olive oil for ear wax

[berniecuddles]

Went to have ears syringed at docs on friday due to ear wax in both ears and was told to use olive oil to help to free up the wax does this work?
i have been using cerumol ear drops from chemist!
just seems strange to use olive oil.

[Sqad]

chelle/factor......in the hands of someone that kows what he/her is doing there will be no damage to the ear drum......I have never seen it damaged in 40 years.

As for the inner ear damage..........a load of utter nonsense.

[Sqad]

Yogi


///They dont like syringing if they can help it as the pressure of this process COULD perforate the eardrum, so will only do so, in my surgery at least, if putting oil in does'nt help soften the wax.

By having the syringing done without loosening the wax first can seriously damage your ears my GP's have said. ///


COCK.

[factor-fiction]

Thanks sqad. I like your comment about a gnat's testicle!

[yogi-bear]

You are one, on occasions, are'nt you, squiddly? :0)

[anneasquith]

bring back the 100ml. syringe, luke warm water, a kidney dish and a proficient gp. oh and a towel !

[piggynose]

now now girls

[Sqad]

anne.....quite right!

[bibblebub]

Everyday when you have a bath or shower let the hot/warm water get into your ears, 10s+ for each. Someone's probably going to say that it can give rise to problems but after several years of recurring wax problems it has worked for me all this year, haven't needed to use olive oil at all.

[ilovemarkb]

olive oil and ceramol used to soften wax (single action)
otex to soften and remove wax (dual action) poppy sensation in ears)
syringing at surgery as a last resort most surgery's wont do it!

Having seen the relief on a patient's face after having them syringed then syringing seems the best option (unless you have a perforated ear drum)