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How to Get Rid of Ear Wax

June 27th, 2007 by MartinDodge
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How to Remove Ear Wax

The more wax you get, the better it is to get rid of the stuff regularly to forestall any infections. When you shower, tilt your head slightly and briefly to let a little hot water run in one ear. Tilt your head to the other side to let the water escape. Do the same with the other ear. This may heat the wax to the point where it melts and runs out of your ears on its own. You may need nothing more.

 

But the stuff could still continue to build up. Fear not, there’s more you can do, assuming you don’t have a perforated ear drum, something your doctor would apprise you of after sticking a little scope in your ears.

 

If you’re too much of a cheapskate to go to the pharmacy and purchase some ear drops, you can heat olive oil to body temperature (no hotter!) and put a few drops in each ear. Use a bit of cotton to keep the stuff from running out and staining your collar. Do this for three or four days, then use an ear syringe or a large hypodermic syringe (without the needle, of course) to flush your ears with tepid water. Make sure you don’t get the tip of the syringe too close to your eardrum, which could make a blast of water dangerous.

 

At the drugstore, you can purchase a kit containing ear drops, an ear syringe, and a basin for catching the drainage. If you don’t know how to squeeze an ear syringe by yourself or are afraid of damaging your ear drum, go to the doctor’s office, where a nurse will clean your ears for you. They love doing things like that. If it’s still not budging, they may try to suction out the stubborn wax. Alternatively, the doc may simply go in with a little hook and pull it out. Don’t try that at home, people.

 

Warning!: Do not use Q-tips to clean your ears! In fact, don’t so much as stick your finger in there, as good as that may feel, because any of those things could damage your eardrum. At a minimum, they will be counterproductive and only push the wax deeper into the ear canal.

Ear Wax Candles?

Ear candling as a technique for removing ear wax is a practice that has been traced back over 4500 years ago. It is still practiced today, much to the horror of otolaryngology specialists who consider it dangerous. It must be performed by a specialist using special "candles" which are cotton sheets that have been soaked with beeswax in the shape of a cone. The cone is placed in your ear and set afire to burn slowly. After a some time, the specialist extinguishes the fire. Heat convection supposedly wicks out whatever wax, debris, and microorganisms have lodged in your ears, and the flame conveniently turns the exudates into vapor. There is no pain involved. The treatment may be completed by putting drops of hydrogen peroxide in the ears. Proponents claim that a candling every six months can relieve not only ear pain, reduced hearing, and balance difficulties, but also sinus conditions and migraines. Opponents claim that a treatment every six months is merely an effective way of cleaning out your wallet.

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  1. July 9th, 2009 at 8:10 am    J Morrow Says:

    I to always got water in my ears swimming as a kid, dr told me to put several drops of rubbing alchol in them. Turn your head to the side put the drops in wait a few seconds and then turn your head over the other way…warm water will run out and no more water in your ears! It works!!

  2. July 6th, 2009 at 4:36 pm    sara Says:

    I bought a waterpik for my ears…they clog up every couple of months. The waterpik(only use the gentle pressure tip!) clears them in seconds…I don’t know what I would do with out it!!

  3. July 2nd, 2009 at 4:51 pm    gleveen m. Says:

    OMG,ON SUNDAY I WENT 2 THE POOL AND MY ENTIRE EAR GOT WATER IN IT.ITS STILL IN THERE AND ON TOP OF THAT I HAVE AN EAR INFECTION PRIOR TO THAT.WHAT SHOULD I DO?IM SCARED.I CANT LISTEN TO MUSIC OR SING AS GOOD AS I USED 2 CUZ I CANT HEAR CLEARLY.

  4. June 28th, 2009 at 5:07 am    lena j. Says:

    hi.
    my left ear has been blocked fo a couple of days now and i dont know what remedy to use for it. it feels like a hand is covering it to keep me from hearing…wht should i do???

  5. June 1st, 2009 at 1:48 pm    Darlene Says:

    My ear has been clogged for 4 days now, I went to the dr on Saturday!! NO help, he gave me some drops told me there was a white clog in my ear and sent me home!! Use peroxide and water, alcohol…..to clean out my ear, its still clogged I’m going crazy and hurts! Iwent and got an ear candle! It started burning so bad I had to have my husband take it out, burning so bad I 47 CRIED!
    HELP Someone .. anyone have any ideas! What do I do!!??

  6. May 31st, 2009 at 5:01 pm    angie Says:

    my ear is full of wax it is unplugged but it goes abck and forth when i shacke my head. I can still feel it full of wax. Please help me i am only 15. The wax removers only make my ear get plugged. No wax cames out. -Help!

  7. April 6th, 2009 at 8:40 am    aliyah Says:

    my ear is in pain i cant take it any more it has wax i think and i think im deaf if just you can answer this qeustion what is it

  8. March 23rd, 2009 at 4:34 pm    hannah Says:

    help! i went to a water park yesturday adn i came back and there is like tons of water still in my ear! i dont know how to get it out i have tried q tips! help

  9. If you can’t get it out with ear drops just go to a competent doctor. They will remove it in the office with a little powerful water hose and suction device. If they don’t have it they can refer you to a ear specialist that can do it too probably.

  10. I would suggest using a product called Auro-Dri. It comes in a white bottle. It contains some chemicals used for unclogging water ears. Just put 5 drops in the ear while lying down sideways with the infected ear up, then wait for about 10 nminutes. Then pour the excess dissolvent out of ear and get rid of the wax with some q-tips.

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