Ear Wax Removal - My Home Remedies

Home Remedies for Ear Wax Removal

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Ear Wax Removal Home Remedies:

Submitted at 2010-07-19 14:37:04
I think it is great how everyone is trying to help one another to get better. The world needs more of this.
PLEASEEEEEE everyone listen for a moment …..I am not an advocate of Doctors, and have tried to use
home remedies or self help whenever possible. Only if you are having problems with your ears go to a DOCTOR ! For 2 months I suffered horribly, I tried everything, decongestants, peroxide, alcohol, vinegar, olive oil, yoga, saline etc. Nothing worked, I could not afford $300.00 for an ENT and do not have medical
insurance. I just woke up one morning with both my ears plugged, followed by an ear infection, once the infection was gone the plugged feeling was still there. I could barely hear, the t.v. would be on but I could not hear the sound, everything was muffled, “What and Huh “, was all I could say to everyone. The sound of my own voice was distorted, I felt like was in a tunnel that was nearly silent. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being good hearing I was a 2. I did not want to go anywhere for fear of talking to anyone because I could barely make out what they were saying. It began to effect me mentally, I just wanted to cry. I was convinced I had gone deaf, nothing this bad had ever effected my hearing . I even thought I had a tumor or something horrendous. I finally went to a free clinic , I could not bare the loss of hearing anymore . I stood in line, waited and finally saw a Doctor who cleaned out my ears. It hurt a little bit, but BEHOLD, I could hear again! Birds chirping, dogs barking, sirens, my kids fighting, to hear is , WONDERFUL ! Removing a wax and gunk build up sparing the gross details, allowed me to hear again. I could not have done this myself , no matter what type of over the counter wax removal product or squirting device on the planet I could not have managed to get the hard build up of wax out myself. So please see a Doctor , if you cannot afford it, send me your zip-code, I will try to help you find a low cost or free clinic in your area. Do not take your precious ears for granted . I am going to post this wherever I can and try to help whomever I can . Good luck to everyone who is having ear problems it is an awful thing to go through. Peace.
rating: 6 (184 votes)

Submitted by Josh at 2008-11-09 13:53:32
Hey try this take baby oil and soak an end of a Q-tip and put it your ear. Let sit for about 1 min and remove let oil sit for about an hour. Then take a nose sucker (commonly used for babys) new one preferably suck luke warm water up in it and tilt your towards a sink and squirt the water in the affected ear and after a few times the wax should come out. Worked great for me.
rating: 6 (54 votes)

Submitted by Kathy at 2010-01-09 12:38:58
My hearing suddenly became reduced and I felt something pressing on my ear drum, so I figured it was a build up of wax. I researched the home remedies on the internet, determined that candles is a hoax and decided to try peroxide.

I put 3% peroxide in my ear, layed on my side for 10 minutes and tried to flush it using warm water in a baby bulb syringe (available at any baby supply store). After 3 or 4 attempts this procedure DID NOT work. Our peroxide was old, maybe that's why, because other people said this method worked. Or maybe I didn't use a strong enough flush with the syringe.

Then I tried the olive oil method. I squirted a few drops of olive oil in my ear with an ear dropper, layed on my side for 10 minutes and then did a flush with warm water and the bulb syringe. This time, I made sure the stream from the syringe was strong. I tilted my ear over the sink during the flush and voila! Just like others had reported, a pea sized ball of gooey yucky wax was laying in the sink. First try! So I decided to use the olive oil method again on the other ear. Sure enough, a ball of wax came right out the first time!

I don't know if peroxide did not work due to something I was doing wrong, I can only assume that is the case. One thing to keep in mind is the peroxide irritates the ear and causes minor discomfort for some time, while the olive oil does not. Next time, I am doing the olive oil first!
rating: 5 (131 votes)

Submitted by drjenn at 2011-09-13 20:32:44
Here is a revelation! Every day I syringe out peoples' ears. And what do we use for this? Warm water under considerable pressure. You'd think it would be obvious to people that the KEY to treating wax buildup in the ears is to prevent it building up in the first place. And the best way to do this is with what? Warm water under pressure!

