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    Ear Plugs, Microsuction, and Bad Advice.

    Thank you all so much for your responses. I'm glad there is a community here to discuss this condition. @Bill Bauer I agree -- I think physicians should warn patients more readily, and the study should be used as objective evidence of why this procedure is ultimately way more unsafe than is...
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    Ear Plugs, Microsuction, and Bad Advice.

    Michael, Thank you for your reply. The first time I had the procedure there was no period of softening recommended--the physician tried irrigation and used micro suction after that did not work. This was about 3 years ago--apparently the literature has changed on the subject since then. In...
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    Ear Plugs, Microsuction, and Bad Advice.

    I woke up one morning with a completely wax clogged right ear. This had happened before, so I was not too panicked--previously in my life I had flushed it out at general practitioners' offices with no harm or damage. I am a DJ and audio engineer, so I frequently wore ear plugs and was aware of...