The pain has finally started dissipating; I bet that was it -- the skin was irritated to begin with. Ouch. (And, yes, I'm a bad girl; no way I'm calling this doctor unless I'm dying. I'm in the middle of switching doctors but don't see the new one until the end of the month.)
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11-17-2006, 09:11 AM #1
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~ Susie
"Keep plugging along. The finish line is getting closer with every step. When you see it, you won't remember that you are hurting, that anything has gone wrong, or just how slow or fast you are.
You will just know that you are going to finish and that was what you set out to do."
-- Michael Pate, "When Big Boys Tri"
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11-17-2006, 09:16 AM #2
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A number of years ago I injured my ear using a Q-tip. The injury would not stop bleeding and bled constantly for 4 days until I finally went to the Dr and had the wound cauterized. Talk about PAIN!!! I did learn that the inner ear is one of the most pain sensitive areas of the body because of all the blood vessels in the area. I would never ever put anything in my ear without first discussing it was a doctor. Good luck on the injury. Get back to the doctor and follow his instructions to get well. Ear problems, no fun!!!!
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11-17-2006, 09:18 AM #3
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Ouch!
I get a lot of wax in my ear (hence the frequent infections when I swim), and I actually was banned from using q-tips several years ago. Doc at the time said it would just pack the wax in tighter.~ Susie
"Keep plugging along. The finish line is getting closer with every step. When you see it, you won't remember that you are hurting, that anything has gone wrong, or just how slow or fast you are.
You will just know that you are going to finish and that was what you set out to do."
-- Michael Pate, "When Big Boys Tri"
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11-17-2006, 11:10 AM #4
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Take this for what it is worth, which may not be much. When I swam team as a kid, we used something called 'sweet oil' in our ears. Both before and after swimming. I only remember having swimmer's ear once.
Course, this was a couple of years ago.
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11-17-2006, 12:07 PM #5
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Ear infections are the one time I take antibiotics without a second thought. Quite aside from the discomfort, if left untreated they can lead to hearing loss - I can afford any more of that!
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11-17-2006, 02:47 PM #6
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A few weeks ago I actually saw sweet oil on the shelf at Walgreens while I was looking for something else. I checked the label on it out of curiosity, and it only has one ingredient... Olive oil!
Originally Posted by SouthernBelle
And they wanted quite a bit of money per ounce, compared to the cost of olive oil in the cooking section.
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11-17-2006, 03:41 PM #7
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Originally Posted by Dianyla
A few weeks ago I actually saw sweet oil on the shelf at Walgreens while I was looking for something else. I checked the label on it out of curiosity, and it only has one ingredient... Olive oil!
And they wanted quite a bit of money per ounce, compared to the cost of olive oil in the cooking section.
Well, I'm glad to know!
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