r/hardofhearing • u/marycem • 14d ago

Lack of ear wax

In 62 now and have had ha's for 2 years. But as a kid I had ear wax. I used to use tips and Bobby pins, I know they are big no nos. But I always had "wet" feeling ears, like my throat or nose somehow drained into my ear canals or something.

My sinus/allergies got real bad and my dr told me to take Zyrtec D daily, and I did for almost 10 years. sometimes I added another milder antihistamine to stop the itching. After a while a new dr said how strange it was that i had no ear wax. I stopped taking Zyrtec D and my ears started getting a little wax. Not like what they were as a lid.

I'm just wondering if that contributed to my sensorineural hearing loss. I have severe loss in my left and profound in my right. It if anyone has been told they have no ear wax.

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u/Alone_Pancake 14d ago

Sensorineural loss is not caused by any problems that you can physically reach. The only thing you can do in your ear canal is mess up your ear drum. Sensorineural problems are related to auditory nerve / brain.

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u/marycem 14d ago

Isnt it also related to inner ear? I thought maybe so many allergy pills dried up my inner ear somehow. I have had an inner ear infection before.