2007-01-21 16:13:02 · 7 answers · asked by g-dogg 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
q-tips just pack the wax farther into your ear
you should NEVER use q-tips IN your ears
http://www.medicinenet.com/ear_wax/page3.htm#3isit
Never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear! Wax is not formed in the deep part of the ear canal near the eardrum, but only in the outer part of the canal near the external opening. So when a doctor sees that a patient has wax pushed up against the eardrum, he or she knows that it is often because the patient has been probing his or her ear with such things as Q-Tips, bobby pins or twisted napkin corners! Such objects only serve as ramrods to push the wax deeper into the ear. Also, the skin of the ear canal and the eardrum is very thin and fragile, and is easily injured. The ear canal is more prone to infection after it has been whipped clean of the "good," coating-type wax. Doctors see many perforated eardrums as a result of the above efforts. Some doctors recommend the use of two drops of mineral oil in each ear one day per week at bedtime to help liquefy ear wax in people who have a history of recurrent problems with ear wax. This should only be done if the individual has an intact eardrum and no other known problems with the ears.
2007-01-21 16:21:02 · answer #1 · answered by z a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do NOT use Q-tips!!! The wax you see on the q-tip is only the surface wax...you are actually pushing the majority of it down farther into your ear. Go onto any ENT or medical website and you'll read the same thing.
If you are having a lot of wax buildup in your ears, there are a lot of over the counter remedies for cleaning your ears at any major pharmacy chain.
2007-01-22 00:19:38 · answer #2 · answered by LolaCorolla 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should not use q-tips or any thinf in your ears,we all do it!! you may need to see the dr. to have a suction process done,or a scaping!! more aggrivating than painfull!!! possibly you have a sinus problem, see the dr, for proper advice,so you dont puncture an ear drum!!
2007-01-22 00:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by harold 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use q-tips.... q-tips just push wax furthur into your ear. I know this sounds really really weird... but use a bobby pin or something that has more like a hook (doesn't have to be sharp) on the end.. to GRAB the wax and not just push it.
2007-01-22 00:16:41 · answer #4 · answered by charmedangel51 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
go see an herbal specialist, there's this thing called cone-ing. they take a type of cone hold it to your ear and use smoke to pull out all the funk. my mom did it and she was amazed at the stuff that came out. she said it helped her hearing too!
2007-01-22 00:24:17 · answer #5 · answered by suprsarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunk the q-tip in hydrogen peroxide and then clean your ears. It will clean the wax right up.
2007-01-22 00:16:59 · answer #6 · answered by creerhnter 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
try debrox or murine ear wax removal, it works great for me
2007-01-22 00:16:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