I have an appointment in a week and a half and I hear everything kind of muffled out of my left ear because of accumulated earwax. Anything I can do do hear better out of it while waiting on my appointment with the ear doctor?
2007-07-12 12:53:08 · 10 answers · asked by gfwiggles 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
You can buy OTC medication at any Drugstore. You drop it in and it runs out. I have also used sweet oil, warmed and dripped into my ear. Get to a Doctor please.
2007-07-12 12:56:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is quite common. Your doctor will flush it out with a syringe of water as long as you have no pain (which would indicate infection or ear drum perforation). You may try pouring water in your ear 4 or 5 times in the shower. When you get out, put vitamin E oil in it and stuff it with a cotton ball for a hour. Do this for three or four days in a row and it might clear up on it's own.
2007-07-12 19:59:07 · answer #2 · answered by lionbeta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have used an item I've purchased at a health type store. It's like an "ear candle" and it helps melt some of the wax and then it dissolves some of it and is taken out of ear via back of throat. It is a painless procedure and will work till you do see your doctor. Call around to your area stores and see if they carry the candles first. Good luck as I know how yucky this condition is!
2007-07-12 19:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by ladylou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what my mom used to do with me is have me lay on the side, and pour in a capful of peroxide in my ear. then i'd hear it bubble a bit and it'd itch a lot. and when it stopped bubbling she would get this earwax removing stick thing (i think she got it at a japanese store) and try carving pieces out of my ear. it usually worked pretty well. it took about 30 minutes though cuz i would squirm around a lot cuz sometimes she poked too hard. i do it myself now but instead of peroxide, i do it after i get outta the shower and i have water in my ear. afterward, just clean it up a bit with some water and drain it with a qtip :) good luck!
2007-07-12 19:58:16 · answer #4 · answered by one&only<3 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have had the same problem in the past. I went to the drug store and bought some liquid that will loosen the wax and let it run out. It was OTC and you didn't need a perscription to get it. Worked very well. I did the process twice and I've had no problems since. Just ask for it from the druggist. good luck.
2007-07-12 20:03:51 · answer #5 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put warm olive oil in ear.Wait a few minutes, and then close nostril and mouth, and blow hard through closed nostril.You might blow some out.You can now get from a chemist a gadget which you spray into ear, and it melts ear wax.
2007-07-12 19:59:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy something called "Debrox" at the pharmacy. Follow the directions on the package and it should help you out.
2007-07-12 20:00:40 · answer #7 · answered by zimmiesgrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
saline put a drop in your ear and use a baby nose pump to suck it back out then q tip
2007-07-12 19:59:37 · answer #8 · answered by dcashblue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can use peroxide. when u put it in ur ear it bubbles, when its done bubbling u can take it out
2007-07-12 19:56:34 · answer #9 · answered by kale4niavyolayta 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try a Q-Tip!
2007-07-12 19:58:54 · answer #10 · answered by Handsome Rob 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