Welcome to my latest video for my channel, @KhonKaenDen. In this video, I was a little shocked when I lost about 70% of my hearing over the past week and required a hospital visit to try and remedy it. I wasn't allowed to film inside but I find out how much it can cost just to have your ears syringed at a private hospital in Khon Kaen. Beau and I also visit a really tasty Vietnamese restaurant in Khon Kaen known as Hue Vietnam Restaurant. Don't forget, if you like my videos hit the thumbs up, subscribe and comment! Hope you enjoy. Den.
Funny opening to todays blog. It does get like that for the other half. Don’t leave it as long next time 😁. You are very good at local Thai customs etc. I see an awful lot of things on tipping perhaps you could cover in a future blog what the expected / Norm should be ?
Hi, John. To be honest, I am now at about 95% hearing (just not... quite... right). But need to keep using the ear wax oil?!? this week and should clear it. I was shocked about how much wax they pulled out... my right ear had become 100% blocked and it was scary when I could hear again. It took over 3 hours of poking, hooking, sucking and whatever else they had to get it all with intermittent stays on a hospital bed letting the liquid stuff soften everything. Just a little left too close to the ear drum (that is the bit I need to work on this week). Anyway, hope I can clear the rest this week. Cheers, Den.
In the US the copay for a hospital visit with insurance would be as much or more than your treatment cost. Glad you were able to get it taken care of relatively cheaply and easily.
Wow. I am surprised at how expensive it can be in the US (compared to free in the UK). Having said that, yeah, 2,000 ish baht... about $50 isn't too bad really. Probably about two years of build up in my right ear especially! Thanks again, Den.
Go in any regular Thai barber shop & they de wax your ears for about 50 THB. I had mine done a few times including once when they were packed full of wax like yours & the barbers done a great job cleaning them.
Good thinking once more... sadly my wax was probably more like 10 years of build up and took over 3 hours to sort (in and out after applying more stuff to try and suck/hook it all out - waaaayyy too much). However, from now on... I will definitely take you up on this! Cheers, Den.
Hi Dennis. Looking forward to your opinion on Baan Heng on the other side. I thought i go there tomorrow but will try Hue first. That beef dish and the baguette i need to try. Good that they fixed your ears and that you´re fine.
Ahhh... OK. Hope to get to Baan Heng very soon. Looks good. But agree about you going to Hue Vietnam first.... you will NOT be disappointed in that beef/eggs and bread... those crusty loaves.... I had three (well, me and Beau did). The filtered coffee is good too. Sooooo nice. Gonna go back very soon. Thanks for sharing and ENJOY! Let me know what you think of the food. Cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen I´m looking forward to the beef but more to the Baguette. It looks awsome. Much better from what you get at Big C and Tops. And it´s just 10 Baht a piece. Somehow good that Vietnam was colonised by the french to give us that awesome bread
@@okrim-thailand Yeah, the baguette was awesome (well, all three were haha). I think you can buy to take away too... put them in the freezer and take out every day! I am thinking of doing this. So crusty, so light... delicious. Cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen Hi. I was there today for lunch and had almost the same as you. The bread was really nice and that beef dish was something new but ok. Just don´t like the look of that slimy sauce they put ( same rat na ) but the taste was alright. The springrolls were to hard for me but my wife finished 10 of them in no time. The icetea is yummy and the sandwhich with pork sausage too. I definitely go back there but check the baan heng first. Thanks for the VDO to let me find new places around town.
Hi Den sorry to know about your hearing, I hate getting old myself but thank Buddha since I lost all my weight, only issue for me was a slight cold in January and a bite from a soi dog in 2yrs. Hope you are feeling better and was surprised by how much you paid. I believe having worked and had many family members working in the NHS I feel they cannot compete with service in Thailand even from a govt hospital. I can recommend Danish NHS as well great service . The food you had in that Vietnam resultant looked amazing be on the look out for Vietnam res from now on. Who need McDonald's or cheap Charlie's, love the food I get here. Take care watching United v Newcastle tonight 😂 for a laugh, Bournemouth at the weekend Come on City CTWD see you on the next video .
Hi, Peter. To be honest, same for me really... very rarely ill for a long time now. I also was bitten by a bat a few years ago. Had to have rabies injections that cost 5,000 baht. Yeah, a little expensive to sort out my hearing but many people have said the price is OK so not sure really. Yeah, that Vietnamese food was awesome... might become a weekly thing! Great... but easy result against the rags. Bring on Bournemouth this weekend!!!! Cheers, and have a great week. Den.
