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I don't know whether to delay the ENT appointment to a later date and try to resolve the ear blockage with drops now. The reason I want to see the ENT asap is in case I could take steroids for the spike... I don't know whether this is futile.

I asked the GP whether I could get away with using ear drops like you suggest and he said there was quite a lot of wax in there but I could try. He said I should use olive oil drops. Is there a risk that microsuction could make my ear ringing worse? I also wasn't advised that I had to use olive...

I was thinking this as well- the GP I saw said that ear cleaning is no longing provided by the NHS (I live in the uk) and that I would have to book it privately. The GP practice receptionist then told me that their visiting audiologist was fully booked until February next year and recommended...

I can understand your view on ENT doctors, but surely it would be worth at least one visit? Should I reschedule my appointment until after I've had my ears cleared?

I've had a recent spike in the volume of the ringing in my ears- I was woken by it last Monday night. I'm thinking it's been caused by me listening to loud music in a new pair closed back headphones. At the time the ringing in my ears increased, I didn't know what tinnitus was. For as far back...