For some reason, many people are under the mistaken impression that it's 'bad' to let water in their ears. So they avoid it at all costs in the shower... and then present to the doctor's office every few months to have it done there. When examining peoples' ears, you can always tell who allows water in their ears and who doesn't by the state of the wax buildup - quite simply, there's none in the ears of people who regularly let water in their ears.

The procedure for prevention is simple enough - tilt your head so that the warm or hot water flows in from the shower - it should sound like Niagara Falls! Repeat on the other side. Make sure to tilt your head and let the water run out fully after your shower. This warm or hot water effectively melts the wax, while the pressure washes it away. Lake water can sometimes cause ear infections, and heavily chlorinated pool water can cause inflammation, but tap water shouldn't contain bugs or chlorine, so neither infection nor irritation shouldn't be concerns.

Once you're ears are 'plugged up,' you probably will need to try oils and syringing at the doctors, but regular flushes at home in the shower will make these efforts a thing of the past.
rating: 5 (87 votes)

Submitted by Chep at 2007-10-22 23:16:03
OMG!! I can hear again. First I thought it was because of the snorkeling trip I went on. I thought I had permanent ear damage due to diving deep in the ocean, but then again the symptom seemed very familiar. A few years back I went to the doctor and he said I had excessive ear wax build up and would need to perform an ear cleaning, which involved a 50/50 combination of warm water and peroxide. He used a special syringe which sprayed the solution into my ear until the wax flushed out. Immediately, I was able to hear after 20-30 seconds of being sprayed or I defined it an ear lube like an oil lube. A huge ball of earwax flowed out of my ear. Well, same thing happened when I was in the shower with my $2.39 empty ketchup bottle I bought from Ace Hardware. I couldn't wait to go to the doctor and I saved a bundle. I no longer have this ringing noise in my ear. All I did was hop in the shower and used warm water in the ketchup bottle. After 6-7 trys of spraying my ear about a half inch a way from my ear I could begin to hear better, but then I stuck the end into my ear to get better pressure and the wax suddenly fell out. You can also tilt your head down and spray up and let the water come out of your ear. You will also see the wax fall out. If this doesn't work then you have some other problem.
rating: 5 (94 votes)

Submitted at 2011-12-16 10:26:27
Plz dont try ear candling, as it is a hoax. The ear wax reported is actually from the candle and can cause severe damage. Read about it.
I recommend, tho, ear irrigation at the doctor (when they squirt water and have wax come out.)
rating: 5 (25 votes)

Submitted by Rachel at 2011-11-30 20:53:42
Get an old sock and fill it with rice. Microwave the sock for 30-45 seconds (depending on how hot you can stand it) and then lay down with the sock under your bad ear. Once the sock has cooled off, sit up and try cleaning your ear with a Q-tip. (Always be careful when you use Q-tips! Don't stick it too far into your ear!) The heat will melt the excess wax and make it easier to remove.
rating: 5 (38 votes)

Submitted at 2010-12-24 00:18:14
A few years ago, after days of trying various remedies, I found on-line a product called the Master Blaster. Google it. If I recall correctly it is an FDA approved device developed by a man in Florida. I called, and he mailed it to me right away. Used it in the shower (basically a big syringe type squirter), and voila, I could hear again. It wasn't cheap, but definitely cheaper than going to the doctor's office, plus then you have the device for anytime you or someone you know needs it. And it is safe -- you just use warm water, and it is designed so it won't damage your ear.
rating: 5 (50 votes)

Submitted by CyCy at 2012-01-01 19:45:46
Put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide in your ear and let it fizz for a while. When you are done, lean the other way to drain the peroxide out. Happy Hearing!
rating: 5 (43 votes)

