Earwax clog

[doglover]

I've always had issues with my ears, and often when I sleep on my side, in the morning the side I slept on's ear I can barely hear out of. It's all clogged with wax. That happened to me this morning when I woke up. It's still clogged. Once several years ago, I couldn't get it unclogged and I lived with it for several months. WAY miserable and I won't do that any more! I bought a bottle of ear drops, which is supposed to dissolve the wax, and normally it does, but this time it hasn't worked. I keep my ears very clean, and even if I try, I can hardly ever get any wax out of my ears, they're so cleaned out. Nothing works either. Some people suggest warm water or a warm washcloth on my ear. Nope. Doesn't work for me. I really don't want to go to the doctor and have them remove it--I've heard it's a miserable proceedure and any visit to the Dr. is expensive. Anyone have any ideas that will actually work?

 

[Henry Ross]

My doctor used warm water and hydrogen peroxide to unclog mine.
She used a syringe and a pan to catch the water and peroxide that ran out of my ear.
Hope this helps.

 

[upps64]

There is anouther way to clean them. It sounds like the wax is really deep down, next to the ear drum. I would not allow a doctor to use a curvet. There is this other thing that can be used. It is normally used to clean between teeth, by shooting water. A doctor used it for me when I was 6 and cloged to the point I went def. Put warm water in, it has different pressure settings and just blasts the wax to small peices, and then it runs out with the water. It won't damage the ear drum, cause it was on high when it broke through and hit my drum when I was 6. Feels weird but works well. Go to www.waterpik.com You should be able to buy one from Kmart or target. It will break up those deep blockages.

 

[doglover]

Yeah, I've heard of the waterpik trick, but I also heard to never do it with a home waterpik, because it can rupture the eardrum unless you know what you're doing. Thanks though.

 

[InTheGarden]

doglover, I see you are 15--if you are a high school student, go to the nurse's office at school and see if someone there can clean them for you. If there's a nurse practitioner there they should be able to do it for you. I have to get my ears cleaned out professionally every couple of years--I have a physician's assistant I go to who is great at it, using the warm water and syringe method mentioned above. They have little blue syringes you can buy at the drugstore to clean your own ears with, but last time I tried one all it did was move the wax just far enough to make me practically deaf in that ear, and I wasn't able to get to a doctor for over a week! The professional cleaning is definitely worth it!

 

[doglover]

doglover, I see you are 15--if you are a high school student, go to the nurse's office at school and see if someone there can clean them for you. If there's a nurse practitioner there they should be able to do it for you. I have to get my ears cleaned out professionally every couple of years--I have a physician's assistant I go to who is great at it, using the warm water and syringe method mentioned above. They have little blue syringes you can buy at the drugstore to clean your own ears with, but last time I tried one all it did was move the wax just far enough to make me practically deaf in that ear, and I wasn't able to get to a doctor for over a week! The professional cleaning is definitely worth it!

I'm actually a homeschooled student, so the nurse's office wouldn't work. But on Monday (after the wax was a bit softened bc of the drops) I was rubbing my ear, and it popped and came unclogged! Thanks to everyone for trying to help me.

 

[Tuffguy]

Doctors are expensive cause they have so much education. But what comes with the education is a whole heck of alot of knowledge. Go to the doctor. Most walk in clinics don't cost much at all. Under 50 bucks.