The Ear, and Problems of the Ear - NHS A-Z - Dr Gill

[@taw8963]

The pinna* (sorry for spelling it wrong) fun facts literally scratched my brain in the best way. I needed that, thank you

[@DrJamesGill]

👍

[@tm4609]

Cannot believe you don't have more subscribers.

[@DrJamesGill]

🤷‍♂️ but I always appreciate a like, and a share of a video 😊

[@justinalynn112508]

Vhbhi

[@robcor]

"Its problems" rather than "it's"

[@flayncele]

It's so cool how I got into examination videos to help me sleep and now I'm just so invested in learning whatever james talks about I'm just "of course I want a video on fluids that sound super interesting!!!"

[@DrJamesGill]

👍👍👍

[@starfishgurl1984]

Growing up I had chronic ear infections from birth to roughly 12 years old until braces realigned my jaw and thankfully cured me of them completely. Partly as a result of my chronic ear infections however I have auditory processing disorder where my brain mixes up information coming in, especially in noisy environments, so I often have trouble properly comprehending speech and have to make assumptions about what people say, despite having no hearing loss, because my brain doesn’t actually turn off any incoming sounds so it views them all as important all the time and they can get in the way of what I actually need to hear.

[@MisterTipp]

Is it common to have tinnitus induced by stress? I feel like it sounds like there's an alarm going haywire at the neighbors when I'm stressed out for a longer period

[@zoomanderson]

Haven’t watched the whole video yet, but talk about sudden sensorineural hearing loss. You can wake up deaf in one or both ears because of a virus, there’s no way to cure it and it’s much more common than most people know.

[@chuckoneill2023]

Looking forward to learning about fluids. As Dr. Gill has proved his Trek Geek credentials, I'm sure he gets that we are all just "bags of mostly water", anyway.

[@DrJamesGill]

The geek is strong in this one 🤓 I did a lot of cycling stuff under the name TitaniumGeek until covid took up so much time

[@Fraser142]

super interesting and super informative not a doctor but i want to help people in life :) with information

[@DrJamesGill]

Education is one of life’s true silver bullets! Are you training to be teacher?

[@Fraser142]

@@DrJamesGill sadly not but i have been interested in such a role as education is so exciting!

[@SuperDoNotWant]

What do you think of the Asian tradition of family ear cleaning? Do you think it's okay because it's someone else actually looking at what they're doing, and using a pick or spoon-shaped instrument, not a blunt cotton bud? I understand it might be more okay because Asians have drier earwax that's less likely to get compacted by their efforts (or is this another myth?)

[@DrJamesGill]

I don’t know about this approach specifically, but I would hold to the standard “don’t put anything in your ear” and perhaps amend it with “anything solid”

[@KarmaticExperience]

So my mother did do us good by not taking us to the doctor immediately

[@alasdairbaird7303]

The unhinged General Jack D. Ripper "precious bodily fluids." From Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove.

[@yukihyo8394]

Can or should you use water when taking a shower to rinse your ear out to get rid of earwax? mainly the earwax more at the front of the canal? Or does water also fall under the 'nothing but your elbow' rule?

[@jayjayb89]

Is the name Pinna anything to do with the expression "Pin back your ears" 🤔🤔

[@DrJamesGill]

Honestly, I wouldn’t have thought so. I think that means “pin” as in “hold back”

[@suzannehawkins383]

haha my late mother would often tell the child me, and my siblings, 'don't put anything other than your elbow in your ear.'. so glad to hear that it's not an old wives tale.

[@DrJamesGill]

Completely true, and yet something I keep repeating to patients.

[@freddiecook1007]

My friend Timothy has been really struggling with this topic, thanks very much for stopping Timpanic

[@popeyecoaching]

Dr. James, there's another issue you didn't mention. If you have had an ear operation as I have 20 years ago. I get a lot of green gunk daily I clean with cotton wool, not bud wool. also, I use cotton wool when I wash or shave. It does dry up with spray when I ask for it from the GP. only after I'm fed up with wiping it as it gets itchy. Would you advise me to carry on with the cotton wool for washing and shaving?

