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reader, anonymous, writes (28 May 2008): I went to an Ear Clinic in London too. Brilliant, painless and very quick, best £50 I ever spent. Don't bother with drops, I tried them and they made it worse!
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reader, anonymous, writes (29 April 2008): After a miserable couple of days with a blocked ear, I googled the net, found this site and then found the specialist in London - clear ear clinic, 15 mins later I left with all the wax out of my ears - I know it cost me 50 quid, but it was well worth it. JB London.
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reader, anonymous, writes (20 October 2007): q tips are definitley a NO NO!!!! Being an ear care nurse I have had to deal with many people who have used q tips and made the problem much worse as the q tip pushes thewax further down and makes it much more difficlut to remove. As mentioned syringing is becoming a thing of the past due to the risks of perforations etc. and from my own experince many of the drops you get from the chemist are quite caustic to the ear make the wax very soggy and the ear often becomes quite inflammed and then prone to infection.
Olive oil is the best perhaps used every two to three weeks for a few nights it makes the wax softer but is not caustic to the ear and in most cases the wax will loosen and fall out.
As has already been said for those most diffcult of ears there are private clinics using microsuction proven to be the safest method these days however these are few and far between in our area stoke n trent there is a local clinic in endon for any one interested the number is 01782 505666.
But never put any instrument in your own ear to clean them it is very dangerous.
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 October 2007): I'm having the same problem at the moment. I find a few drops of olive oil instead of the chemical kind to be much better.
John
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 September 2007): no need to buy wax at a store...a simple bottle of cooking oil in your kitchen will do the trick.. just let a couple of droplets roll into the ear canal....this will begin the process of the wax sofening.it should losen the wax and surface it the top of the canal..
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 September 2007): Hi there,
I just had mine sorted out today, and was so chuffed that i thought i'd share the solution!
I had been to the local NHS GP who informed me that they don't syringe ears any more as it is potentially dangerous (ie. they are scared of being sued if they do it wrong). I was perscribed ear drops and told it should soften up the wax plug and "hopefully" it will sort itself out after a week or three! or maybe even longer!!
After 3 days of near deafness i managed to find a specialist clinic in London who promptly removed all of it in a 15 min session using a tiny suction pump. Painless and safe, though i had to pay £40 for the treatment (a bargain if you ask me). The specialist told me that with the amount of impaction i had it would never have worked with just drops and would have quickly got infected if i'd left it!!
FYI Was also told that ear candles are useless and after you've used them, what looks like ear wax actually isn't and you'll see the same effect burning them in a glass!
Anyway, hope that helps!
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reader, anonymous, writes (12 September 2007): ive been using otex for 3 days now and im still deaf and the wax hasnt moved! im gna use it untill friday and if im still deaf i,ll have 2 go see the docs...........this otex isnt doing what it says on the bottle!!! :(
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reader, love-him  +, writes (10 June 2007):
 Hey darlin i had the exact same problem a week ago!! came back off holiday after being at a water park which the water had pushed all the wax down. after not bein able to hear out of my right ear for 4 days i went the docs. she gave me two options. have it syringed OR go and buy olive oil and get like a dropper (for say ear dropps) and take in the olive oil with the dropper and drop about 3 drops in ur ear 2 times a day and masage the ear, (the little outy bit attached tou ur earwhere if u push it u cant hear anythin out of (sorry bad description) and it shud have cleared up after a week but id stil sugest goin 2 get it checked out. mail me if u wana talk x x x
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reader, anonymous, writes (10 June 2007): it is a lot of blockage im afriad the doctor you have to go but after that is done everyday after the shower while your ears are damp use a q-tip to clean it out so you dont get a build up agian. If there is a lot then using a q-tip may r may not work if it doesnt it will just force the wax in farther making it worse. Hope that helps
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 June 2007): i would go for a que-tip (cotton suab) it works well and cleans the ear out nicely i have alot of ear wax and it works like magic most of the time!
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 June 2007): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionIve had them syringed before and afterwards i realised i had been a lot deafer than i thought i was! My step dad says doctors dont like syringing though, it can damage the ear? so he doesnt want me to do it.. Do you know if its dangerous at all? and thanks for your answers
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 June 2007): My God...A very pleasant question you've posted here lol! Anywayz, all i can suggest is that you get it checked out by your doctor - you could end up with a serious infection if you don't do something about it!
Gud Luck x
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reader, kenny +, writes (9 June 2007):
 I would pop along to the doctors and see the nurse and she will syringe them for you. But before you go loosen the wax with some olive oil, or ear wax remover first.
Its actually a nice sensation having them syringed, and after your hearing will be alot better too.
Good luck
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reader, cd206 +, writes (9 June 2007):
 All the doctors are recommending olive oil nowadays. I have the same problem as you... I wash my ears twice daily but still get wax blockage. They used to give me regular syringe treatments but they won't now unless you try the olive oil remedy for three weeks and it makes no difference. Personally, I also find otex ear drops, available at the pharmacy to be a great help but read the label since they're strong and you can't use them for long. Try to olive oil first though.
CD
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 June 2007): A great home remedy is to put olive oil (cooking oil) into your ear just the same as you do with ear drops. This softens the wax and helps your body naturally get rid of the wax. This is perfectly safe my doctor recommended it to me for the same problem.
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 June 2007): if you go to one of those health stores and ask if they have whats called an ear candle they range for 3-7 dollars and they pull the wax out and into a tube hope it helps
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reader, DV1  +, writes (9 June 2007):
 There is a product that you can buy at your local market. It will break the wax down into a liquid...
DV1
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