Couldn't agree with you more! Government hospitals are cheaper but not sure I want to stay there! Bangkok Hospital is good but not sure now compared to Khon Kaen Ram... maybe it's better. Cheers, Den.
And here I was, thinking you men were only hearing what you wanted to hear.. 😂 I am glad there was a solution to your problem, Den. Hearing is quite important in this world, you got to hear what your wife is saying.. The price wasn`t that bad either. I am glad you got Beau more interacted in your video this time. Loved that! Btw, that food, oh my goodness.. It looked sooo good! Thanks guys 😊😊🙏🙏
What did you say? Sorry, I wasn't listening. Haha... Yep, men only hear what they want to hear haha. Yeah, I was actually getting rather worried about it as I could have a simple conversation. It was quite scary. Yeah, 2k (about $50!?) was OK for me and then it was made up by eating awesome Vietnamese food... I haven't been to that restaurant before nor had I had that eggs and beef/bread thing before. Oh, my word!!!! Simply divine. Had lots similar but that was off the charts in terms of taste haha. Yeah, was goos to have Beau in more but she is quite shy and doesn't want to be in the videos too much. HOWEVER, she HAS agreed to me interviewing her (as per your idea)... so that will take place very soon indeed. Anyway, take care and speak soon, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen That is awesome, if Beau agreed to that! I guess we are all a bit shy. But what is good here, is that you can delete and try again, or just leave parts out if you both aren't satisfied. That's the great thing about having your own channel. Having a live feed, is a complete different thing.. I look forward to it. And everyone of us has Asian accents, can't hide those, don't worry about that. Or if the vocabulary is limited, no worries. We subscribers just want to know both of you better 😊 Best of luck 🙏🙏😊😊
Yeah, it was like 2,100 or something. Not bad as it took about 3 hours to sort (like 10 years of compacted wax build up). Sorted now. Cheers, fella... take care. Den.
Hi, Daniel. I agree. A little more expensive than some of the other places but far better in terms of cleanliness and service. Surprised that they are better than the hospitals in NZ. I imagined that they would be impeccable for some reason! Anyway, thanks so much for sharing, Den.
Hmmm. yeah, maybe they take them down. Some think that it is advertising. I have literally just started a facebook page (not done anything with it yet though. Haha... cheers, Den.
Did this today in nakhon ratchasima at bkk hospital 2,600 both ears top service on all levels straight to ent without any wait. Doctor used a combo of scraping and water suction not painful but not very comfortable, but man the second the plug is loose is pure relief..
Haha... ACTUALLY, I really want to go to Vietnam for a holiday. I may do that next April with Beau and make a mini series of videos on it! I love Vietnamese food and the people are really nice (quite a few in Khon Kaen and Isan). Cheers, Den.
I need to do this again. When I had the high-pressure squirt method done years ago I swear when I walked out of the clinic I could hear birds chirping 1km away 😂
Haha... YEAH!!!! Exactly. It was a very weird sensation! But the clear sound of birds in amazing. I was shocked at how much hearing I had lost! All better now and was well worth the 2,000 baht!
Very interesting Den. My hearing was as bad as yours until I had it sorted last spring. The NHS still carry out ear syringing ( vacuum pump nowadays.) It takes a month to get an appointment slot. You use that month to put warm olive oil in every night to soften the wax… It took two goes a month apart: you may not be done yet…private cost in UK is £50 so same as the Bangkok Hospital. Love Vietnamese food..great review….I need to find that restaurant on Google Maps…whats the name?…any Bhan mi?
Ahhh... OK. So pretty much the same as the UK so not bad really. Yeah, they used a vacuum pump/sucker thing and a hook... but some of it was so deep, they had to try and try again... spent about 3 hours getting it all out (well, 95%... gonna try your olive oil idea!!! Cool. As for the Vietnamese place... yeah that egg/beef thing was simply awesome... here is the location - was in the description - (may have elsewhere as a chain maybe)... maps.app.goo.gl/VV5FXk7mpXAGuoBn9 Cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen Cheers Den. Btw: I said to the audiologist ( may have just made that word up ) shall I use hydrogen peroxide or the expensive stuff and she said: absolutely not…just warm olive oil from a pipette before you sleep…no need for cotton wool plugs or anything else…it just softens the rock hard wax enough for the suction to get it…nice to see Bo on your blog…makes me smile when she starts larking about. 👍
Hey, Dennis, I know you are on a tight budget for now and I wanted to share how to take care of wax build up without hospital visit because I have problem too. Baby oil drops in the ear (lay down and let it work for 30 minutes for each ear). Then take water bulb filled with water and squirt into each ear. All of the oil softens the wax and then the water jet flushes things out. Careful because sometimes things start to spin when the wax starts coming out. Anyway... hell of a vlog - Ear Wax and Vietnamese Food. What a combo!
