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2. The Safest Way to Remove Earwax, According to Doctors - AOL

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   It’s also generally safe to use one to two drops of baby oil or mineral oil in your ear canal once a week to keep your earwax moist and ensure your body’s natural ear-cleaning mechanism works ...

3. I’m an ear doctor — this is how to safely remove ... - AOL

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   Cotton swabs "really weren't made to clean your ears — all they do is just push the wax deeper down into your ear canal and this causes an impaction," Dr. Tonia L. Farmer advised.

4. No swabs: This is the safe way to clean your ears - AOL

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   Try ear drops: Patients clean their ears with cerumenolytic agents, which help loosen ear wax, says Villagas, who notes that there are many over-the-counter options available. Mandal suggests ...

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. Ear drop - Wikipedia

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   Then use a syringe (do not use jet irrigator that is designed for teeth cleaning) [6] to aim a small gentle stream of water at the ear canal wall next to the ear wax to be removed. Next, tilt the head to allow water to drain and repeat if necessary. After removing the ear wax, allow the ear to dry thoroughly.

7. Ear candling - Wikipedia

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   The Spokane Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic conducted a research study in 1996 which concluded that ear candling does not produce negative pressure and was ineffective in removing wax from the ear canal. [2] Several studies have shown that ear candles produce the same residue — which is simply candle wax and soot — when burnt without ear ...