Ear Wax Questions

The ear drops either remain in the ear canal or the excess comes out on its own as soon as you sit up. To make sure the drop are acting effectively, ly down side ways and ask someone to put the drops in. Upur ear. And keep lying down for 5 mins so that the drops can act on the ear.

Just use a washcloth. You also can try putting a few drops of baby oil, hydrogen peroxide, mineral oil, or glycerin in your ear to soften the wax. Or you can use an over-the-counter wax removal kit. Besides cotton swabs or any other small or pointy objects, don't use ear candles to clean your ears.

Sir you need to get your ear examined to know the cause of blockage, it may be due to wax, any infection or swelling in the ear or any issue with the nerve of hearing.

Hello lybrate-user. Ntg to wry. U must have got hole in your tympanic membrane hence drops instilled in ear is reaching your throat. Consult ent to know the status of ear drum. No problem if you swallow the medicine.

First you should visit an ent doctor to confirm the diagnosis, and to rule out any infections or any other problem in the ear canal or tympanic membrane. As putting ear drops can be harmful in some situations, also if the was is too much impacted wax solvent drops can lead to ear pain also. After you are sure there is no associated pathology and only wax inear you can put 3 drops 4 times a day for 3 days then visit an ent doctor to get it removed under endoscopic guidance.

Swimmer's ear: bacteria may colonize in the ear from contaminated water and cause inflammation and fluid buildup. The discharge is normally foul-smelling and yellow or green in color. Cold or flu: a simple bacterial or viral infection may cause ear discharge.

Do this exercise. Close your mouth. Close nose with hands and start blowing from nose hardly while still closing nose. This will shift pressure to ears and block will release.

You need in person consultation from an ent specialist. U need to get your ear examined. Also use of any kind of ear drops without knowing what is the disease can be dangerous so visit your ent specialist for better solution in this case.

I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you.
Conditions such as stenosis (narrowing of the ear canal), overgrowth of hair in the canal, and hypothyroidism can cause wax buildup. Using cotton swabs/q-tips, wearing hearing aids, and the aging of the skin and loss of elasticity can also lead to excessive cerumen!
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The ear wax dissolves in oil based solvents, better to use medicated ear wax solvents and then get the ear washed from an ent surgeon.