Sleeping Position?

[gold stinger]

Originally Posted by LOVESTOSPLOOGE452

I sleep on my left side. If I sleep any other way besides my left side then, FOR SOME GODDAMN REASON MY EARS GET CLOGGED.

This is a super interesting topic for me, because I probably have way too much information on it.

As gross as it might sound, look into getting a rubber ball ear syringe. Looks almost like a blue / white rubber ball, with a long spout & a cut at the top. Looks like this.



Most common cause of that is impacted ear wax, which won't come out naturally unlike regular ear wax. Can happen for a variety of reasons, not always Q-tips, can sometimes be a malfunction in how your body attempts to get rid of excess wax, or size of ear canals (like me, I have unusually small ear canals). The most realistic answer is, see a doctor that can help with impacted wax. Whether it's pressurized water removal (more of a mainstream procedure) or vacuum removal (specialist). If you've found that hot showers have helped for you in the past, consider trying to get it out yourself first. Rubber ball ear syringes can not exert enough pressure to damage something like your ear drum, but has enough to loosen impacted wax for it to come out (slightly weaker form of pressurized water removal).

Unfortunately for where I live, there isn't a specialist that can assist me with that removal on my end. I'd have to take a 2-3 hour bus ride to reach a specialist, and I've been mistreated in the past from both kinds of procedures (water removal got me waterlogged ears for a week, specialist accidentally removed scar tissue within my ear. Bled for a whole day, couldn't hear for a week) so I don't really feel comfortable myself visiting one unless it's a problem I can't solve with continued use for like a week. However, I will say my mistreatment's have been a rare case because I've had to get it done regularly since I was 8 years old, but if one is not so easily accessible like in my situation, or think it might help, then it's worth a try. It's like $5 and saves you a hassle with the doctor's.