I was cleaning out my ear with a Qtip and the end came came off in my ear so...?
482506
That is TOO funny! Definatly go into a walk-in place, until then just eat a burger and turn that stuffed ear to your wife when she's talking to you.
358990
go to a ear, nose, throat doctor, they can help.  and remember - DON'T stick anything in your ear that's smaller than your elbow unless a doctor tells you to (my mom always told me this!)
289646
hello.. before it falls off.. you should go see a doctor!!
286897
I've had that happen to me once, and I used these strong scissors to chip away and pry  it off. it worked for me. just be careful.
562416
It could be what's called "swimmer's ear."  Be sure to dry your ears well after you shower.  Tip your head first, holding a towel against your ear, to let remaining water run out.  Try a hair dryer on low held pretty far away from your ear to thorougly dry it.
892300
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.
78940
Please do not put a q-tip in your son's ear, it will only cram it in there worse.  You can use peroxide, or they sell earwax remover at the drugstore.  Follow the directions on the box.\nYour son just probably makes excessive earwax as my son does.  Periodically use the stuff on his ears to keep them cleaned out.\n\nBTW, ear candles do not work.  Try burning one without putting it up to your ear.  The same junk is found in it, it comes from the candle.  They're crap.
870680
DO NOT USE A Q-TIP!!!!  If you have something stuck in your ear the q-tip may push it down further.  Try rinsing your ears out with 1/2 hydrogen peroxide and 1/2 warm water, not hot.  Then immediately after, because it will bubble in your ears, get in the shower and let the water rinse out your ear canals.  If that doesn't help, there are ear drops at the pharmacy (over the counter) that are supposed to loosen clogged ear wax so you can rinse it out.  But this takes a few days.  Best thing to do is to see your doctor and have him/her look inside your ear canals.  If they are clogged, he/she can clean them out.  There could be another problem going on.  This is your hearing so its best not to mess around with it.
8248
A remedy my mother used that seemed to work was to have me lay on my side and pour a small amount of hydrogen peroxide in my ear.  Then, after letting it sit for a couple of minutes, dab up the peroxide with tissue.  Poking Q-tips or anything else in your ear when it's inflamed will only make it worse.  I'm sure most would say visiting a doctor might be the best thing to do and in the interest of full disclosure, I'm not a doctor.  Good luck.  Hope your ear feels better soon!
518941
Don't mess with it and if you tend to sleep on that ear, try not to.  Take a piece of ice and try numbing it that way but don't put any medicine on it except the cleanser they gave you.  It might take up to a year to completely heal.
407261
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.
449694
Depends what you mean by "Blew" your eardrum.... in the worst case, you could have perforated it in which case you definitely can't go surfing and would be in a lot of pain... on the other hand, you may just have water jammed in there.. in which case, it has either come out by now or you will probably have an infection on  your hands.... (you can syringe your eardrums out yourself if it is just a matter of having water stuck in there... but this can go wrong and you can do damage like this) I would say get it checked out by a Doctor my friend
829680
Put some peroxide on a Q-tip and put it in your ear and just kinda let it set there. That should do the trick and clean out any bacteria that may be in there.
77437
Sounds like your cold got "in your ear".  Glad you are seeing the doctor.  You may need antibiotics to clear this up.  If left untreated, it could potentially effect your hearing.  Sounds like you caught it in time.  (No pun intended).  ; )
688209
Dip Q-tips in rubbing alcohol and clean out your ears with them. The reason why you do this is because you need to break the surface tension of the water stuck in your ears, and rubbing alcohol contains properties capable of doing so.
504327
Seriously - I once had to have my hubby reach in for the string and pull it out.  If you don't find it - she should go to the dr. or e.r. and they will use small tongs.  They've seen it all before - no reason to be embarrassed.
685040
Yes I have , don't be like me.Go to the doctor and get it taken care of .  I now have no hearing and that ear.this is not something to play around with .