Any tips for ear care and ear wax removal?

[UA User]

I produce more ear wax than normal according to a hearing specialist, so my ears get stopped up more quickly it seems. I tried the over the counter solution suggested by the hearing specialist but had less than stellar results. Do any of you have tips for ear wax removal?

Also, I want to protect my hearing and care for my ears as best I can. Any tips for keeping your ears in top shape?

 

[bellows and brass]

Stay off the tools

 

[UA User]

Stay off the tools

What do you mean?

 

[mrufino1]

Get the syringe that sprays water in your ear or one of the water pump type systems, either one works. I have that issue too, which is made worse by wearing IEM’s, so I need to do a “de-waxing” every few months. I used to get wax impacted and the doctor would have to clean it out (with the same methods) but this has helped. Put peroxide in your ear before you do the cleaning and let it sit for a few, that will help loosen the wax.

 

[rodd]

Yes, the Q kind (har-dee-har-har)

 

[bellows and brass]

What do you mean?

grinding, sawing, sanding, plunge routers, water jet blasting, 2 stroke motors…chainsaws, line trimmers, lawn mowers, rattle guns, nail guns…anything with word gun in it (glue gun exempt ).
Don’t do gigs either. Stay off the tools!

 

[Matt Hepworth]

Always wear earplugs when you're around louder things. Careful with doing anything to clean your ears yourself.

 

[Rainflower]

I use this cool plastic bottle that has an angled nozzle with 3 holes that spray an indirect stream of whatever is in the bottle, usually warmish water. this indirect sprayer is important to not force high pressure fluid straight at the eardrum…i got mine at the pharmacy at my hospital..I use it a few times a year.

there is another thing i used from CVS or other pharmacy. i think it was called EAR. it’s a little rubber bulb that you use like a turkey baster..you have to be careful with this one though…it directs the water stream into a sharp point like one of those water-pic tooth brushes….i prefer the former.

 

[chrisso]

I have the same thing. It's a genetic thing, although yes loud volume can speed u the process, as well as having a cold or flu.
I highly value my ears, so nothing like a Q tip ever goes near my ear. I also don't trust anyone with a syringe and water.
I now get my ears suctioned about twice a year. My local audiology clinic does it. It's very effective, very gentle, they are expert and they are using a magnified viewer attached to the sucker to see exactly what they are doing.
They always tell me to put olive oil in my ear for a week or so before a visit. I have now started to doing that as a matter of course, as it can keep your ears clear of wax and definitely stops wax from hardening or going lower into the ear canal, making it harder to remove.
So, a little eye dropper, a little bottle of decent quality olive oil. Drop a couple of drops in and plug with a tiny ball of cotton wool.
You don't need to send $$ on ear specific concoctions. Although my audiologist sometimes uses an ear specific hydrogen peroxide if we are struggling to shift it.

 

[jwalker9999]

Dont put qtips in your ear. A friend punctured her ear drum doing this .painful surgery required .

Go to an ENT dr and they can vacuum it out


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[MakerDP]

My primary care doc used to clean mine for me pretty regularly. He would pull big nasty globs of wax out of each ear. I knew it was time to go in when the soundman regularly bugged me about my stage monitors being way to loud but yet I continually asked for "more me." After a cleaning I magically started asking him to turn my monitor down because it was way too freakin loud.

Which reminds me... it's probably time to have this checked again.

 

[GED19904]

they have these things made out of beeswax and ??? that look sorta like drumsticks but are hollow. you get a paper plate and cut a tiny hole to fit one inside and lay on your side ear facing up and stick the narrow end in your ear with the plate resting on your ear as well. then someone lights the opposite end and let it burn all the way down, it takes about 5 minutes. it creates a vacuum that pulls tons of nasty stuff out of your ear, q tips get maybe 1%. they cost about 10-15 and usually can find them at your organic store. sounds weird but it works,

 

[bellows and brass]

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Burning hot wax directly above a rather important organ or two. What could possibly go wrong?
If you go for the ear candle, please be sure to video the procedure.

 

[UA User]

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions! I’ll discuss some of these with the audiologist on my next visit.

 

[Marshall K]

A little 0,25% sodium bicarbonate solution in the ear canal once or twice a week before going to bed would keep the cerumen away.
I think you can buy ear drops with sodium bicarbonate from Amazon but I’m not sure of the concentration/strength.
Hydrogen peroxid would work as well but it may be stronger and maybe put ”strain” on the tympanon if used to often.
Olive oil (or any oil from peanuts, sunflowers etc.) will also work to soften the skin in the ear canal if it is itchy or scaly.

 

[d0gmA]

they have these things made out of beeswax and ??? that look sorta like drumsticks but are hollow. you get a paper plate and cut a tiny hole to fit one inside and lay on your side ear facing up and stick the narrow end in your ear with the plate resting on your ear as well. then someone lights the opposite end and let it burn all the way down, it takes about 5 minutes. it creates a vacuum that pulls tons of nasty stuff out of your ear, q tips get maybe 1%. they cost about 10-15 and usually can find them at your organic store. sounds weird but it works,

I have used ear candles for about 40 years they work great. I started using them when my son kept getting ear infections and the pharmacist suggested trying a homeopathic solution and we tried it and his ear infection cleared up instantly. I use them all the time and avoid the q-tips at all costs. If you read about them they have been using them since the ancient Egypt so they aren't that new

 

[LouisC]

Hmm .... this little video suggests two things:

1) If you don't have full range monitors .. you'll never know just how much you need a High Pass Filter

2) One should Ear Candle with caution.

 

[TheHipCola]

I have this issue too. Used to go to the Dr office a few times a year for ear irrigation to get the wax out, but now they charge $75 for it. So I bought an electric ear wash pump, comes with the same dish they put under your ear to catch the water - you set the pump intensity - works great. I also bought a bluetooth tool that has a rubberized scoop (tiny) and a camera/light so I can see in my ears and scoop out the wax.

I stay well away from the ear drum - but it's been doing great for me. I hate the mineral oil thing - I need my ears for work and can't soak them in oil for a week.

 

[UA User]

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Burning hot wax directly above a rather important organ or two. What could possibly go wrong?
If you go for the ear candle, please be sure to video the procedure.

See the video @LouisC shared in post #17.

 

[UA User]

Hmm .... this little video suggests two things:

1) If you don't have full range monitors .. you'll never know just how much you need a High Pass Filter

2) One should Ear Candle with caution.

Thanks for sharing that informative video.