Things you can try at home!

• Ask your pharmacist. Many pharmacies sell over-the-counter eardrops that soften wax

• Use oil that you already have at home such as mineral oil or cooking oil.

• Apply either oil from home or purchased from the pharmacy to the affected ear, wait 5-10 minutes and then drain or rinse out your ear.

Syringe or Rubber Ball Syringe:

• This method is often more effective if you have used ear wax softeners as above, for a few days.

• A person should have the affected ear pointing upward and use a syringe to drip warm water slowly into the ear canal.

• It is vital to avoid forcefully flushing the water into the ear canal, as this can cause dizziness. The water must not be too hot or too cold.

• After a minute, the person should tilt their head the other way so that the fluid and earwax can drip out.

• It may be necessary to repeat this process multiple times.

  WARNINGS

  These remedies are NOT to be used if you have tubes in your ears or suspect a hole in your ear drum.

  Do not put anything such as toothpick, bobby pin or paperclip into the ear due to possibility of damage to the ear drum.

  Ear Candling is not recommended for the same reasons and it is not usually effective.