A British Royal Navy veteran, 5 years ago suddenly severe hearing loss, originally thought that he had been working in a noisy environment for a long time, and caused occupational injuries, but unexpectedly only found through the ear canal endoscope a few days ago, it was because of a small earplug stuck in the ear canal, he hurriedly sought a doctor to remove it, hearing not only instantly recovered but also heard super clearly!
According to the "Daily Mail", Williams, a British veteran who lives in Weymouth, Dorset, said in an interview that when he flew to Australia to visit relatives 5 years ago, he bought 1 earbud and used it when he boarded the plane because he felt that the noise on the plane was very noisy, and since that trip, Williams found that his hearing loss was significantly reduced, and even his wife found this problem.
Williams mentioned that he had suspected that something was stuck in the ear canal to cause sudden hearing loss, but after cleaning his ear many times, he did not find any foreign objects in the ear. Later, he had to convince himself that the sudden severe hearing loss could be due to his long-term work in the noisy aviation industry, or the after-effects of an accidental injury while playing rugby at a young age.
Until a few days ago, Williams bought a set of home endoscope sets on a whim, and put the endoscope into his ear canal for observation, but he didn't expect to see a small foreign body, and carefully saw that it was actually a white earbud he bought that year, which made him frightened and immediately made an appointment with an otolaryngology. The doctor who saw Williams at the time was also very, quite surprised after examining him, and tried to use tools to help him suck out foreign objects in his ear first, but because the earplugs were stuck in the ear canal for too long, and the surrounding area was covered with ear feces accumulated over the years, he could not move at all.
Later, doctors switched to inserting tiny forceps into the ear canal before finally removing the earbuds that had been stuck in Williams' ear for 5 years. Williams said, "At that time, I could feel a pull in my ear, and after the pulling stopped, I immediately heard everything in the room, I heard everything clearly, it was a relief", and the doctor also reminded that although self-use of home endoscopes will not cause much harm, if you find a foreign body in the ear, it is recommended not to try to clean it yourself without professional medical help, otherwise it is likely to lead to a more serious infection.