Submitted at 2010-12-14 16:04:59
I suffer with bad ear wax, i have mine done every year, as far as im concerned there is no way of getting out all the wax yourself, im a painter and decorator and the dust is a big factor, your ear drums are very delicate so be careful when trying to remove it yourself!
rating: 5 (48 votes)

Submitted by India at 2012-04-29 00:51:43
This worked! Pour some hydrogen peroxide in your ear for a few minutes. Use a Waterpik and fill it with warm water and turn on lowest setting and go from there... raise the pressure as you can stand it. Just keep streaming it in your ear and the wax will eventually come out! It is gross but it is so worth it! My boyfriend had a lot if problem with ear wax build up and he went to the dr and this is what they did. It worked for him just thought I'd share! Good luck!
rating: 5 (10 votes)

Submitted by Fred at 2011-02-23 17:55:51
Use a few drops of ear oil - Check out what Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide has to say about it. Google 'harvard med ear oil'. Personally I prefer Wally's Natural ear oil, I don't trust pharma companies and I'm not comfortable making my own solution. I'm pretty sure there are other ways of doing it, but I like the smell from the wallys one.
rating: 4 (48 votes)

Submitted by Cindy at 2012-01-19 03:31:58
for wax in your ears get siome stool softener capsuales, poke a whole in a couple, heat it up and put it in your ear lean yopur head the other way and wait about 5 minutes, then rinse out with a great big plastic syringe(use warm water) or use the shower spray. This is how they do it at the hospital ER here and it works great! I have vertigo and the Dr said 95% oif the time it is caused by wax pressing on my ear drum, they said you can do it yourself, I do.
rating: 4 (39 votes)

Submitted by RagZ at 2009-09-15 21:03:11
for those who never listened to your mum when she said never put anything bigger than your elbow in your ear...

You probably use a cotton tip aye?

well have you thought about that?
those things can only just fit in so ofcourse its just pushing the wax backwards toward your ear drum aswell as layering it on the walls of your ear.

what i found useful and almost disturbing was using a bobby pin. you know those hairpins with the loop at the end?
the actually act as a hook and scoop the wax out.

My sister used to swear by cotton tips and said her ears were clean, when i convinced her to use a bobby pin she was amazed at how scummy her ears still were after daily cotton tip cleaning and the releif and clearness it brought.

Caution do not try if you are not 100% sure about what you are doing.

also can become addictive as your ears become so clean you can feel new wax in them
rating: 4 (55 votes)

Submitted at 2010-06-28 01:19:22
Through the years, I've lost some hearing several times due to wax build up. Each time my doctor's assistant squirts some mineral oil into my affected ear. She squirts pretty hard. Gives me the willies, but it works. Out comes a ball of wax. I've never been able to do this myself successfully. Perhaps I'm too afraid to squirt with vigor?
rating: 4 (33 votes)

Submitted by Rolf Norbom at 2012-04-15 16:30:08
Mix in equal parts: Hydrogen Peroxide, Alcohol, and White Vinegar. Store in a dropper bottle. When needed, tilt head away from afflicted ear, and squirt several several drops into ear. Wait until the fizzing stops, and then rinse wax out of ear with warm water using a rubber syringe. The wax will be removed with no negative effects and no after effects.
rating: 4 (17 votes)

Submitted at 2008-02-10 21:45:42
They make ear cones at any health store you lite the end of the cone on fire, lay on your side, and you can feel it pull the fluid out of your ears. You ear ache will feel much better as soon as you lite the cone and place it in your ear.
rating: 3 (78 votes)

Submitted by Anonymous at 2009-12-25 21:02:16
You can go to a healthfood store or drugstore and get what are called 'ear candles'. Just follow the directions. You will be amazed at how much nasty stuff will come outta your ears after using a couple of those. it is also fun to watch because the process consists of putting this long tube/candle looking thing in your ear and lighting the opposite end on fire and somehow that heat draws all the earwax and nasty junk out of your ear canal and when it is done you can open up that ear candle and see everything that was drawn out of your ears. Works Great!!
rating: 3 (74 votes)