Home Remedy for Earwax Removal

Excessive production of earwax or a heavy build up can affect your hearing abilities. Earwax production is your body’s way of protecting your sinus cavity from fungus, germs, bacteria and dust naturally. It also helps to moisten and clean your ear canals. Unless you have something seriously wrong with your ears, consider a home remedy for earwax removal.

Peroxide Treatment

 Peroxide is found in many home medicine cabinets and can work well for flushing out excess earwax. You might need to purchase an ear syringe or an eyedropper to dispense peroxide into the ear. Eyedroppers and ear syringes can be purchased at most pharmacies. Pour a small amount of peroxide into a dish, insert the tip of the eyedropper into the dish and squeeze the rubber end to load the eyedropper with peroxide.

Squeeze the eyedropper full of peroxide into your ear gently and slowly. Refill the dropper again and repeat. Flush out your ear using an ear syringe loaded with lukewarm water.

Baby Oil

 Sometimes after a buildup of earwax, wax may become stiff and slightly hard. This makes it difficult to remove in this state. By applying a little bit of baby oil, ever so slightly warmed in a microwave, you can loosen and soften the wax. Do not over heat the baby oil. Use an eyedropper and put several drops into your ear a couple of times a day. Flush your ear using an inexpensive ear syringe and warm water.

Ear Wax Lubricants

 You can purchase commercial brands of earwax remedies for home use at pharmacies and some grocery stores. Debrox and Murine both make eardrop remedies (non-prescription), to loosen earwax from the ear. After treating the ear, you can irrigate it with warm water in an ear syringe to remove stubborn wax.