How do I unclog my ears from earwax?
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there is an earwax removal kit at walmart in the pharmacy area.
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24th/04/06\nget some baby oil or just small amount and heat it ,warm and put the oil inyour ear then a small pice of cotten balls . leave it in and should go away. if not put you blow dyer to your ear on ht and blow dry and should go away if not see you doc
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sorry but they are all wrong  \nits very simple  \n     1 part vinegar \n     1 part alcohol\nalcohol alone will dry out you inner ear and will just cause more problems
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Take a decongestant to start off with. Try to take them for a day or so to see if it help clear it out. As for the popping, you could try buying one of the ear canal cleaning kits to get everything out of there. The qtips just push it farther in and can also cause damage to your ear drum. The wax is supposed to naturally work its way out.  That said, I still use qtips, but I only clean around the very outer part of the ear canal and very carefully at that. If you feel any pain or the popping continues, see a doctor.
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Earwax (cerumen) is made by glands in the outer part of the ear canal and helps maintain a healthy ear. The purpose of this sticky substance is to act as a shield to prevent dust, dirt and other substances from entering the ear canal. Earwax also helps maintain the ear canal's acid balance and protect the ears from infection. Fresh earwax is soft and yellow while older earwax is brown or black, even resembling blood. The wax may also be dry, appearing white and flaky. Every day or two, earwax may be noticeable at the opening of the ear canal. If left alone, the wax will fall out or may be cleaned safely from the outer ear with a soft washcloth.\n\nSome people's ears produce an excessive amount of earwax or do not self clean very well which causes a build-up of earwax. Hearing aid users must be alert to a build-up of earwax, because the earmold of a hearing aid acts like a dam, preventing the wax from moving out of the ear canal. A major cause of hearing aid problems is earwax plugging the hearing aid. If excess earwax gathers in the ear canal, it acts like an earplug, blocking sound vibrations entering the ear and causing a hearing loss. \n\nAn ear can also get plugged up with earwax when fingers or objects are used to clean the ear canal. The finger or object may push earwax deeper into the ear canal and compact it. The inner portion of the ear canal lacks oil glands, so the compacted earwax is no longer coated with oil and hardens. This may cause a sudden loss of hearing or ear pain. In such situations, a healthcare provider should remove earwax. Removal of an earwax blockage will reverse the hearing loss and pain that it has caused. \n\nNever try to remove earwax yourself with any type of instrument, such as a cotton tipped swab, car key, bobby pin, toothpick or high- pressure water spray. Such tools often cause injury to the ear canal and can perforate the eardrum. They may dislodge the small bones in the middle ear behind the eardrum. They can even damage the inner ear, causing permanent hearing loss. \n\nA healthcare provider can teach you to safely remove earwax buildup. But, it is important to be examined first to be sure it is not a different problem. Because the inner ear is so delicate and can be easily damaged, hardened wax should only be removed by a healthcare provider. They may recommend the use of a wax-removal medication if earwax buildup is a frequent problem. \n\nIf you are concerned about excessive earwax or a change in hearing sensitivity, contact your provider.
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heat up about a cup of salt in a frying pan - just keep stirring it around to get it hot.  Once it's hot, pour it into an old sock and place the sock on our ear (you may have to let it cool a minute or two)  The heat from the sock will soothe your pain and will clear the gunk in your ear
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Yes, it tends to compress the ear wax and turn it into a hard lump, which can then get pushed further down your ear canal by the Q-tip. Also, the sensation of the Q-tip rubbing on the skin of the ear can cause the ear to produce more wax. One way to get cleaner ears is actually to clean them LESS! \n\nAn Audiologist who lectured me at university said that the skin of your ears moves from the inside of the ear outwards as it grows so it naturally brings all the wax out with it, and using Q-tips etc to clean the ear worked contrary to this. He reckoned you just needed to wash the outside of the ear, and not put anything into the ear canal itself.\n\nIf you have REALLY waxy ears, you might need your doctor to syringe them, or get ear drops from a pharmacy that dissolve the stuff and let it drain out.
