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Do you still wear your hearing aids when you have Ear Infections

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What do you do when there’s a liquid/ wax coming out of your ear? Do you go to a specialist directly or do you use over-the-counter solutions first?

And do you still wear the hearing aids in this case? If not, what you do you need to go outside or have online sessions and need to “hear”?

** I caught a cold yesterday if this helps!

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I went for my NHS hearing aid fitting on Wednesday afternoon and while the service was great, taking a detailed history, working through my needs and my hearing loss then matching up to the correct fitting ( witheither mould or dome with more powerful aid). All battery powered rather than rechargeable (rechargeable only for those with dexterity or vision issues).

But when the came to fit the aid, a look inside my ear showed a possible infection (I just thought it was more liquid wax from wearing a aid). I was whisked round to see an consultant who had a look, stuck a Dyson in my ear, the prescribed some antibiotics (actually some eye drops to use in my ear) and said no hearing aids for 10 days.

Only a few days ago but it has surprised me how much difference the aids must have been making, giving me almost normal hearing.

So no, get help and don’t wear your aids. Don’t mess with home remedies, your hearing is too important.

However it is easier for me as I only have hearing loss in one ear, so I can turn my head and ask people to repeat what the said. When walking outside with my kids, I get the to walk to right side.

I guess I am either lucky or blessed without issues with ear infections. I am 77 years old and have never had an ear infection, or issues with ear wax. I have been wearing aids for 20 years, either aids or custom ear mold RIT aids.

Hi there, yes I still wear my ha when I have wax/liquid in my ear. My ear wax usually drains at night. I sleep without my ha and sleep on my side so the wax drains. Change sides during the night. I had a lot of trouble this summer with liquid in the tube. I can’t think of the name of the tube but it connects from the ear to the throat. I did go to my regular doctor for antibiotics which I took for seven days and it cleared up but a month later it came back. Liquid gets stuck in the tube. I was afraid of getting an infection was the reason for going to my doctor. The second time it happened I looked online for a solution and found that there is exercises I can do to get rid of the liquid and they worked at least for the time being. I had a lot of trouble with allergies and mucus this summer which can block the tube also. So colds don’t help either. Its been a rough summer for me and my hearing. I don’t know what ha you have but if you have an excess of wax you have to keep them clean and dry. Good question. I used to get a lot of infections in my left ear and I lost some of my hearing from an infection. Now every morning I wipe my domes with peroxide. That is just me. If you are having pain your ear definitely go to your doctor. I have hearing aids.

It’s called the Eustachian tube. I had a tube blocked or partially blocked for five months, ultimately having a failure of a valve that opens and closes within or at the end of the tube. Nothing can be done about that.

However, a prescription medication called azelastine, a nasal spray, does a pretty good job of helping my sinuses dry out. It works far better than another one whose generic name is ipatropium bromide. I, too, have horrible allergies (2 shots every 2 weeks) and when I have a cold virus have nearly uncontrollable mucous production and I can’t take cold pills with decongestants in them because of having had AFIB. So, next time around, you might inquire about azelastine with your doctor.

At the age of 75 I am stuck with the malfunctioning valve and can hear myself breathe in my right ear! Fortunately none of the problem I had has affected my hearing.

I had a dentist appointment and an online therapy session so I needed to wear my hearing aids to hear.

I didn’t check my ear with a doctor but it’s better now. Winter is kicking in here and definitely and I will get colds again so I need to figure out a solution for this problem!

I had an ear infection.

I used Polysporin antibiotic for ear infections. I bought it from a Canadian pharmacy; it wasn’t prescription. However, I had to ask the pharmacist as it was hidden from view in the store.

I had lost a power dome in my right ear; it was there for several weeks. That caused the infection.

I would give a definite no to wearing hearing aids with an ear infection. Your ears need to drain and moist conditions encourage infection spread.

As an aside, I used to get regular ear infections until I started putting a few drops of rubbing alcohol in my ears every day. I haven’t had one for over 10 years now.

@kev716 said:

I used to get regular ear infections until I started putting a few drops of rubbing alcohol in my ears every day.

What is rubbing alcohol? How different is it from Ethyl alcohol?

@Zeeza said:

What is rubbing alcohol? How different is it from Ethyl alcohol?

It’s isopropyl alcohol. Not safe for consumption.

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