How do you clean your ears - Page 4

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

@I am still oxox wrote:
@Icegoddess wrote:
One shouldn't clean their ears. They are designed to be self-cleaning. If there is wax buildup, an ENT is warranted. I go once a year and I never have wax buildup. He usually removes skin flakes stuck to my eardrum.
@Icegoddess what do you do when you have just washed you hair and they are all full of water

Are you talking about wax in your ears or water in your ears? If it's water, google OTC ear drops for swimmers ear.

RespectLife · ‎02-27-2012

@Etoile308 wrote:
@RespectLife, I think @Bri369 received a rude response.

And the more I experience life, sometimes I do think there is such a thing as dumb questions. And I think many of life's questions can be found with a modicum of research.

@Etoile308

I don't agree on that at all, Anyone can post any question or discussion they wish as long as it is within the Q guidelines. Shouldn't have to be subjected to ridicule!!!

Personally, I'd rather hear discussions and responses from people on these boards than trust google or AI.

Just yesterday, I googled an inquiry....clicked on the first three showing...ALL different and quite contradictory answers!

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

@CelticCrafter wrote:
@I am still oxox wrote:
@Icegoddess wrote:
One shouldn't clean their ears. They are designed to be self-cleaning. If there is wax buildup, an ENT is warranted. I go once a year and I never have wax buildup. He usually removes skin flakes stuck to my eardrum.
@Icegoddess what do you do when you have just washed you hair and they are all full of water
Are you talking about wax in your ears or water in your ears? If it's water, google OTC ear drops for swimmers ear.

@CelticCrafter Wax more than water

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.

Etoile308 · ‎01-04-2014

@RespectLife, I fully agree that people can ask whatever they want within the guidelines.

And whenever we post anything, we are in some way judged. I agree posters shouldn't be ridiculed, nor should they receive comments questioning reading comprehension skills when more often than not incomplete information is provided. Or circumstances are different than what's originally posted.

I still stand by there being such a thing as some dumb questions. I'm not saying that's the case here.

There are accessible sources for information than just the internet.

Q-Checker · ‎05-09-2010

Excess wax in the ear is a medical issue and should be addressed .... medically, not by bandying around home remedies on a forum. The treatment may be simple or it may require professional skill, ideally to be determined only after medical examination. The OP did not say why she did not "like" the two ENT's she saw. Was it because she thought they were not competent or was it because she did not like their personalities, which is not relevant to otic issues. In any event, there are a substantial number of Board Certified ENT's in the NY area, so finding another one should not be a problem.

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

@spumoni99 wrote:
I swim a lot and never had an issue with water in my ears...ever. I have also never cleaned my ears out with anything...ever.

@spumoni99 - You are lucky! I was a swimmer too, and swam almost every day until a few years ago.

From the time I was young I had a problem with "swimmer's ear." I used Swim Ear before going in the water, and I was a frequent user of Debrox. I still am. The doctor told me long ago some people are more prone to it than others are.

I use a q-tip too, and I'm careful not to put it in too far. I would never use one of the appliances they advertise on TV. An ENT doctor has had to professionally clean them only twice since I was young. My regular family practitioner knows my "ear" history and always checks them, no matter what I'm in for.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

I use Q-tips without any problems. My doctor told me I had the cleanest ears. LOL

If I feel mine have wax in them I use Debrox earwax remover. I'm not going to the doctor for that?

Debrox Earwax Removal Kit (Drops and Ear Syringe Bulb) - User Review

Q-Checker · ‎05-09-2010

@Nightowlz it is normal to have wax in your ears and that does not require medical care. I was talking about EXCESS wax.

bikerbabe · ‎03-09-2010

@RespectLife wrote:
@Etoile308 wrote:
@RespectLife, I think @Bri369 received a rude response.

And the more I experience life, sometimes I do think there is such a thing as dumb questions. And I think many of life's questions can be found with a modicum of research.

@Etoile308

I don't agree on that at all, Anyone can post any question or discussion they wish as long as it is within the Q guidelines. Shouldn't have to be subjected to ridicule!!!

Personally, I'd rather hear discussions and responses from people on these boards than trust google or AI.

Just yesterday, I googled an inquiry....clicked on the first three showing...ALL different and quite contradictory answers!