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Hi Kim\n\nHere are some ideas to clean out your ears.\n\nHerbal Aids \n1.Garlic: Earache, inflammation of the middle ear, ear disease: Pack a small clove of garlic in gauze and place into the external ear passage; or drop 4-5 drops of oil into the ear channel, cover with flannel, and keep warm. \n\n2.Rue: Warm and place several drops of compound oil into the ear. \n\n3.Mullein: Use warm mullein oil, 2-3 drops in the ear 2-3 times daily. Apple cider vinegar is also a healing agent. \n\n4.Hops: Apply a flannel bag of hops, and moist heat over the affected area. \n\n5.Treat Both Ears: The simple, old-fashioned aids are sometimes very fast in giving relief. Always treat both ears, even if only one aches. \n\n6.Onion: Lightly bake a large onion, cut it in half and while warm (not hot enough to irritate the area), bind one half of the onion over each ear. Bandage in place and hold bandage on with a nightcap, white skullcap, etc., and leave on all night. \n\n7.Camomile: Use a fomentation over both ears of three parts of camomile and one part of lobelia. Take two ounces orally (a wineglass full) each two waking hours. Leave the fomentation on the ears all night. (Cover fomentation with plastic or oiled silk, etc.). \n\n8.Mullein: Use three to six drops of mullein oil in both ears several times each day. Insert it upon retiring for the night, and, as before, plug the ears with cotton. Place a fomentation over the ears all night of three parts mullein and one part lobelia. \n\n9.Dr. Christopher's B & B Tincture: When this procedure is used as explained here, it can be an aid in assisting an improvement of poor equilibrium, failure of hearing, aiding the motor nerve, etc. With an eye dropper insert into each ear at night four to six drops of oil of garlic and four to six drops of the following herb tincture: blue cohosh, black cohosh, blue vervain, skullcap, and lobelia, plugging ears overnight with cotton, six days a week, four to six months, or as needed. On the seventh day, flush ears with a small ear syringe using warm apple cider vinegar and distilled water half and half. \n\n10.Flaxseed Meal and Blue Vervain: Made into a poultice with flaxseed meal, using a strong infusion of Blue Vervain instead of plain hot water, it relieves ... earache and ear abscess as well. \n  \n\nTestimonials \n1.Garlic: When my little girl had an earache I put a piece of fresh garlic in her ear and it was better by morning. The previous alternative was to go to the doctor and pay a lot of money for penicillin. \n\n\nBest of health to you
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wear ear wax/plugs when you swim. There is also a product called aqua ear that you can buy from a swim shop. All you need to do is place a few drops in each ear when finished and it clears/dries it up!!!!
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Either go to the doctor or have a friend carefully use tweezers to get it out ONLY if they can see the cotton close to the ear canal opening.  NEVER go further than that.
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go to the doctor to get the wax removed proffesionally..ive got kids with hearing aids..im well aware of the drill.
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Cerumen or Earwax, a waxy, yellowish substance that forms in the outer ear and protects the skin in the ear from dust, bacteria, very small insects like mosquitoes, and other harmful agents. Cerumen is secreted by the ceruminous glands, modified sweat glands located in the skin of the outer auditory canal, which extends from the outer part of the ear to the eardrum.\n\nNormally, excess cerumen falls out of the ear on its own, but in some people it may build up and obstruct the ear canal, causing hearing problems, dull pain, and itching. Excessive cerumen buildup can be removed by a physician using a curette, a blunt, spoon-shaped medical instrument. A small vacuum may also be used, and in some cases cerumen is flushed out with warm water. A doctor may recommend an over-the-counter preparation that can help remove excess cerumen.\n\n© 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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A couple drops of alcohol, or alcohol and vinegar, you can also use a hair dryer to dry out the ears, but you must use it on low, and not too close to the ear.\nThey have a medicine at the drugstore for swimmers ears, and its contents are mostly alcohol based.If you want more information, just type in swimmers ear into your search engine, there is a lot of info .
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Some people have soft earwax, while others have hard, firm earwax. It can get irritating if it accumulates in the ear. You may hear a ringing sound, feel pressure in the ear, or have decreased hearing. I suggest you put 3 drops of baby or mineral oil in the affected ear while lying sideways (the affected ear is facing upwards). Rub the oil in the ear for 2-3 mins. then stand up. Let the oil flow out of the ear. Do this for a week. This will soften the earwax and it will move out slowly. Avoid using Q-tips as they will push the earwax further inside the ear. If the earwax is persistent, you may have to go to a doctor who will flush out the earwax using water and a tube that he inserts into the ear.
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Make a solution of white vinegar and alcohol (equal parts).  Put a couple of drops in each ear when you get out of the pool.  It kills any bacteria and dries the water.
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You really need to visit your doctor.  Either you have a sinus or ear infection....possibly allergies.  Or, you have a substantial wax buildup, and they have instruments that can safely clean them out.  Including a special device that flushes them with warm water, til they are unclogged.\n\nSorry, there aren't any simpler solutions that I am aware of.  I've tried the over the counter kits....but, they ended up being a waste of money.\n\nHope ya get de-clogged soon!    lol
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first try jumping up and down with your head cocked to the side so your ear pointed at the floor....next put some rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip and and rub it in each ear ... let it set and then use the other end the dry your ear...it safe i done this hudreds of times