[@msaditu]

I don't see the poll, Dr. Gill. I am all for a video on fluids. 😀

[@DrJamesGill]

Just put the poll up

[@MrAllen-fv9cj]

Hey Dr. Gill, I was wondering if you would recommend Dr. Saul Shaye. I've seen some of his work and wondering if he'd be able to treat some ailments regarding hearing loss.

[@DrJamesGill]

Never heard of him. I'd always look to peer reviewed treatments rather than people

[@thekow3273]

Absolutely shattered my stapes bone a couple years back, now i got constant tinnitus. Good fun.

[@DrJamesGill]

How did you do that??

[@thekow3273]

@@DrJamesGill bicycle crash. My temporal lobe (bit of skull right behind ear) was fractured and shifted forwards, breaking my bone as well as cutting my inner ear canal.

[@grimseaver]

This is kinda embarassing to ask. But since we are talking about the ear, I might as well ask. What is the name of the song/audio you used at the intro and outro of your video? I enjoy various kinds of music so I couldn't help but ask. Sorry it isn't a comment related to the content of the video itself. Also amazing job with your videos DR Gil, I think it is an amazing thing, all this information you bring to medical students and general public alike!

[@DrJamesGill]

Honestly I don’t recall, I’ve been using it for so long now.

[@grimseaver]

@@DrJamesGill No problem. Thanks for taking time to respond to me anyway. Cheers!!

[@susanlarouche1758]

Anyone find B1 B3 B6 help ears //Eustachian tubes??? I read it does

[@DrJamesGill]

I can’t see any specific reason why it would

[@bomberman1012]

I had a really bad ear infection around six years ago, and ever since I’ve had recurring vertigo every few months that last a couple of days each time.

[@Cbd_7ohm]

I used to have that. Still get it after being on an elevator.

[@pamw565]

Fungal ear infection caused by eczema( and me scratching my ear canal)and reaction to canesten drops.

[@DrJamesGill]

That sounds very unpleasant

[@MaddGabber]

I have a prosthetic stapes in my left ear.

[@DrJamesGill]

That’s impressive! When was that put in?

[@MaddGabber]

@@DrJamesGill It has been 4 years February. My hearing was very dulled as though I had a cold. For weeks I had waited for the pressure to release. A year of hearing tests and a MRI to rule out an acoustic neuroma, a specialist informed me they believed my stapes had stopped working. I live in Massachusetts and I am very fortunate to have access to the fantastic doctora of Massachusetts Eye and Ear. The anesthesia took long to take effect than the procedure. The only sad side effect is my sense of taste. The outer edge of my tongue is dulled and slightly metalic. Worth being able to hear properly again.

[@MaddGabber]

@@DrJamesGill Fun fact my maternal aunt also had the ame procedure on both her left and right ear 5 years ago.

[@DrJamesGill]

You sound, paradoxically to have been very lucky here Plus from a teaching perspective with the effect of your tongue , and excellent example of how one cranial nerve can be affected by pathology in another I’m really pleased to hear things are going well now though 😊

[@Thecrystalchakra]

I have Ménière’s disease in my right ear. I am completely deaf in that ear with very loud tinnitus and constant unbalance, it’s a really horrible disease

[@DrJamesGill]

Tinnitus does really sound horrible. Have you found a benefit from anything like white/pink noise?

[@Thecrystalchakra]

@@DrJamesGill no nothing helps, I've got such a range in pitches that when i try something it switches to a different sound, i think its trying to torment me haha

[@dannyboylee]

I also have Meniere's, and in the same ear. It's been getting worse over time, and I have nearly constant equilibrium issues. I truly can't tell you how badly I hope some sort of advancement happens in the study of that disease... and soon.

