Then last year, I got the regular flushing and then the most intense stabbing pain in my ear that lasted for about 3 days. I had to see a specialist who said that the regular ear wax flushing and subsequent antibiotics (because the wax causes an infection) caused FUNGUS to grow in my ear and put pressure on the actual ear drum, resulting in the most intense, unending pain I've ever experienced. I almost went to the ER, for an ear infection!
After three different doctor appoints, $250 spent on useless medications and copays, and the incredibly strong urge to Van Gogh myself the specialist told me how to fix it. The cure: equal parts rubbing alcohol and white wine vinegar, pour into ear, leave it in for five minutes, repeat a few times a day. It worked. The ear is a strange, strange organ people.
"Carrots! Medicinal carrots! Personal-use medicinal carrots that were here when I moved in and I'm holding it for a friend! "