If you find that regular distilled water doesn’t work very effectively, try using a saline solution. You can purchase saline solution from a drugstore or pharmacy.
Over the following 2 weeks, you’ll notice small chunks of earwax coming out of your ears when you’re sleeping. If you don’t happen to have olive oil around your home, you can use almond oil instead. Both can be purchased in a cooking or baking aisle of your local grocery store.
You’ll often notice a few lumps of earwax on your pillow when you wake up in the morning, or a smear of earwax on your towel after you’ve taken a hot shower.
People who use hearing aids also often experience excessive amounts of built-up earwax. Talk to your doctor about ways to reduce earwax buildup if you use hearing aids.
The risk posed by these objects is severe. In a worst-case scenario, you could seriously harm your ear drum or even dislocate the hearing bones if you insert a foreign object too deep into your ear.
Worse, if you insert the ear candle too deep in your ear, it can cause damage to the drum and canal.
Follow the directions on the packaging closely, and stop using the drops if you experience pain in your inner ear.
See the doctor promptly if you notice any drainage trickling out of 1 or both ears.
Most commercial ear drops will contain a mild medical cleansing agent, such as carbamide peroxide. You can purchase eardrops at any pharmacy, drugstore, or large grocery store. They’ll most likely be in the same part of the store as the eye drops.
Not all doctor’s offices will be equipped to perform these procedures. If your doctor doesn’t have the equipment, they can refer you to an ENT doctor to clear out the earwax.
