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GigaCluster

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It appears as if I have accidentally pushed earwax into the ear canal. Now my right ear feels as if it's underwater. I am leaving for Colorado tomorrow so I cannot schedule an appointment with my family doctor and I don't feel like going to the E.R. and paying a base fee of $50. So, has anyone been faced with this situation? What did you do?

I had this problem once before and my doctor used a syringe-type thing to spray warm water in my ear and somehow the ball of wax came out. But... I don't have such a cool device.

Please tell me what I can safely do at home.
 
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Wallydraigle

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Originally posted by: GigaCluster
It appears as if I have accidentally pushed earwax into the ear canal. Now my right ear feels as if it's underwater. I am leaving for Colorado tomorrow so I cannot schedule an appointment with my family doctor and I don't feel like going to the E.R. and paying a base fee of $50. So, has anyone been faced with this situation? What did you do?

I had this problem once before and my doctor used a syringe-type thing to spray warm water in my ear and somehow the ball of wax came out. But... I don't have such a cool device.

Please tell me what I can safely do at home.
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Um, use Q-tip in the other ear and push it back out?
 
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Lifer
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1. Don't Panic lol
2. I stuck plenty of q-tips all the way up my ears in my younger days to know it heals by itself.
 
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GigaCluster

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What heals by itself? I didn't injure myself or anything...
The ball of wax has no reason to come out -- in fact, it's going to grow in my ear unless I remove it.
When I previously had this situation, I also thought that I should just give it time. I found out, though, that it grew in my ear to become the size of a raisin.
 
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911paramedic

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They sell little ear cleaning kits at most stores. I think its hydrogen peroxide and a syringe for flushing it out, not too sure.
 
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HiTek21

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buy an ear wax removal kit from Sav Ons or Rite Aid. Just put a couple of drops in the ear and let it sit for about 20 minutes then use the bulb and flush it out with warm water
 
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hydrogen peroxide is the ghetto cure for thisand may well fix the problem for $0.99

If you want a slightly more advanced treatment, go to the local pharmacy and buy Debrox. It bubbles like peroxide but also has something in it that dissolves ear wax. You put a few drops in your ear, let it sink in for a minute and then drain your ear. Out oozes the melted wax...
 
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Originally posted by: GigaCluster
What heals by itself? I didn't injure myself or anything...
The ball of wax has no reason to come out -- in fact, it's going to grow in my ear unless I remove it.
When I previously had this situation, I also thought that I should just give it time. I found out, though, that it grew in my ear to become the size of a raisin.
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Whoa...Never had that happen before. Sorry. Healing takes on a role more than a broken bone of course . Since you have a credited history of pushing a ball of wax down your ears... All I can say is healthboards.com .
 
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freebee

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In the 1700s the british royalty used to use the ear wax of slaves to remove body hair.
 
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GigaCluster

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Thank you, all, for your responses.
I went to Walgreens and picked up an $8 ear wax removal kit... it looks almost exactly like what Mloot recommended except has silicone ear plugs to keep the fluid from coming out, plus a small pan. A few minutes later, my ear is clear.
 
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