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2. I’m an ear doctor — this is how to safely remove stubborn earwax

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   If you have small ear canals or dry earwax buildup, Farmer advises using a wax-softening agent such as mineral oil or hydrogen peroxide or removal drops like Debrox. A water-filled baby bulb ...

3. Earwax - Wikipedia

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   [39] This was confirmed by Sharp et al., [29] who, in a survey of 320 general practitioners, found that only 68% of doctors inspected the ear canal after syringing to check that the wax was removed. As a result, failure to remove the wax from the canal made up approximately 30% of the complications associated with the procedure.

4. Tips to clean your ears — and why ENTs want you to stop ...

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   The ear canal naturally pushes wax to the opening of the ear. "That’s where you should clean — the very outside opening of the ear," Schofield says. ... Not only does ear candling not remove ...

5. Cerumenolytic - Wikipedia

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   Cerumenolytics are used to soften and break up ear wax. Using a cerumenolytic can reduce the need for flushing the ear with irrigants for wax removal. Additionally, cerumenolytics can also facilitate the manual removal of ear wax. [1] Overall, all cerumenolytics are considered to be equivalent in efficacy. [2]

6. Surfer's ear - Wikipedia

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   Where the ear canal is actually blocked by this condition, water and wax can become trapped and give rise to infection. The condition is so named due to its high prevalence among cold water surfers, although it can occur in any water temperature due to the evaporative cooling caused by wind and the presence of water in the ear canal. Most avid ...

7. Why ear candling is a dangerous, ineffective way to remove ...

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   Ear candling is a practice meant to remove earwax but puts you at risk for burns, ear infections, and event temporary hearing loss. Ear candling is a practice meant to remove earwax but puts you ...

8. Ear drop - Wikipedia

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   Ear wax, also known as cerumen, protects the ear from dust, bacteria, and small objects from entering and damaging the ear. It also provides a coating to protect the skin inside the ear canal from irritation from water during showers and water activities. [6] However, some individuals have more active glands which can produce more ear wax.

9. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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   used to flush out anything like ear wax or foreign bodies from the external ear Toynbee's auscultation tube: Otoscope/Auriscope: to examine the external auditory canal and ear drum; used during aural toileting, removal of wax, myringotomy, stapedectomy and to dilate the stenosis of canal Mouth gag - •Doyen's mouth gag