Brilliant idea. I will definitely give it a go. I had no idea how bad my hearing was until last week when I sat with about 5 people and couldn't hear ANYTHING. It was horrible and a little scary. But yeah... never though of that. Ear wax and Vietnamese food.... maybe there is something in that hahaha... Thanks so much for sharing. Den.
Things have changed in the government hospitals. Udon Thani & Khon Kaen General government hospitals now have Foreign Customer Service Offices we’re they have people who can talk English & a few other languages. In KK they can also speak Chinese & Khmer. They also have agreements with a lot of Thai Insurance Companies that they bill direct. Isaan Farang did a Vid on the one in Udon Thani HEALTHCARE & INFO ISAAN FARANG. So if you have a look at his maybe you can do a Vid for Khon Kaen.
Wow. I did not know this. I will definitely look into it and consider making a video on it for Khon Kaen as you suggest. Great idea, fella. Thanks so much... gotta look in to this. Cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen I spoke to the girls in the Udon office. They told me the first one was Vachira Government Hospital in Phuket City & this was the model the others used. They have them were they have a lot of Expats. Which is Phuket, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai, Hau Hin & there is one in either Pattaya or Chonburi. Each hospital does it’s own agreements with insurance companies & Udon has agreement with 29 companies including Pacific Cross & WR Life. WR Life are pretty new & offer very good deals but on the forums some say they are probably a Broker who could just disappear into thin air one day. The girls in the Udon office told me they find them easy to deal with so I suppose you have to make up your own mind on them. I used both Private & government hospitals in the past & found the medical service I got from the government hospital to be excellent but the food was awful & the room about 1 star. As a rule of thumb I found the cost to be about a third of what a standard private hospital would charge. You also got Queen Siriket Heart Center on KK which a government hospital with a great reputation & the heart center for all Isaan (Cancer Hospital is in Udon Thani). If you look on ASEANOW forum one guy said he had a quadruple bypass & was in QS for 23 days in 2017 & the total bill was 369,000 THB. Another guy said he had 2 heart stents put in at QS in February this year & his total bill was 236,000 THB. The thing with heart stents is the stents themselves are imported & expensive & even in a government hospital you paying around 90,000 THB per stent.
@@KhonKaenDen This should lead you to a Vid that is in Thai but has English sub titles & goes through the history on a time line of the Foreign Customer Service at KK government hospital. It says in 2019 they developed a special network for Australians & did the same for British in 2021 but I don’t know what a special network is & maybe you could find out. ASEAN KHON KAEN HOSPITAL KKH MEDIA.
OMG! I am SHOCKED!!! I am 50 years old and I never knew this! I genuinely thought it was the same! Hahaha. Well, they do say you learn something new every day! Thanks... I am going to read up on the differences now. Cheers, Den.
This should take you to a good article that has a link to all the Thai government charges set in 2019. The article has a link to a pdf file that lists all the treatments & procedures in English but the prices are given in Thai script. The prices are what a Thai would or ASEAN National would pay & as you know if your working legally paying social security you pay 50% more for low cost stuff like blood tests & 25% more for more expensive stuff like an MRI & those numbers are 100% & 50% for an Expat retiree. As an example the guy in my other comment who paid 369,000 THB in total for a quadruple heart by pass gave the break down & it was 264,000 THB for the actual quadruple bypass. The pdf gives the cost of a CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) as 44,500 THB so x’s that by 4 for quadruple & 1.5 for the 50% extra & that comes out at 267,000 THB. DUAL PRICING NOW LEGAL FOR FOREIGNERS IN THAI PUBLIC HOSPITALS COCONUTS.
