How Do You Remove Ear Wax At Home?
When you get a heavy amount of ear wax in your ears, your ears can feel funny, you can loose a small amount of hearing, infection can set in and you can even develop problems relating to your sinuses. For these reasons, many people choose to remove ear wax at home, on a regular basis. There are a few methods in which to do this, safely. Just take great care when you choose these steps and remember that your ear and your ear canal can be sensitive. Apply drops directly into your ears. You can buy special drops at any drug store for the sole use of softening ear wax. Be sure to follow the directions on the medication insert exactly. Using a medicine dropper, squeeze two to five drops of the oil into the inner ear opening. Place a cotton ball into the ear, to keep the oil from dripping right out againPlace a cotton ball into the ear, to keep the oil from dripping right out again. Allow the oil to set for several minutes. Remove the cotton ball. Bend your head, allowing the oil to drip fro
“Hi I’m Dr. David Hill and today we are going to be talking about how to remove ear wax at home. Now people find ear wax really disturbing and occasionally a buildup of ear wax may cause a problem like pain or decreased hearing but for most people you really don’t need to do anything about ear wax. Remember ear wax or ceremun we call it in medicine is very protective not only does it form a physical barrier preventing bugs and dirt from getting into the ear it also forms an acidic chemical barrier fighting off bacteria and keeping them from causing outer ear infections like swimmer’s ear. Now what do you not want to do? You absolutely do not want to put a Q tip here in the ear canal. What happens there is generally a little narrowing or twist in the canal about half way down and when you go in with a Q tip you usually push more wax in than you get out. That can cause an impaction and decreased hearing, even ear infections. This tissue is very very delicate and tender and it is easy to
