Customer question:
How does the ear-flushing process work? Anonymous customer's question
Pharmacist's answer:
Before your doctor flushes your ear, he'll want to look inside your ear to ensure your symptoms are caused by an excessive buildup of earwax or foreign bodies and not something more serious. Your doctor can diagnose excessive earwax by inserting an otoscope into your ear opening, which illuminates your ear and magnifies the image.
If the problem is primarily earwax buildup, your doctor will irrigate their office using a syringe-like tool. This tool will put water or a mixture of water and saline into the ear. You may experience slight discomfort from water in the ear or ear irritation.
To rinse at home, you must purchase medical supplies to rinse earwax at home safely. The most common method is to use a dropper to put baby oil, mineral oil, or a particular medicine in the ear to soften earwax.
The procedure is as follows:
- For a few days, two to three times a day, put a few drops of the selected liquid into the ear
- Once the earwax has softened, use a syringe filled with water (room temperature or slightly warmer) or a mixture of water and saline to wash the wax out of the ear canal.
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