Brilliant. Thanks so much for this. Very, very interesting indeed. Amazing how much they charge compared to the real prices. Quite amazing, really. It should be illegal to charge so much extra and this is one of those "dual pricing" areas so often overlooked as it kind of remains hidden, unlike national parks etc. that just states it on a large board as you enter. Thanks again for sharing this. Cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen There’s nothing hidden about it & it was all over the media when the Dutch guy made a court case. I got no objection to the dual charging in what is paid for from taxes. Those prices for Thai’s & ASEAN Nationals are the standard pretty much non profit rates. Some people say we shouldn’t use Public healthcare as it is for Thai’s but if we are paying above the standard rates then we are adding money to the coffers for treating Thai Nationals & that blows that argument out of the water. In the UK if your not entitled to no charge at point of use access to the NHS then A&E including life saving treatment & GP visits are at no charge but anything else is charged at 150% the standard pretty much non profit rate. 31% of Thailand is the size of England +25% & that is what covers National Parks, National Forest, Animal Sanctuaries & No Hunting areas. I looked it up & before the Pandemic & roughly it costs around 11 Billion THB a year to maintain & manage it all & they take around 2 Billion in gate money with the other 9 Billion coming mostly from General taxation & so I don’t mind pay 5 times as much as a Thai. Now what would be a game changer for me is if they go ahead with this taxation of monies we bring in from overseas. If they do that then I think we should have access to what taxes pay for at least the same as an ASEAN National but if they do this, keep the dual charging & impose a health insurance requirement as a visa requirement then we’re is the justification. If we are non tax payers then dual charge but if we are tax payers then we should have access to the benefits those taxes pay for & that includes the Tax Funded Universal Healthcare System.
@@KhonKaenDen Here is an interesting fact & you can look it up for yourself online. Thailand’s Private hospitals get 35% of their revenue from sales of medicines & pharmaceuticals. I got heart stents & went for a check up at Wattana private hospital in Udon Thani & they charged me 10,000 for the checks & tests & 22,000 for 3 months meds. The next check up I went to Queen Siriket in Khon Kaen & they charged me 3,000 for the checks & tests & 6,000 for 3 months meds. So even with the dual pricing the Public Hospitals are a lot cheaper & the meds were a lot cheaper & cheaper than the high street pharmacy were I pay about 7,000 for the same.
@@isaanman5399 Hi, mate. Oh, of course, I remember that story now! As you say, I personally have no real issues paying more at national parks etc. (I visit many). Yes, the taxation laws being talked about is a concern... IF they keep up with everything else that is. That said, I am not sure it is going to happen... even IF it is actually possible to set up. They could end up pushing so many foreign tax payers out of the country. It could be a silly thing to do.
@@KhonKaenDen Malaysia announced on 29th October 2021 announced that as of 1st January 2022 they were going to tax money coming into the Country but still respect Double Tax Agreements. That went down like a lead balloon & on 30th December 2021 they announced a complete U-Turn & said they would not think of imposing it for at least 5 years. Philippines has a territorial tax only for Expats so only money generated on the Philippines is taxed & any money brought in is not taxed. Cambodia actually have rules that state money brought in including pensions is liable for Cambodian tax & they only have 7 Doubled tax agreements & none of them are with western Countries but they don’t tax any money Expats bring on & I wonder if they got the mechanism or will to do it as they are probably happy to get the foreign currency especially as they use the $. I think it is pretty obvious this tax grab was to pay for the 10,000 THB digital wallets but that has already been kicked down the road till September & being rolled back & a lot are against including the BOT. They said they would announce clarifications & we are still waiting & the PM stated recently it needs more study but it’s only 8 weeks away from implementation. Another thing is have they even allocated the resources to assess & collect this tax. So I think it is a matter of watch this space from now until the end of the year.
Welcome to my latest video for my channel, @KhonKaenDen. In this video, I was a little shocked when I lost about 70% of my hearing over the past week and required a hospital visit to try and remedy it. I wasn't allowed to film inside but I find out how much it can cost just to have your ears syringed at a private hospital in Khon Kaen. Beau and I also visit a really tasty Vietnamese restaurant in Khon Kaen known as Hue Vietnam Restaurant. Don't forget, if you like my videos hit the thumbs up, subscribe and comment! Hope you enjoy. Den.
Didnt really hear any of that but the pictures looked nice 🙏🙏
Hahaha.... cue (ear) drum roll.... Yeah, so happy to be able to hear again. Much better now (though took around 3 hours to sort out). Cheers, Den.
