly because they are supposed to be able to supply any TGA
Listed prescription within 24 hours.
Certainly my experience has been that a chemist will go to extreme lengths to do so.
Forget this if the ones you want are not under the government subsidy scheme but if they are maybe you should complain to the TGA.
Regards Philip A

If you are talking about Sofradex apparently there was a world wide manufacturing problem due to either audit requirements (so you do not get a fake) or problems sourcing a high quality raw ingredient. So not really down to the pharmacist, more a government department who forces the prices paid for the said item down(ignoring separate arguments over drug company profits etc ) the company then try to get it made cheaper in a different place and or country and so supply and or delay problems follow...........Sofradex back in New Zealand around Christmas so your Ozzie wholesale supply chain might be at fault?????? Not the pharmacist
No Sofradex around means other brands used/prescribed more and so supply problems ......

drifter · 17th January 2014, 06:17 PM

I'd go back to the vet and tell him to have another guess...

**PhilipA** · 17th January 2014, 07:49 PM

Sofradex back in New Zealand around Christmas so your Ozzie wholesale supply
chain might be at fault?????? Not the pharmacist

The Pharmacist is part of the supply chain, and the wholesaler is supposed to stock all Government subsidised precriptions in regional warehouses so that they can be delivered to Pharmacists within 24 hours.
In my case I wanted Teveten in Longreach and the pharmacist arranged delivery iin Cloncurry next day at their other branch. Great Service

The Teveten was sourced from the wholesaler from a Townsville warehouse and delivered by courier.
That is one reason that a box of genuine Amoxil costs 45cents in Egypt and $30 in Australia unless you buy from a vet and it is $2.
Regards Philip A

**isuzurover** · 17th January 2014, 11:09 PM

Inc, try using Aqua-ear regularly next time as a preventative measure.

p.s. - one of the main bacteria responsible for ear infections is used to help clean up oil spills at sea.

Ean Austral · 17th January 2014, 11:20 PM

Inc believe this or not, all the years I was at sea we had heaps of ear infections and would run out of drops quickly, was talking to an old doctor and he told me a couple of drops of olive oil would work as good. Tried it oneself a coue of times and although feeling a bit weird, had the desired affect.

Mine were mainly wax problems, but hey you try anything once.

Cheers Ean

**incisor** · 18th January 2014, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Inc, try using Aqua-ear regularly next time as a preventative measure.

p.s. - one of the main bacteria responsible for ear infections is used to help clean up oil spills at sea.

funny you should mention this

obscure fact 166537(d)
every time i get this infection the skin on my scalp gets really oily ... go figure

my problem is i get an infection that makes the ear swell and there is no where for drops or ointment to go and i get even deafer than my normal deaf as a beetle levels

from nothing to swollen as hell is a matter of a couple of hours.

aqua-ear does nothing, used it in the past ...

nothing seems to prevent the dam thing and a few specialists have tried over the years with all sorts of concoctions.. most of which were worse than the ailment.

is one of them crosses we are supposed to carry i think

**Chucaro** · 18th January 2014, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by incisor

funny you should mention this

obscure fact 166537(d)
every time i get this infection the skin on my scalp gets really oily ... go figure

my problem is i get an infection that makes the ear swell and there is no where for drops or ointment to go and i get even deafer than my normal deaf as a beetle levels

from nothing to swollen as hell is a matter of a couple of hours.

aqua-ear does nothing, used it in the past ...

nothing seems to prevent the dam thing and a few specialists have tried over the years with all sorts of concoctions.. most of which were worse than the ailment.

is one of them crosses we are supposed to carry i think

Deafness some time it is coming handy specially when my mother in law have "one of the days"
I guess that in your case with pain on the rear customers will be good to switch it on and off

**Barefoot Dave** · 18th January 2014, 11:30 AM

G'day Inc.
Ar you putting the cart before the horse?
Could you be getting the infection because your sebacious glands are over producing?
For sympotomatic relief, we use 3% thereputic rose oil in a jojoba base.
Relieves the pain and softens the wax in preperation for syringing.
Flush with warm water then lastly with saline to assist with killing the bugs.

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