I strongly suspected it was wax as I was OK last night........just one ear but really deaf.......coulodnt hear the wife shouting at me (did wonder whether to get it sorted)......phoned Docs and 3 weeks wait...whats gone wrong with the Docs these days...3 weeks......so I went to Boots and bought an ear syringing kit....done it and I can hear again........how did all that stuff get inside my ear......loads of it and a big lump