[neoufo51]

I do it all the time. If you do it right after you take a shower, everything softens up and a gentle swathing takes out the little bit of wax I have each time. I never see wax on my canalphones.

 

[nor_spoon]

The wax in my ears are there to stay! Last time I used a Q-tip, my RS-1's sounded shrill afterwards. The wax has good synergy with grados

 

[Vault]

Ahh earwax.. I get mine flushed religiously every 6 months and what comes out looks like a sultana. Gross... but rug up warm after you get it done. I have gotten colds the week after due to the lack of wax protecting my inner workings.

 

[ClieOS]

Here is a safe, over-the-counter earwax removal solution, DIY style.

 

[noblsheep]

i did the olive oil thing last time i got a plug, only i didn't have any olive oil on hand and used peanut oil. got rid of the plug in no time, and the rest of the wax kinda walked themselves out during the next few days.

 

[ADD]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClieOS /img/forum/go_quote.gif Here is a safe, over-the-counter earwax removal solution, DIY style.

Every time I have tried that stuff it has significantly aggravated my tinnitus. At first I thought it was a coincidence, but I tried it many times over with the same result. Since there are no ototoxic ingredients in that stuff and the pressure is incredibly low, I can only theorise it has something to do with a reaction to the very low temperature of the cleaning fluid. Coming out of the pressure pump, it is always extremely cold and there is nothing you can do to warm the water up first (well you can warm it up but it will still come out very cold.

 

[shigzeo]

where has the emperor gone? the quitz herach or whatever. im reading dune now thinking the whole time of earwax... shame on you leto

 

[ClieOS]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADD /img/forum/go_quote.gif Every time I have tried that stuff it has significantly aggravated my tinnitus. At first I thought it was a coincidence, but I tried it many times over with the same result. Since there are no ototoxic ingredients in that stuff and the pressure is incredibly low, I can only theorise it has something to do with a reaction to the very low temperature of the cleaning fluid. Coming out of the pressure pump, it is always extremely cold and there is nothing you can do to warm the water up first (well you can warm it up but it will still come out very cold.

Really? It works quite well for my sister on cleaning her ear canal. She has an allergy problem which cause her ear to produce a lot of wax (and those big blocker). It wasn't quite powerful enough to remove the big stuff, but most of the bit and pieces were gone now. I didn't get much result from it cause I keep my ear canal very clean so I didn't notice much of a different.

 

[ADD]

I agree it's a pretty good "maintenance" sort of product. When I use it I can even see very tiny little flakes of wax come out into the basin.

I think my physiology is quite unique though and I'd be surprised if others found it did anything to them in respect of tinnitus (either good or bad). Afterall, this particular writer can go from completely tinnitus-free blissful, black silence to debilating tinnitus in 0.5 of a second just by walking past an operating air-conditioner!

If I can figure out some way to warm it up to body temperature without risking a home-made-bomb scenario I would be happy to try it again.

 

[Gradofan2]

This may be a relevant topic for Cool Torpedo (an ENT).

 

[92135011]

Quote:

Originally Posted by neoufo51 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I do it all the time. If you do it right after you take a shower, everything softens up and a gentle swathing takes out the little bit of wax I have each time. I never see wax on my canalphones.

2 major phenotypes: oily wax, typically honey brown and moist and dry wax, typically light yellow and dry flakely. The type of wax may determine the amount of build up.

 

[Cool_Torpedo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gradofan2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif This may be a relevant topic for Cool Torpedo (an ENT).

I try to stay away from these topics mainly because I can't understand how so many people dare to give advice to others not being MD or specialists. I find this imprudent in the least. Not even myself would dare to give medical advice over the internet without having seen the problem with my own eyes to be sure the potential patient doesn't have an infection, perforation of whatever that might make any of those products dangerous.

Olive oil is just a lubricant that helps extracting the wax stopper, the same as other products. But it's not advisable if there's a tympanic perforation or any irritation or infection of the ear canal skin.
I've never adviced to any of my patients using those sprays to self-clean their ears for the same reason, if they have any problem, that could make it worse.

If you have the suspicion of having excessive earwax, have a consultation with your MD or ENT specialist and let him/her check your ears and remove the wax safe and professionaly.

Rgrds

 

[CanMad]

Audiclean works for me. I had the same problem when I first got my Ety ER4s, I had to get my right ear syringed.

Quick spray of Audiclean in each ear during the shower, no probs at all.

I also think the comply tips seem to be better as they are rounded on the end than the Ety foamies which are flat.

 

[guttorm]

the emperor was Shaddam IV, Leto was but a duke

 

[Leto Atreides II]

True. But Leto II ruled as God emperor for millennia.