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I used to think that the ringing in my ears was just something that I should just ignore and should not really make me worry, but in the long run, as I continuously ignored the ringing noise, I noticed the ringing has become persistent and too noisy. It is already starting to irritate me.

This experience really made me stop and consider my condition seriously. I made an appointment with my doctor to tell him about the ringing in my ears. As I went in for my appointment, I began to realize that I'd made a big mistake by waiting so long to acknowledge my symptom. If I'd only talked to my doctor back when the ringing was still dull and intermittent, things probably would have been easier to take care of.

My first discovery was that my use of an ear scraper to clean my ears had punctured my eardrum. I prefer an ear scraper to cotton swabs because my earwax is dry. This type of wax is more easily removed by a scraper. However, my doctor informed me that a scraper is very dangerous. He let me know that scrapers increase my chance of injuring my ears. Scrapers are dangerous, and I didn't know.

That is exactly the situation I am in now. I punched a hole in my eardrum by cleaning my ears by using a scraper and reaching too far inside the ear with it. I heard a very soft ringing sound in my ears, which was the first sign something was wrong, but I just ignored it. I still continued to use the ear scraper and caused more injury to my eardrums. The ringing in my ears is stronger, too, since there is more injury in my ears.

This is a lesson learned for me, not to ignore any symptom which I may feel in the future because it can be a sign of an impending health problem. Early detection helps to solve the problem easily and in my case it could have prevented me from bringing more injury to my eardrums. If I could have consulted a physician the moment I started hearing that mild ringing in my ears, I could have stopped using an ear scraper and saved myself from having to experience tinnitus.