How do you unplug an ear full of wax?

Question

My mom's ear is plugged up full of wax and can't get it out. Been to the doctor, he gave her something to put in it but it's not working.

Answer 1

You get a special pump at the pharmacy that is not expensive, you fill it with warm water, you put a dish or something under the stuffed ear and squeeze the warm water very slowly and very gently into the ear. The water will dribble out onto the dish. Keep doing this regularly until the plug of wax softens and eventually is washed out.

Answer 2

Go back to the doctor because he can drain your ear by flushing it out with a small tube. It only takes about 10 minutes in the doctors office. The doctor may advise you to put ear drops in first before having it irrigate meaning drained. The drops will soften the wax.

Answer 3

there is a procedure known as "candleling" where you use a special beeswax candle funnel

you stick one end of the candle funnel into your ear and light the other end on fire. as the candle burns down approx 4 inches it sucks the wax right out of the ear drum into the portion of the candle that remains.

you pay around 35.00 to have this done in a salon but these candles can be bought for around 5.00/pair in a health supply store and easily done at home.

it really does work :o)

Answer 4

What did the doctor give her?

When I was younger, my doctor flushed my ear out with a springe and water because my ear was badly packed with wax.
Ask your doctor to do that.

Or get her one of those over-the-counter ear wax removal kits.

Answer 5

try another docter iv had this and they gave me a kind of water to put in my ear to soften the wax then they took it out with this water spraying thing but it work

Answer 6

A waterpik works on low setting. You dont put the pick straight in but angle to the side. The gentle warm water, along with the motion, works well.

Answer 7

do you like to clean things out??? what I do with my husband because he over produces ear wax I clean his ears out every week with a sterilized bobby pin and a few cotton balls and wet and dry q-tips. then I dig all that stuff out of there. but I would also try what everyone ells is talking about . . . the ear wax kit that helps get rid of that stuff or just go to the doc like my hubby did before he met me! lol

~Art~

Answer 8

She should see an ear specialist who will suck the wax out with a special "vacuum".

Answer 9

Lean over the sink and run warm water over and into the ear for a few seconds, let set, then turn neck to allow drainage.

Answer 10

find an herb shop they have ear candles .they will pull all of that wax out that you don'tneed. they are wounderfull, if you ever use one youll be hooked. there perfectly safe. used right. they really work well.