Funny opening to todays blog. It does get like that for the other half. Don’t leave it as long next time 😁. You are very good at local Thai customs etc. I see an awful lot of things on tipping perhaps you could cover in a future blog what the expected / Norm should be ?
Hi. Many thanks for your kind words. Cool idea on tipping. Yes, I will, indeed, make a video very soon on the subject. Cheers, Den.
Dennis I might have tried saying it didn't work. but that's just me. Glad you can hear again though.
Hi, John. To be honest, I am now at about 95% hearing (just not... quite... right). But need to keep using the ear wax oil?!? this week and should clear it. I was shocked about how much wax they pulled out... my right ear had become 100% blocked and it was scary when I could hear again. It took over 3 hours of poking, hooking, sucking and whatever else they had to get it all with intermittent stays on a hospital bed letting the liquid stuff soften everything. Just a little left too close to the ear drum (that is the bit I need to work on this week). Anyway, hope I can clear the rest this week. Cheers, Den.
😂😂😂 love it
Glad you like it hahaha!!!!
In the US the copay for a hospital visit with insurance would be as much or more than your treatment cost. Glad you were able to get it taken care of relatively cheaply and easily.
Wow. I am surprised at how expensive it can be in the US (compared to free in the UK). Having said that, yeah, 2,000 ish baht... about $50 isn't too bad really. Probably about two years of build up in my right ear especially! Thanks again, Den.
Love the intro 😂
Thanks so much.. thinking of my intros usually takes longer than the videos themselves haha!
Go in any regular Thai barber shop & they de wax your ears for about 50 THB. I had mine done a few times including once when they were packed full of wax like yours & the barbers done a great job cleaning them.
Good thinking once more... sadly my wax was probably more like 10 years of build up and took over 3 hours to sort (in and out after applying more stuff to try and suck/hook it all out - waaaayyy too much). However, from now on... I will definitely take you up on this! Cheers, Den.
Hi Dennis. Looking forward to your opinion on Baan Heng on the other side. I thought i go there tomorrow but will try Hue first. That beef dish and the baguette i need to try. Good that they fixed your ears and that you´re fine.
Ahhh... OK. Hope to get to Baan Heng very soon. Looks good. But agree about you going to Hue Vietnam first.... you will NOT be disappointed in that beef/eggs and bread... those crusty loaves.... I had three (well, me and Beau did). The filtered coffee is good too. Sooooo nice. Gonna go back very soon. Thanks for sharing and ENJOY! Let me know what you think of the food. Cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen I´m looking forward to the beef but more to the Baguette. It looks awsome. Much better from what you get at Big C and Tops. And it´s just 10 Baht a piece. Somehow good that Vietnam was colonised by the french to give us that awesome bread
@@okrim-thailand Yeah, the baguette was awesome (well, all three were haha). I think you can buy to take away too... put them in the freezer and take out every day! I am thinking of doing this. So crusty, so light... delicious. Cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen Hi. I was there today for lunch and had almost the same as you. The bread was really nice and that beef dish was something new but ok. Just don´t like the look of that slimy sauce they put ( same rat na ) but the taste was alright. The springrolls were to hard for me but my wife finished 10 of them in no time. The icetea is yummy and the sandwhich with pork sausage too. I definitely go back there but check the baan heng first. Thanks for the VDO to let me find new places around town.
Hi Den sorry to know about your hearing, I hate getting old myself but thank Buddha since I lost all my weight, only issue for me was a slight cold in January and a bite from a soi dog in 2yrs. Hope you are feeling better and was surprised by how much you paid. I believe having worked and had many family members working in the NHS I feel they cannot compete with service in Thailand even from a govt hospital. I can recommend Danish NHS as well great service . The food you had in that Vietnam resultant looked amazing be on the look out for Vietnam res from now on. Who need McDonald's or cheap Charlie's, love the food I get here. Take care watching United v Newcastle tonight 😂 for a laugh, Bournemouth at the weekend Come on City CTWD see you on the next video .
Hi, Peter. To be honest, same for me really... very rarely ill for a long time now. I also was bitten by a bat a few years ago. Had to have rabies injections that cost 5,000 baht. Yeah, a little expensive to sort out my hearing but many people have said the price is OK so not sure really. Yeah, that Vietnamese food was awesome... might become a weekly thing! Great... but easy result against the rags. Bring on Bournemouth this weekend!!!! Cheers, and have a great week. Den.
