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Earwax is a natural substance that protects the ear and ear canal. However, earwax can sometimes cause hearing loss or discomfort if it builds up too much. You can remove earwax, but be careful not to damage the sensitive areas of the ear. The following article will not only help you remove earwax safely and effectively, but also avoid dangerous and unwise methods.
Steps
Before starting to remove earwax
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Make sure the ear is not infected before removing the wax. If you have an ear infection, excessive earwax removal can cause perforation of the eardrum. [1] X Trusted Source National Health Service (UK) Go to the source Ironically, earwax actually helps protect the ear from infection. Do not use any method, especially ear washing, if you:
- Had problems with ear washing before
- Ever had a perforated eardrum?
- Mucus discharge like pus from the ear
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See your doctor if in doubt. Removing or removing earwax from the ear canal may not seem dangerous, but if you don’t know how, you can cause damage to the ear. You shouldn’t risk removing earwax if your ear hurts. Instead, you should consult your doctor about the following earwax removal methods.
use salt solution
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Mix 1 teaspoon of salt in ½ cup of warm water in a glass, cup, or small saucepan. Stir until the salt dissolves.
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Dip a cotton ball in the salt solution.
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Tilt your head so that the ear with the wax is facing up. You should tilt your head to the side and sit down to make the process of instilling the saline solution easier.
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Squeeze the cotton pad dipped in the saline solution so that the salt water flows into the ear. You only need to put a few drops and avoid flooding the ear canal.
- Rely on gravity to let the saline solution penetrate the earwax.
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Tilt your head in the opposite direction and wait for the salt water to drain out.
Use hydrogen peroxide
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Mix water with 3% hydrogen peroxide in a 1:1 ratio in a glass or beaker. Hydrogen peroxide is more potent (over 6%) but is not readily available over-the-counter. You should only use a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution or less.
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Dip the cotton pad in the hydrogen peroxide solution.
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Tilt your head so that the ear with the wax is facing up. You should tilt your head to the side and sit down to make the hydrogen peroxide instillation process easier.
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Squeeze the cotton pad dipped in hydrogen peroxide so that the hydrogen peroxide flows into the ear. You only need to put a few drops and avoid flooding the ear canal.
- Relying on gravity to allow hydrogen peroxide to penetrate earwax. You may feel a little tinnitus as hydrogen peroxide sizzling in your ears.
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Tilt your head in the opposite direction and wait for the hydrogen peroxide to flow out.
Use vinegar and alcohol
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Mix white vinegar and isopropyl alcohol in a 1:1 ratio in a glass or cup. This mixture can effectively treat otitis externa (infection outside the ear canal caused by standing water in the ear after swimming). [2] X Trusted Source Mayo Clinic Go to the source This is an effective method because the alcohol can help the water evaporate.
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Dip the cotton pad in the vinegar solution.
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Tilt your head so that the ear with the wax is facing up. You should tilt your head to the side and sit down to make the small process easier.
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Squeeze the cotton pad dipped in the vinegar solution so that the vinegar water flows into the ear. You only need to put a few drops and avoid flooding the ear canal.
- Rely on gravity to let the vinegar seep through the earwax. You may feel a slight heat as the alcohol acts on your skin and dissolves.
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Tilt your head in the opposite direction and wait for any remaining solution to drain out if necessary.
Use mineral oil or baby oil
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You can put baby oil or mineral oil directly into the ear. You can suck the oil into the dropper.
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Tilt your head so that the ear with the wax is facing up. You should tilt your head to the side and sit down to make the oiling process easier.
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Put 2-5 drops of oil in the ear.
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Place a cotton pad over your ear to prevent the oil from leaking out. Wait for a few minutes.
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Take out the cotton pad. Tilt your head in the opposite direction to let the oil drain out.
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Use a saline spray or room temperature water to wash your ears.
- You should use salt water twice a week to wash your ears and prevent earwax from building up. Earwax helps protect the ears naturally, so you don’t need to use salt water to wash your ears every day.
Methods that should not be applied
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Do not use Q-Tip cotton swabs to get deep into the ears. You should only use Q-Tip cotton swabs to remove wax from the outside of the ear and avoid poking deep inside the ear canal. The tissues in the ear canal, especially the tissue near the eardrum, are extremely sensitive, making it very susceptible to infection if impacted.
- Another reason doctors don’t recommend using cotton swabs to remove earwax is that cotton swabs are more likely to push earwax deeper into the ear canal than to pull it out. Therefore, the use of Q-Tip cotton swabs is not recommended.
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Do not use ear candles. Ear candle lighting is the process of placing a cone-shaped device on the ear, lighting a tall candle, and relying on the pressure of the candlestick to suck the earwax out. At least this is the theory. However, lighting ear candles is often ineffective or even dangerous for the following reasons:
- Earwax is sticky. The force of sucking earwax out of the ear needs to be large enough, and if it is too much, it can accidentally tear the eardrum. This is because earwax is sticky and difficult to move.
- Lighting the ear candle also pushes more candle wax into the ear. Instead of removing the earwax, the candle pushes more wax into the ear. This happens because the distance between the candle and the ear is too close and it is too dangerous to go through a funnel.
- Lighting an ear candle can be dangerous. Ear candles can cause many health problems right after you apply them such as: [3] X Research Source
- The air inside the ear can become too hot and burn the inner ear.
- Candles can accidentally catch fire if you’re not careful.
- This method can cause perforation of the eardrum.
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Do not use force to spray liquid into the ear. Your doctor can do this, but you can’t. Fluid that pushes into the ear canal can enter through the eardrum and cause an ear infection. The fluid can act on the eardrum, so there is a risk of damage to the inner ear.
Advice
- Do not insert the Q-Tip deeply into the narrow passage of the ear canal. The eardrum can be damaged if you accidentally push earwax or a cotton swab deep into the ear canal.
- DO NOT use any cotton swabs to remove earwax from the inner ear as it may cause permanent damage to the ear.
- Regular intake of vitamin C in the diet helps to remove earwax build-up naturally.
- Use ear drops prescribed by your doctor.
- If earwax still accumulates a lot after 1 week of applying the above home remedies, you should see a doctor.
Warning
- Do not use cotton swabs or other objects to clean the ears. Cotton swabs can push the ear canal deep into the ear and cause real damage to the ear. Plus, cotton swabs make earwax harder to handle at first.
- Ear candles can cause damage, so you should not use this method to remove earwax.
- If you have ear pain, fever, hearing loss or tinnitus, you should not use the above methods to remove earwax. Instead, you should consult your doctor.
- Be careful when using hydrogen peroxide to wash your ears. Hydrogen peroxide solutions are usually strong and can cause adverse reactions.
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Earwax is a natural substance that protects the ear and ear canal. However, earwax can sometimes cause hearing loss or discomfort if it builds up too much. You can remove earwax, but be careful not to damage the sensitive areas of the ear. The following article will not only help you remove earwax safely and effectively, but also avoid dangerous and unwise methods.
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