I’m stepping away today. Not feeling well, ear infections (due to wearing two hearing aids) are a chronic problem for me and I have a raging one today, so I’ll just be cranky. Off to the clinic then.
[update: Please guys, no more unsolicited suggestions for cures and treatments for Anthony. He keeps himself well-informed. I’m just asking nicely. ~ ctm]
Anything science, technology, weather and climate related within the policy limits of WUWT can be discussed below.
Don’t make me come back here.
“Don’t make me come back here.” Ha Ha ha!
Get well soon you are doing the greatest job
Have you tried sugar alcohols, especially xylitol, which wash away germs?
Have you tried ribose, the sugar in ATP? This is currently used by athletes to recover from exercise faster, as ribose is the rate-limiter in ATP production. I would be keenly interested to know what, if anything, this stuff does for you, because years ago I read in a book about a doctor who cured the common cold in 30 minutes by injecting RNA. If that claim was true, then ribose by mouth would probably give equal and safer results. I am very eager to find out.
Remember the disgraced polar bear scientist. Now they seem to be investigating the guy who investigated him. There’s a story up at Slashdot and it may be a good thing to go over there and set the record straight for the next hour or so (the story is stamped 11:50 AM EDT).
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/09/17/1529245/Inspector-General-Investigated-For-Muzzling-Inconvenient-Science
I think I have mentioned this before. Eventually, you may need to reconsider getting implants. Regular hearing aids depend on an intact middle ear space. My mother, had she lived past her 50’s, would have had to consider that choice as well. Her middle ear mechanics were nearly locked into place with otosclerosis, plus she had neural damage from ototoxic antibiotics. Constant severe ear infections can leave you without the necessary mechanics needed for regular amplification. And even with neural damage, these new implants may be the better route for you.
I had constant ear infections as a child and still get them occasionally now. Painful, painful buggers.
Here’s hoping we hear that your ear problem is resolved quickly and we here hear that you will return here quickly.
So, y’all get better soon, you hear?
Hear, hear!
I have a cochlear implant (one ear) and have had it since 1991. Wonderful device but not effective over telephone, in noisy or reverberating environments, or in meetings. The last was the greatest drawback before retirement.
Those darn environmentalists are trying to kill us all.
http://www.israel21c.org/briefs/study-links-led-light-and-cancer
If it’s not mercury in CFC light bults, cancerous gas additive MTBE thru the ground water, or now .. LED light suppressing the production of melatonin which adjusts our biological clock and is known for its anti-oxidant and anti-cancerous properties.
Next, we will find out that “heavy metals” from solar panels is leaching into the ground water.
Kiwi fruit & sweet potatoes… kiwi are loaded with phytochemicals and powerful antioxidants. Been known to prevent and even cure chronic diseases. Marathon runners find sweet potatoes beneficial as do people who have lived to be 100+. Blackberries & dark pigmented grapes, did I mention kiwis? I start my day with a few kiwi, wait an hour or so… ready to wrestle alligators!
The volcanoes aren’t honking so hard… fingers crossed for some tranquil weather. That ENSO meter appears closer & closer to neutral. ?
“Next, we will find out that “heavy metals” from solar panels is leaching into the ground water.”
Not until solar becomes a viable industry making a profit without subsidies. Then it will be found to be evil.
Anyone else noticed how all of a sudden, the MSM just can’t carry enough coverage of the economic meltdown in Europe? Could it be there is some other economic crisis that they want to distract us from? By jove, I think there could be!
I suspect you are wearing hearing aids that have to be fitted to the ear canal. The behind the ear style has only a small tube delivering the sound into the canal and is much less an irritant. Best wishes. We need you.
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Anthony,
I’ve battled ear problems similar to what you’re describing since my teenage years.
The only solution that has worked for me to both prevent and resolve these types of infections has been the use of colloidal silver or grapefruit seed extract diluted in glycerin. Hydrogen peroxide has also helped. Over time I’ve relied mostly on the silver because it is simple and no mess; a few quick sprays in each ear daily; no problems. Complacency and forgetting, if an ear infection crops up, a extra sprays a day and it disappears. I can hear the “it’s quackery” howls already. Well, as a long time sufferer of ear problems, I don’t give a rip what anyone says. Twenty years of “approved” mainstream medicine antibiotic abuse/failure and twelve years of relief using “unapproved” methods is enough proof for me.
