What is the best way to clean your ears?

Question

I feel that I am far past using a Q-tip. I hear there are ear drops? Are those affective? What would be the best kind to use? Is there any other cheap simple solution to getting this built up wax out of my ears?

Answer 1

do NOT use peroxide !!!! http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/dis...

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Answer 2

Get some peroxide and a towel and pour a little bit of peroxide in your ears and let it bubble and than once it stops or if it feels too warm than turn on the towel and let it drain and than repeat until you dont hear it bubble thats what i do  

Answer 3

you can go get your ear flushed out. Go ask a doctor about it. I heard that it is recommended to do every 1-2 years. It cleans out all your wax and junk and you can hear 10 times better afterward

Answer 4

i use qtips-usually every third day. the more you clean them the less you have to do it. most ppl just stick em in there. but i find the cotton to be kinda annoying in my ear(the noise and feeling) so i just send it thru my mouth quick first. quick on the tongue and rub the excess of with your lips.

Answer 5

I don't know about the build up, but once that is taken care of you could use a little hydrogen peroxide in your ear every day and then wipe it out with a piece of tissue wrapped around your little finger, or a Q tip but be careful not to stick it in too far.  

Answer 6

In a way, it's part of a self-cleaning system. Most people don't need to do any ear maintenance at all. Earwax slowly migrates toward the opening of the ear canal and is sloughed off. If you want, you can take a washcloth and, using your finger, gently wash the opening of your ear.

Whatever you do, don't poke a cotton swab into your ear. A swab may remove a little wax, but it's also likely to push some deeper into the ear canal. Because the canal is hourglass-shaped, earwax can create a plug that won't come out on its own. Most of my patients with impacted earwax created the problem themselves with cotton swabs.

A small minority of people do produce unusually large amounts of earwax. If your ear canal keeps getting clogged, you may need to see your doctor occasionally to have it removed. Most physicians use jets of carefully-controlled water to rinse out the ear canal and remove impacted wax. Ear specialists use a magnifying scope and a small instrument to remove wax.