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olive oil for ear wax
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Went to have ears syringed at docs on friday due to ear wax in both ears and was told to use olive oil to help to free up the wax does this work?
i have been using cerumol ear drops from chemist!
just seems strange to use olive oil.
i have been using cerumol ear drops from chemist!
just seems strange to use olive oil.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Olive oil was always used in our family when I was being brought up. I did buy cerumol drops last time as I was on holiday. The drops wee less messy but as they go off after a short while it can be expensive to keep replacing the drops.
Does syringing still happen? I used to love having it done about once every 5 years by teh practice nurse but when I last asked at the surgery I was told it's no longer considered a suitable treatment
Does syringing still happen? I used to love having it done about once every 5 years by teh practice nurse but when I last asked at the surgery I was told it's no longer considered a suitable treatment
factor......if wax in the ears is causing deafness, then it needs to be removed and it is that method of removal that I query.
The old fashioned ear syringe was perfectly adequate for the job, but has now been replaced by a nurse "farting about" with a piece of equipment that looks like an electric toothbrush that couldn't remove a speck of dirt from a gnat's testicle.
The old fashioned ear syringe was perfectly adequate for the job, but has now been replaced by a nurse "farting about" with a piece of equipment that looks like an electric toothbrush that couldn't remove a speck of dirt from a gnat's testicle.
Olive oil always works for me whether hot or cold.......it saves me going off to the docs for syringing......with the amount of swimming I do daily and shampooing the old bonce, diving when abroad, I do get quite a bit building up......last time i went to the nurse at my surgery after being told by my GP to use 5 days of olive oil drops to help soften the wax, she told me that she could see the eardrum and i did'nt need to have it done....just advised me to use 1 or 2 drops every now and then to help them not get clogged up.
They dont like syringing if they can help it as the pressure of this process COULD perforate the eardrum, so will only do so, in my surgery at least, if putting oil in does'nt help soften the wax.
By having the syringing done without loosening the wax first can seriously damage your ears my GP's have said.
Otex is pretty good too btw....prevents the need for syringing.
They dont like syringing if they can help it as the pressure of this process COULD perforate the eardrum, so will only do so, in my surgery at least, if putting oil in does'nt help soften the wax.
By having the syringing done without loosening the wax first can seriously damage your ears my GP's have said.
Otex is pretty good too btw....prevents the need for syringing.