Excess ear wax

katiemac

How do you remove excess ear wax?

My ears get clogged up from time to time. I have tried ear drops, cotton buds and warm water. Nothing seems to shift it.

Anyone got any suggestions?:o

Ruu_Old

Hydrogen peroxide is pretty good, you can get it in any chemist (they recommended it).

Max_Damage

I've this problem aswell. I've tried everything, to no avail. I just end up going to the doctor every six months to get them syringed.

feylya

Put some olive oil in a tea spoon and place it in the palm of your hand so it gets warm. Drip it into your ear. Also, seek advice from a doctor.

spurious

Cotton buds should never be put in the ear canal, they only impact the wax further down making it harder to get out.

naturalessence_

katiemac wrote:

How do you remove excess ear wax?

Have you ever tried Hopi Ear Candling? This treatment is also known as thermo-auricular therapy. Ear candling is a natural ear cleaning technique that originated centries ago, with the Native American Hopi Indians. It is described as a safe and simple method of removing excess earwax, infections & residuals of past ear infections.

Vist www.freewebs.com/naturalessencebeauty for further details:)

Malteaser!

^^^^^ seen that been done a few times actually, wouldn't be too keen on someone sticking a big tube in my own ear and lighting it though tbh!!

OP, I'd just go to the doctor, he'll be able to tell you the best course of action and may even syringe it if it's bad!!

daydreamerlotus

Malteaser! wrote:

^^^^^ seen that been done a few times actually, wouldn't be too keen on someone sticking a big tube in my own ear and lighting it though tbh!!

OP, I'd just go to the doctor, he'll be able to tell you the best course of action and may even syringe it if it's bad!!

The big tube thing you seem to be refering to is made of 100% organic cotton presoaked & dried with essential oils, alot less scarier than getting your ears syringed & believe me, alot less painful.

I have to say from experience, my own doc recommended getting this done several years ago, cos I too suffered badly with excess ear wax & had to keep getting them syringed, I havent looked back since.
Not only do they really work, the treatment in itself is so relaxing & I always sleep like a baby afterwards.

Theres my peice of usefull/useless info for the day:D

Artmustang

I'd been using cootonbuds eversince and got no problem with it. You've to do it after bath though so the wax are soft and got to dipbuds with water so it gets softer.

G&T

naturalessence_ wrote:

katiemac wrote:

How do you remove excess ear wax?

Have you ever tried Hopi Ear Candling? This treatment is also known as thermo-auricular therapy. Ear candling is a natural ear cleaning technique that originated centries ago, with the Native American Hopi Indians. It is described as a safe and simple method of removing excess earwax, infections & residuals of past ear infections.

Vist www.freewebs.com/naturalessencebeauty for further details:)

They sell these candles in my local chemists,(Galway)
They are about €8 each.
Use them on my oh who has the same problem as you and they work a treat.

princess-lala

go to your local pharmacy, there is a new spray you can buy, i believe its very good.
cotton buds arent good to be sticking in your ears as they push the wax in further.

fits

You could use it to make wellingtons lol!

Seriously, I'd avoid the cotton buds, and visit the doctor. It could be the sign of an infection or something...

Thomas_S_Hunterson

lol Ear candling is all a hoax, those who swear by its benefits are victims of a placebo

Dr_Teeth

I just use a metal paperclip! I unbend one end to make it long enough.. the curve of the other end fits just right.

RainyDay

Dr_Teeth wrote:

I just use a metal paperclip! I unbend one end to make it long enough.. the curve of the other end fits just right.

I do hope that this is a bravado boast. If not, it is only a matter of time until you puncture your eardrum.

Owen

I use a spray called "Audiclean", you simply spray during your shower and it breaks up the earwax. For larger plugs, you tilt your head to one side, spray into your canal, and wait for ten mins, rinse out, repeat until you can feel it being clean.

Donald-Duck

daydreamerlotus wrote:

The big tube thing you seem to be refering to is made of 100% organic cotton presoaked & dried with essential oils, alot less scarier than getting your ears syringed & believe me, alot less painful.

Getting your ear syringed isn't painful at all so I've no idea what you're talking about

Dr_Teeth

RainyDay wrote:

I do hope that this is a bravado boast. If not, it is only a matter of time until you puncture your eardrum.

No bravado.. it works great. I'd have to really stab myself with it for the round curved end of a paperclip to do damage. Using an item like this is common in Asia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_pick

JC 2K3

I roll up the corner of a tissue to make a very fine point and insert it gently and as shallowly as possible into my ear.

It's the only successful method of physically removing wax blocking my ear I've found that isn't messy and doesn't aggrivate my ear.

@Dr Teeth
From the wiki article you posted:
"The practice of ear picking poses several serious health hazards to the human ear."
:rolleyes:

You shouldn't put anything hard into your ear to remove wax.

JC 2K3

daydreamerlotus wrote:

alot less scarier than getting your ears syringed & believe me, alot less painful.

What's scary/painful about getting your ears syringed?

The name "ear syringing" sounds a bit scary, admittedly, but the actual process is rather tame.

AFAIK they sell self-syringing kits, which could be useful if you need to do it a lot.

GrumPy

Ds stylus tbh