<<I have worn foam earplugs for many, many years to help me sleep,
>as I awaken at the slightest sound. I have developed a very frustrating
>ear problem that I hesitate to call an "infection", but it may be this
>"swamp" thing you referred to. I find myself scratching my ears quite
>frequenly, and there is always a build-up of stuff in there that i can
>never get completely out, and what i do get out just comes back again>>
Greetings,
This sounds like a doctor should see it, don't mess around with a
bacteria colony in your ears. That build up of stuff is your ear trying to
protect itself.
An alternative to ear plugs for sleep is a white noise machine. It will mask
most everything. A long playing CD of surf noises or rainforest sounds will
also become so familiar that you will go to sleep just thinking
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