You can soften earwax by putting a few drops of baby oil, mineral oil, glycerin, hydrogen peroxide, or over-the-counter wax softening drops such as Debrox or Murine into the affected ear canal. If you don’t have a perforation (hole) or a tube in your eardrum, your doctor may recommend that you try an earwax removal method at home. They can use gentle suction to remove the wax. They can irrigate your ear with warmed water, sodium bicarbonate, or other prescription-strength ear drops and flush the wax out. They can scoop it out with a small plastic spoon called a curette. Your doctor may use one or a combination of methods to remove your earwax: Hearing aid and earplug users are also more prone to earwax blockage.Ī doctor can diagnose earwax blockage (or eardrum perforation) by listening to your symptoms and then looking into your ear with an otoscope (ear-scope). The most common cause of impactions is the use of cotton swabs (and other objects such as bobby pins and rolled napkin corners), which can remove superficial wax but also pushes the rest of the wax deeper into the ear canal. Earwax blockage is one of the most common ear problems doctors see. You have persistent vomiting or high feverīlockage, or impaction, often occurs when the wax gets pushed deep within the ear canal. You have a severe spinning sensation, loss of balance, or inability to walk Other conditions may cause these symptoms and it is important to be sure earwax is the culprit before trying any home remedies. See your doctor if you think you may have any symptoms of an earwax impaction.
More serious symptoms could mean you’ve developed an infection. Smaller or oddly shaped ear canals may make it difficult for the wax our ears make naturally to get out of the canal.
Everyone makes ear wax, but the amount and type are genetically determined just like hair color or height. Normally, the wax dries up and falls out of the ear, along with any trapped dust or debris. Although scientists are still not completely sure why we have earwax, it does trap dust and other small particles and prevent them from reaching and possibly damaging or infecting the eardrum. Earwax is produced by glands in the ear canal.
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