@@KhonKaenDen A bat wow like to hear that story.. you should make a video of that .. 😅
its honestly night and day for foreigners when it comes to government vs private hospitals like bangkok hospital, they're everywhere!
Couldn't agree with you more! Government hospitals are cheaper but not sure I want to stay there! Bangkok Hospital is good but not sure now compared to Khon Kaen Ram... maybe it's better. Cheers, Den.
And here I was, thinking you men were only hearing what you wanted to hear.. 😂 I am glad there was a solution to your problem, Den. Hearing is quite important in this world, you got to hear what your wife is saying.. The price wasn`t that bad either. I am glad you got Beau more interacted in your video this time. Loved that! Btw, that food, oh my goodness.. It looked sooo good! Thanks guys 😊😊🙏🙏
What did you say? Sorry, I wasn't listening. Haha... Yep, men only hear what they want to hear haha. Yeah, I was actually getting rather worried about it as I could have a simple conversation. It was quite scary. Yeah, 2k (about $50!?) was OK for me and then it was made up by eating awesome Vietnamese food... I haven't been to that restaurant before nor had I had that eggs and beef/bread thing before. Oh, my word!!!! Simply divine. Had lots similar but that was off the charts in terms of taste haha. Yeah, was goos to have Beau in more but she is quite shy and doesn't want to be in the videos too much. HOWEVER, she HAS agreed to me interviewing her (as per your idea)... so that will take place very soon indeed. Anyway, take care and speak soon, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen That is awesome, if Beau agreed to that! I guess we are all a bit shy. But what is good here, is that you can delete and try again, or just leave parts out if you both aren't satisfied. That's the great thing about having your own channel. Having a live feed, is a complete different thing.. I look forward to it. And everyone of us has Asian accents, can't hide those, don't worry about that. Or if the vocabulary is limited, no worries. We subscribers just want to know both of you better 😊 Best of luck 🙏🙏😊😊
I was expecting it to be more than 2 grand, not too bad mate
Yeah, it was like 2,100 or something. Not bad as it took about 3 hours to sort (like 10 years of compacted wax build up). Sorted now. Cheers, fella... take care. Den.
Can't beat Thai Bangkok hospitals,much much better than the hospitals here in new Zealand!
Hi, Daniel. I agree. A little more expensive than some of the other places but far better in terms of cleanliness and service. Surprised that they are better than the hospitals in NZ. I imagined that they would be impeccable for some reason! Anyway, thanks so much for sharing, Den.
I put a post up about seeing the channel on a Facebook page called Thailand Bloggerz but not sure if it was taken down cause i cant see it now 👍🏽
Hmmm. yeah, maybe they take them down. Some think that it is advertising. I have literally just started a facebook page (not done anything with it yet though. Haha... cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen You'll see your page posted on that site, just wasn't sure if you were aware of it 👍🏽
Brilliant. Cheers Scott! You are a diamond.
Did this today in nakhon ratchasima at bkk hospital 2,600 both ears top service on all levels straight to ent without any wait. Doctor used a combo of scraping and water suction not painful but not very comfortable, but man the second the plug is loose is pure relief..
And in the next vlog, Den announces their plans to relocate to Vietnam 🤣🤣
Haha... ACTUALLY, I really want to go to Vietnam for a holiday. I may do that next April with Beau and make a mini series of videos on it! I love Vietnamese food and the people are really nice (quite a few in Khon Kaen and Isan). Cheers, Den.
I need to do this again. When I had the high-pressure squirt method done years ago I swear when I walked out of the clinic I could hear birds chirping 1km away 😂
Haha... YEAH!!!! Exactly. It was a very weird sensation! But the clear sound of birds in amazing. I was shocked at how much hearing I had lost! All better now and was well worth the 2,000 baht!
Very interesting Den. My hearing was as bad as yours until I had it sorted last spring.
The NHS still carry out ear syringing ( vacuum pump nowadays.) It takes a month to get an appointment slot. You use that month to put warm olive oil in every night to soften the wax…
It took two goes a month apart: you may not be done yet…private cost in UK is £50 so same as the Bangkok Hospital.
Love Vietnamese food..great review….I need to find that restaurant on Google Maps…whats the name?…any Bhan mi?
