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Day 2 of dealing with this annoying blockage in my ear. (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I think I know what the culprit is and it's the wax I was trying to get out in the first place. It's turned into like a muck and gummed my ear right up. It seems to be worse at night when I sleep but during the day when my head is elevated it feels better. I'm going to make a doc appt to see about getting my ears flushed out with the syringe they have. Worked for me in the past.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've had backed up wax in my ears. The answer was a combination this ear wax softener kit and warm water. Warm tap water is fine. After letting the stuff sit in my ear for a few minutes, I would use the warm water and syringe to flush my ear until the wax wad comes out. It took a couple of tries before I was successful.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Was looking at this kit last night, reminds me of the syringe the doctor uses to clean your ears out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's worked twice for me so far. I highly recommend it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It’s probably just hydrogen peroxide you put in to soften the wax before squeezing it out with water. But ye the squeezy bottle / syringe is the trick.