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Eargasms, Earwax & The Earplug Craze: How To REALLY Protect Your Hearing with Dr Joseph Manjaly

Nov 1, 2024

47:33

💬 “I'm out here to raise awareness about something that is so precious. We only realise the value of it when we lose it.” ~Dr Joseph Manjaly

⚡️ Dr Joseph Manjaly is a consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon, who works at the internationally renowned Royal National ENT Hospital in Central London. He also runs The Ear & Hearing Specialist Clinic and has a strong following on social media.

⚡️ In this episode Joseph and I discuss everything from tinnitus to earwax and even eargasms, to help you better understand how to protect your hearing and look after your ears.

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡︎ How to spot hearing loss (and the biggest warning signs)

➡︎ Why earwax is NOT a hygiene issue (and how to safely clean your ears)

➡ How hearing loss is linked with up to a 5x increased risk of dementia

➡︎ Why people with misophonia hate the sound of people chewing food

➡︎ That tinnitus doesn’t have to be a lifelong condition

📕 Chapters

(1:03) Getting proactive with your hearing(4:00) What can go wrong with the ear

(6:02) How does sound damage hearing?

(8:14) Impact of headphones

(9:30) The earbud craze

(15:01) Dealing with earwax