What is the best product for a blocked ear?!
Question:
What is the best product for a blocked ear?
I know a question has been posted similar, but im lokoing for the best one? my ears been blocked for god knows how long, i've used Otex drops for about week n bit, though not religiously but enough for it to have worked, but its not. doc told me to ring this week is still blocked to get syringed said lots of wax in there! Just rang docs, gonna be another 2 weeks before can get syringed as they apparently put drops in for 2 weeks! may as well do that myself! doing my head in not being able to hear properly!
thanks for any answers.
Answers:
Two of my kids are earwax factories. Debrox doesn't help them. Their doctor told me to mix equal portions of hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol and put a few drops at a time into the affected ear (one at a time) - keep that ear pointed up so none of the liquid pours out. Let set several minutes, then using an ear syringe GENTLY suck the liquid out. The reason for mixing the peroxide with alcohol is that the peroxide will soften the wax, and the alcohol will speed evaporation so you're not left with fluid in your ear that can cause problems of its own.
Repeat up to three times a day until the blockage is removed. More than 3 times in one day can irritate the ear and discourage further treatment.
When the wax is up against the eardrum, a doctor can take a special tool - looks like a tiny shoehorn - and scoop the wax out. That's painful though, because it's so close to the eardrum and that far in it's usually inflamed and tender.
HOWEVER - if I keep their ears candled regularly, the peroxide/alcohol drops aren't even necessary.