Ahhh... OK. So pretty much the same as the UK so not bad really. Yeah, they used a vacuum pump/sucker thing and a hook... but some of it was so deep, they had to try and try again... spent about 3 hours getting it all out (well, 95%... gonna try your olive oil idea!!! Cool.
As for the Vietnamese place... yeah that egg/beef thing was simply awesome... here is the location - was in the description - (may have elsewhere as a chain maybe)...
maps.app.goo.gl/VV5FXk7mpXAGuoBn9
Cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen Cheers Den. Btw: I said to the audiologist ( may have just made that word up ) shall I use hydrogen peroxide or the expensive stuff and she said: absolutely not…just warm olive oil from a pipette before you sleep…no need for cotton wool plugs or anything else…it just softens the rock hard wax enough for the suction to get it…nice to see Bo on your blog…makes me smile when she starts larking about. 👍
Hey, Dennis, I know you are on a tight budget for now and I wanted to share how to take care of wax build up without hospital visit because I have problem too. Baby oil drops in the ear (lay down and let it work for 30 minutes for each ear). Then take water bulb filled with water and squirt into each ear. All of the oil softens the wax and then the water jet flushes things out. Careful because sometimes things start to spin when the wax starts coming out.
Anyway... hell of a vlog - Ear Wax and Vietnamese Food. What a combo!
Brilliant idea. I will definitely give it a go. I had no idea how bad my hearing was until last week when I sat with about 5 people and couldn't hear ANYTHING. It was horrible and a little scary. But yeah... never though of that. Ear wax and Vietnamese food.... maybe there is something in that hahaha... Thanks so much for sharing. Den.
Things have changed in the government hospitals. Udon Thani & Khon Kaen General government hospitals now have Foreign Customer Service Offices we’re they have people who can talk English & a few other languages. In KK they can also speak Chinese & Khmer. They also have agreements with a lot of Thai Insurance Companies that they bill direct. Isaan Farang did a Vid on the one in Udon Thani HEALTHCARE & INFO ISAAN FARANG. So if you have a look at his maybe you can do a Vid for Khon Kaen.
Wow. I did not know this. I will definitely look into it and consider making a video on it for Khon Kaen as you suggest. Great idea, fella. Thanks so much... gotta look in to this. Cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen I spoke to the girls in the Udon office. They told me the first one was Vachira Government Hospital in Phuket City & this was the model the others used. They have them were they have a lot of Expats. Which is Phuket, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai, Hau Hin & there is one in either Pattaya or Chonburi. Each hospital does it’s own agreements with insurance companies & Udon has agreement with 29 companies including Pacific Cross & WR Life. WR Life are pretty new & offer very good deals but on the forums some say they are probably a Broker who could just disappear into thin air one day. The girls in the Udon office told me they find them easy to deal with so I suppose you have to make up your own mind on them. I used both Private & government hospitals in the past & found the medical service I got from the government hospital to be excellent but the food was awful & the room about 1 star. As a rule of thumb I found the cost to be about a third of what a standard private hospital would charge.
You also got Queen Siriket Heart Center on KK which a government hospital with a great reputation & the heart center for all Isaan (Cancer Hospital is in Udon Thani). If you look on ASEANOW forum one guy said he had a quadruple bypass & was in QS for 23 days in 2017 & the total bill was 369,000 THB. Another guy said he had 2 heart stents put in at QS in February this year & his total bill was 236,000 THB. The thing with heart stents is the stents themselves are imported & expensive & even in a government hospital you paying around 90,000 THB per stent.
@@KhonKaenDen This should lead you to a Vid that is in Thai but has English sub titles & goes through the history on a time line of the Foreign Customer Service at KK government hospital. It says in 2019 they developed a special network for Australians & did the same for British in 2021 but I don’t know what a special network is & maybe you could find out. ASEAN KHON KAEN HOSPITAL KKH MEDIA.
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OMG! I am SHOCKED!!! I am 50 years old and I never knew this! I genuinely thought it was the same! Hahaha. Well, they do say you learn something new every day! Thanks... I am going to read up on the differences now. Cheers, Den.
