My left ear is blocked up with ear wax.

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i may try this if the olive oil dosnt work.

My doctor/nurse who specialises in ear problems recommended olive oil.

Doesn't work as well...involves you washing it with water after too which isn't good for your ears and if you accidently put too much in can cause damage to your ear drum

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Apeiron

Original post by ali7861012

This is an old thread bit i didnt want to start a new one, Just wanted to ask which olive oil can you use in your ears? is it the standard ones that you can get from the supermarkets?

Get a proprietary cleaner like Cerumol from a chemist. This will act more quickly than olive oli and obviates the need for syringing.

Reply 42

ali7861012

Original post by Ellsbells3032

Doesn't work as well...involves you washing it with water after too which isn't good for your ears and if you accidently put too much in can cause damage to your ear drum

ive never heard of anyone having to wash olive oil out. didnt know i had to do that.

Reply 43

jeh_jeh

Original post by Ellsbells3032

Doesn't work as well...involves you washing it with water after too which isn't good for your ears and if you accidently put too much in can cause damage to your ear drum

Really? No one's ever told me to wash it out or to be that careful. :s-smilie:

Reply 44

pinkangelgirl

Original post by Ellsbells3032

DO NOT use cotton buds...EVER. it compacts the wax not clears it and you risk damaging your ear drum terribly

really? how? thanks for telling me btw!

Reply 45

laura-rad

I used olive oil for 5 weeks last Easter and they were still reluctant to syringe it. I had to beg for them to do it in the end, but it was sooo good to hear again!

The same ear's playing up again atm so think I'm gonna use Otex to try and catch it before it's too late.

Reply 46

Tiger Rag

Original post by jeh_jeh

Really? No one's ever told me to wash it out or to be that careful. :s-smilie:

Same here. I was given olive oil based ear drops by the doctor last week and wasn't told to clean my ear out after. I was just told to use cotton wool and tilt my head to ensure it's in there.

I used olive oil for 5 weeks last Easter and they were still reluctant to syringe it. I had to beg for them to do it in the end, but it was sooo good to hear again!

I didn't have to ask for that to be done and am getting it does next Wednesday. However, the excess wax meant that my hearing in one ear was too sensitive. :frown:

Reply 47

laura-rad

Original post by OU Student

Same here. I was given olive oil based ear drops by the doctor last week and wasn't told to clean my ear out after. I was just told to use cotton wool and tilt my head to ensure it's in there.

I didn't have to ask for that to be done and am getting it does next Wednesday. However, the excess wax meant that my hearing in one ear was too sensitive. :frown:

Weird. I dunno why they were so against doing it for me. They wanted me to continue using olive oil but I was at the end of my tether after so long :/

Reply 48

Jellybeany

Ive had my ears syringed and i loved it! It was soooo nice!

But then they perforated my ear drum so they wont do it again :frown:

Boooo.

Ear drops work perfectly well though :smile:

Reply 49

jeh_jeh

Original post by Jellybeany

Ear drops work perfectly well though :smile:

Ear drops work as prevention, but they don't really cure.

[Also, hi, someone from Stoke!]

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ali7861012

Original post by Jellybeany

Ive had my ears syringed and i loved it! It was soooo nice!

But then they perforated my ear drum so they wont do it again :frown:

Boooo.

Ear drops work perfectly well though :smile:

does that mean your deaf in that ear? will it ever get better?

Reply 51

Jellybeany

Original post by ali7861012

does that mean your deaf in that ear? will it ever get better?

It's not great tbh! :smile:

Reply 52

RetiredAccount89

Original post by Ellsbells3032

Doesn't work as well...involves you washing it with water after too which isn't good for your ears and if you accidently put too much in can cause damage to your ear drum

Errrr, not true.

Few drops of room temp olive oil in the effected ear twice per day.
Soak head under water in bath, or tip affected ear to shower water to allow water to run in (and out).

It'll dissolve slowly what is there, and gradually soften it up so that bits will thn come out in the shower/bath.

Otex ear drops or other ear drops also work well, sometimes slightly better. But some ear drops are bicarbinate based and can be irritating if you overdose on them.