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I hear a swishing noise when people talk to me, and a really bad swishing noise when i listen to music. tried cleaning ears, doesn't help and hurts.?
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Don't clean ears: I would be concerned that at age 19, you have listened to very loud music that may have injured part of your inner ear. Cleaning the ears should never be performed by you. You can injure the canal skin or even the ear drum. Furthermore swishing in the ear probably is not related to your ear canal. You need a hearing test to rule out a high pitch loss. Also noises in the ear are not painful.
Answered 10/16/2014
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Please have an examination by an audiologist to determine is you have a hearing problem.
Answered 9/25/2022
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First see an ENT specialist, possible too much ear wax or hairs. A referral to an audiologist will be made if necessary.
Answered 9/26/2022
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