How to Make an Earwax Removal Solution
Earwax can be extremely irritating, at best, and at the other end of the spectrum can reduce your hearing significantly. If you have chronic problems with stubborn earwax, you should see your doctor in order to have it removed. Afterward, you can maintain your newly-cleaned ears with a homemade earwax removal solution.
- Use an eyedropper to add 4 to 5 drops of olive oil in your ear. You can use any olive oil that you have on hand. Olive oil is very close to the same composition as skin oils, so it will not irritate your skin. Do not use cotton swabs or any other small objects to try to remove wax from your ear; these items typically force the wax further into your ear canal and can actually puncture your ear drum if you are not careful.
- Lay on your side with the affected ear pointing up toward the ceiling to keep the olive oil in your ear. Remain on your side for at least 15 minutes to allow the oil to fully lubricate your ear and any wax inside.
- Lean over a sink and add slightly warm water to a bulb syringe. Cold water can harden the wax inside your ear, making it more difficult to remove, and overly hot water can burn the inside of your ear.
- Use the bulb syringe to spray water into the affected ear. Use a steady, strong pressure to force the water into your ear canal quickly.
- Continue the process with the bulb syringe until the earwax is removed completely.
- Repeat the olive oil process with your other ear.