And no, not all colloidal silver products are equal. I use Mesosilver, but there are other quality brands.
Would a greenhouse on the moon warm the lunar surface?
I hope you get well very quickly Anthony. Well done on the 24 hr. marathon effort.
@Kelvin Potter Vaughan, Mars atmosphere has 6,000 ppm of CO2 and its theoretical and practical surface temperature is the same. Source: planetary dfact sheet
Lady Life Grows says:
September 17, 2011 at 9:05 am
“Have you tried ribose, the sugar in ATP? This is currently used by athletes to recover from exercise faster, as ribose is the rate-limiter in ATP production. I would be keenly interested to know what, if anything, this stuff does for you, because years ago I read in a book about a doctor who cured the common cold in 30 minutes by injecting RNA.”
Wouldn’t that be using the technique of RNA interference; discovered a few years ago? It has nothing to do with ATP or Ribose.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_interference
Same as DR have been using dilute hydrogenperoxide with success for previous ringing ear- ear infection- eardrum rupture and repeat as Doctors experiment with anti biotics Advice came from an RN at our emergency ward.3-6% solution works for me. Good luck , get well soon..
The ENT surgeon who operated on my ear recommended using vinegar rinses; 50% household vinegar, 50% water, warmed to body temperature. I apply vinegar/water mixture gently with a soft rubber squeeze syringe, until the rinse material is clear. Followed by a hair dryer on low to dry the affected ear.
I realize this is anecdotal information, but it [apparently] has worked well for me for over two years now.
Hope your infection is soon cured.
Neo (September 17, 2011 at 9:28 am) wrote:
Those darn environmentalists are trying to kill us all. … If it’s not mercury in CFC light bults, cancerous gas additive MTBE thru the ground water, or now .. LED light suppressing the production of melatonin which adjusts our biological clock and is known for its anti-oxidant and anti-cancerous properties.
No, no! You’re off message! It’s the arsenic in the gallium arsenide LEDs that’s going to kill us all! Every time you eat a bagful of LEDs, you’re being poisoned! Stay on message, or Uncle Albert will be highly displeased…
Neo (September 17, 2011 at 9:28 am) continues:
Next, we will find out that “heavy metals” from solar panels is leaching into the ground water.
Yes, yes! Aluminum and silicon are terrible heavy metals! Acid rain dissolves them and washes them off our roofs straight into our drinking water. They’ll kill us all… What’s that you say? Aluminum is a light metal, not a heavy metal? And silicon isn’t a metal at all? Never mind…
One of my favorite oxymorons is “alternative medicine”. Mr. Watts has taken exactly the right course of action. He’s off to see a physician. We have no idea if he’s suffering from otitis extrerna or otitis media. If I had severely attenuated auditory acuity I most certainly wouldn’t screw around with my remaining hearing by employing a host of home remedies. Then again…he could always just kill a chicken and dance naked around a campfire.
I’m surprised the loonies haven’t tagged this as being on account of man made global warming:
http://www.space.com/12982-dead-nasa-satellite-falling-earth-sept-24.html
@JRR
Hydrogen Peroxide helps for sure, but it doesn’t get deep inside and tends to dry the skin causing more itching in my case. It also doesn’t do much to prevent, at least in my experience. I’ve had tinnitus for 20 years btw.
I routinely (once a week or so) flush the ears to keep the wax out but always spray with silver afterwards.
Grapefruit Seed Extract is stronger than bleach yet non-toxic, but it must always be highly diluted and never used around the eyes. For the doubters out there, we saved my father’s foot from amputation using GSE after being told nothing would prevent it. Again, this will be said to be anecdotal, but there are several laboratory tests showing GSE is very effective against staph A for instance; just 6 ppm kills the bacteria. We’ve used it for everything from horse colic to mold.
Medical types can be the most belligerent closed minded ‘know-it-all’ people I know.
PET Cemetery Report/Neo-AGW Progress Report.
“The Governor brought out his one liner: “Hasta la vista to global warming.””
http://earth2tech.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/solyndraevent15.jpg?w=472&h=354
“LIVE: Solyndra Breaks Ground on New Plant, Details $535M DOE Project”
http://gigaom.com/cleantech/live-solyndra-breaks-ground-on-new-plant-details-535m-doe-project/