This should take you to a good article that has a link to all the Thai government charges set in 2019. The article has a link to a pdf file that lists all the treatments & procedures in English but the prices are given in Thai script. The prices are what a Thai would or ASEAN National would pay & as you know if your working legally paying social security you pay 50% more for low cost stuff like blood tests & 25% more for more expensive stuff like an MRI & those numbers are 100% & 50% for an Expat retiree. As an example the guy in my other comment who paid 369,000 THB in total for a quadruple heart by pass gave the break down & it was 264,000 THB for the actual quadruple bypass. The pdf gives the cost of a CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) as 44,500 THB so x’s that by 4 for quadruple & 1.5 for the 50% extra & that comes out at 267,000 THB. DUAL PRICING NOW LEGAL FOR FOREIGNERS IN THAI PUBLIC HOSPITALS COCONUTS.
Brilliant. Thanks so much for this. Very, very interesting indeed. Amazing how much they charge compared to the real prices. Quite amazing, really. It should be illegal to charge so much extra and this is one of those "dual pricing" areas so often overlooked as it kind of remains hidden, unlike national parks etc. that just states it on a large board as you enter. Thanks again for sharing this. Cheers, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen There’s nothing hidden about it & it was all over the media when the Dutch guy made a court case. I got no objection to the dual charging in what is paid for from taxes. Those prices for Thai’s & ASEAN Nationals are the standard pretty much non profit rates. Some people say we shouldn’t use Public healthcare as it is for Thai’s but if we are paying above the standard rates then we are adding money to the coffers for treating Thai Nationals & that blows that argument out of the water. In the UK if your not entitled to no charge at point of use access to the NHS then A&E including life saving treatment & GP visits are at no charge but anything else is charged at 150% the standard pretty much non profit rate. 31% of Thailand is the size of England +25% & that is what covers National Parks, National Forest, Animal Sanctuaries & No Hunting areas. I looked it up & before the Pandemic & roughly it costs around 11 Billion THB a year to maintain & manage it all & they take around 2 Billion in gate money with the other 9 Billion coming mostly from General taxation & so I don’t mind pay 5 times as much as a Thai. Now what would be a game changer for me is if they go ahead with this taxation of monies we bring in from overseas. If they do that then I think we should have access to what taxes pay for at least the same as an ASEAN National but if they do this, keep the dual charging & impose a health insurance requirement as a visa requirement then we’re is the justification. If we are non tax payers then dual charge but if we are tax payers then we should have access to the benefits those taxes pay for & that includes the Tax Funded Universal Healthcare System.
@@KhonKaenDen Here is an interesting fact & you can look it up for yourself online. Thailand’s Private hospitals get 35% of their revenue from sales of medicines & pharmaceuticals. I got heart stents & went for a check up at Wattana private hospital in Udon Thani & they charged me 10,000 for the checks & tests & 22,000 for 3 months meds. The next check up I went to Queen Siriket in Khon Kaen & they charged me 3,000 for the checks & tests & 6,000 for 3 months meds. So even with the dual pricing the Public Hospitals are a lot cheaper & the meds were a lot cheaper & cheaper than the high street pharmacy were I pay about 7,000 for the same.
@@isaanman5399 Hi, mate. Oh, of course, I remember that story now! As you say, I personally have no real issues paying more at national parks etc. (I visit many). Yes, the taxation laws being talked about is a concern... IF they keep up with everything else that is. That said, I am not sure it is going to happen... even IF it is actually possible to set up. They could end up pushing so many foreign tax payers out of the country. It could be a silly thing to do.
@@KhonKaenDen Malaysia announced on 29th October 2021 announced that as of 1st January 2022 they were going to tax money coming into the Country but still respect Double Tax Agreements. That went down like a lead balloon & on 30th December 2021 they announced a complete U-Turn & said they would not think of imposing it for at least 5 years. Philippines has a territorial tax only for Expats so only money generated on the Philippines is taxed & any money brought in is not taxed. Cambodia actually have rules that state money brought in including pensions is liable for Cambodian tax & they only have 7 Doubled tax agreements & none of them are with western Countries but they don’t tax any money Expats bring on & I wonder if they got the mechanism or will to do it as they are probably happy to get the foreign currency especially as they use the $. I think it is pretty obvious this tax grab was to pay for the 10,000 THB digital wallets but that has already been kicked down the road till September & being rolled back & a lot are against including the BOT. They said they would announce clarifications & we are still waiting & the PM stated recently it needs more study but it’s only 8 weeks away from implementation. Another thing is have they even allocated the resources to assess & collect this tax. So I think it is a matter of watch this space from now until the end of the year.