[@DrJamesGill]

Unfortunately it’s a difficult one. Have you seen an ENT specialist

[@johnsmall9]

This is the side of dr. Gill the channel loves, humor+ intelligence= attractiveness

[@chubberinaWhispers]

I'm glad for this video. I have a double ear infection right now. I feel like I may need to see an ENT since I had an ear infection for only one ear last month

[@mrb6112]

This as brilliant and well done James/Andy. I think this should lead to a more in-depth conversation around the use/non-use of antibiotics and the positive vs negative outcomes.

[@DrJamesGill]

We’ll certainly touch on that when we do “fluids” as I think we’re going to show-horn a lot on there - diarrhoea as an example

[@راشدالعميري-ن9ع]

Nice video please next time talk about debites

[@DrJamesGill]

I’m not entirely sure what you mean, I’m sorry. However, I hope you don’t mind me making an assumption, in which cazd we have done a video on diabetes, you can watch it here 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ-Wn3yBrs6tpLc

[@راشدالعميري-ن9ع]

@@DrJamesGill thank you doctor

[@cityunseen]

You’re a doctor and you don’t know the difference between its and it’s? Embarrassing.

[@DrJamesGill]

Thank you for providing proof reading assistance Given my skill set is saving lives, I can tolerate being slightly deficient in my own proof reading, especially as I’m humbly able to accept the work form others… 😉

[@billyjoel5484]

@ 24:00 the right side of my head and face have hurt bad for years. Had nose ct and brain MRI with no cause found there and called it trigeminal nerve pain. Had tinnitus since 17, currently 38, Dr saw scars where tubes would go but didn't have them. Maybe jaw and dental issues after a 4th grade accident with skates and my face hitting the hardwood floor. Braking half my top front tooth. Bout to watch brain on fire on Netflix. Feel like I have lots of secondary issues with no real primary diagnosis or treatment plan for pain.

[@muffin47]

Yes to fluids! 🤣

[@Jordan48109]

Great video as always Dr Gill 👍 can you do a video covering eczema or topical steriod withdrawal as this is something I have been suffering from for nearly a year now as I was prescribed heavy steriod creams when I had a gluten intolerance and now my body is going through a withdrawal process. Any info would be greatly appreciated 🙂

[@DrJamesGill]

We’re working through the E’s right now, and eczema is certainly on the list 😊

[@reddaly78]

Is Tetinus curable?

[@ConBroChillson]

You’ll be good as long as you got your Tetinus shot in the last ten years

[@DrJamesGill]

If you mean tinnitus, the short answer is not really. But we try to help people manage it

[@thelearicist]

@@ConBroChillson 🤣

[@angelinamincer3040]

This dudes a legend

[@Anonymuskid]

i feel judged...

[@Railer61]

Sorry, can't hear the video. (It's a joke)

[@susanlarouche1758]

😂😂

[@DrJamesGill]

Har har

[@thelearicist]

Oh no, a voice that isn’t Dr. Gil

[@susanlarouche1758]

Fluid behind the eardrum is annoying.

[@DrJamesGill]

Yes it is. Have you tried a nasal balloon

[@bernierose719]

I have tinnitus in my left ear and sometimes wake up with a moist ear could this be fluid behind the ear drum. I also have a popping sound in my right ear

[@purplemonsoon8376]

Have you found anything that helps this?

[@Nick_J_]

Fun fact, you can clean your ears out with the end of an aux cord. Works like a charm. At least for me, it does.

[@DrJamesGill]

I can’t stress this enough… DONT PUT CORDS, COTTON BUDS, STICKS, PENS, RANDOM INTERNET JUNK - Nothing our health care team has not advised

[@ToddReuterOutdoors]

ASMR gang

[@hugheszie]

Pardon?

[@YouStinkFather]

Dr. Gill, a question for you… I see tons of videos on these ear candles. Are they really worthy of being used or is it another lesson of not putting anything in your ear.

[@DrJamesGill]

Honestly I have no knowledge on them. HOWEVER it might be worth while considering that it is something that we were NOT taught as an approach to helping patients with ear issues It MAY be fine, but without knowledge on the matter, I’d opt for the safest, which is to avoid