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Ear Care: How To Do It

The recommended method of cleaning the ears is to use a

cloth on the external components of the ear, but you should

avoid inserting anything into the canal at all costs. Most of

the time you can take care of your earwax with a home

remedy to help soften up the wax. Patients can begin by

trying to place a couple of drops of baby oil, mineral oil or

other commercial eardrops inside of the canal. Utilizing a

detergent drop, such as hydrogen peroxide, will help

remove any ear wax that has built-up inside of your ears.

Physicians will often use a syringe or irrigation system to help clean the ears

out. Commonly a solution of water and saline is used for syringing the ears,

which needs to be set to a warmer temperature to help prevent the

occurrence of any dizziness. This treatment is the most effective when there

have been drops placed into the ear about a half hour beforehand. Avoid

having your ears irrigated if you suffer from diabetes, tubes in your ears,

perforated eardrums or an immune system that is weaker than normal.

Removing your earwax manually can also be quite effective. An audiologist

will normally use suction, specialized instruments and a microscope to help

magnify the canal and see what’s going on inside of the ear. If you have a

narrow ear canal, perforated eardrums, tubes in your ears, various other

methods have failed, or if you have diabetes and a weaker immune system,

you will want to opt for manual removal of your earwax.