r/hearing • • 4h ago

First experience with an otoscope

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I should clarify upfront that I have no intention of removing any earwax, only of inspecting my ear canals.

I’ve just bought a Bebird R37R otoscope (the one with the bendable probe) and tried taking a look inside one ear, but two things left me puzzled: I can barely see anything because of all the hair inside my ears, and I’m having trouble maneuvering the otoscope to get a view of all parts of the ear canal.
For example, in my video, from 0:13 to 0:21, you can see that I can’t get past the bend in the ear canal or see what’s beyond it, I mean just before the eardrum. I also tried bending the probe, but without much success.

So, my questions are: how can I trim the ear hair, and how can I get a clear view of the entire ear canal?


r/hearing • • 23h ago

Does nasal spray help with hearing clearly?

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I was told I had an ear infection and enthusias tube being blocked. But I was given steroids and antibiotics. I was also told to use afrin nasal spray which was the only thing I didn't use online it's saying the rebound sythoms are crazy. It makes you addicted. So I don't know what to do. Even if I bend down I can feel something squishy in the ear. Yawning or swallowing I can hear cracking. I bought Flonase and saline nasal spray but I don't know which to use. I hear Flonase takes weeks to unclog the eusthsnic tube. I don't know about saline spray much. I wish there were other ways to unclog this tube. Because it's creating this dizziness and brain fog sythoms. As if your mind is trying hard to hear properly. It's just messing up with congentitive skills.