What should I do if I have too much earwax and it is very hard?

Hello. That is sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda, which can soften cerumen (i.e., earwax).

After dropping and soaking for 5 minutes, and then turning it back for 5 minutes, let the softened cerumen flow out by gravity, some people can simply soak out the cerumen by dropping sodium bicarbonate, some people can't, but after softening, the doctor can easily take it out. Insist on soaking for about 3-5 days before picking it up.

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Yes, you should pay more attention to personal hygiene, but don't be afraid that this kind of surgery is not big.

Sodium bicarbonate is commonly known as "baking soda" topical ear drops to soften the effect of staring] If cerumen is hard, not easy to take out, or cerumen and external auditory canal incarceration, the patient's pain is obviously difficult to cooperate during the removal process, you can first use 5% 10% sodium bicarbonate solution ear drops, 3 5 times a day, after each drop, the affected ear stands upward for 5 10 minutes, for 3 4 consecutive days to soften, and then in the otolaryngology clinic, use a suction device to take out the softened cerumen. Do not pluck your ears to prevent a broken and infected ear canal!

Yes, but I encountered such a thing when I was young, and after I softened myself, I slowly buckled it little by little, and finally when I went to the doctor, it was already very small, and the doctor took it out easily, and if it was not small, it would have to be operated!

You'd better go to the hospital to soften the cerumen plug, and if a doctor gets that out of you, don't do it yourself, it will hurt your eardrum.

You can put relatively clean ear drops, eye drops, or even saline drops into your ears.

If you can't buy sodium bicarbonate ear drops, you can also go to the hospital to buy sodium bicarbonate injection ear drops, and its effect is similar to that of sodium bicarbonate ear drops. When dropping the ear, you can put the ear facing up, soak the 6-10th drop or so in the ear canal for 5-10 minutes, at least three times a day, or multiple times, and then empty the ear drops after soaking.

If you don't have a lot of earwax, it may melt away after a few days of soaking ear drops. However, if there is a lot of earwax, it is not recommended to take it out by yourself, it is recommended to go to the hospital and let the doctor help take out the earwax.

If the edge of the earwax is tightly attached to the ear canal, do not forcibly take it, so as not to damage the ear canal and cause inflammation, you can use phenolic glycerin ear drops or sodium bicarbonate solution to spot the ear first, wait for the harder earwax to become diluted, and then you can take it out or aspirate further.

If the alcohol drops in, it will first make the contents soft, and soon it will evaporate again, and it will become dry and brittle, and it is easy to get the contents out with a movement of the ear. In fact, there is no need to dig earwax, the joints next to the ears often move, and the earwax will come out automatically, so it is better to dig if you feel uncomfortable.

Netizen question: A few days ago, my daughter said that she had a pain in her ear, I took a look at her ear and found that there were two large lumps of hard things, the family said that this was a lump in earwax, and I wanted to dig it out, but as soon as I touched it, my daughter shouted pain, what should I do?

Cerumen (commonly known as earwax) is a normal secretion of the cerumen gland in the external auditory canal, and the amount of secretion is generally very smallMost of them can be discharged on their own.

In some people, the external auditory canal is abnormal, such as stenosis, deformity, thickening, epithelial shedding and mixed cerurum, etc., which can cause cerumen to accumulate and form embolism, sometimes as hard as a stone.

**, for smaller cerumen, you can use the cerumen hook to remove it directly.

For larger and hard cerumen, you can first use cerumen water to drop your ears, drop 8 times a day, for two consecutive days, and after it softens, rinse or take it out in the hospital on the 3rd day.

When cerumen is abundant and co-infected, the infection should be controlled first, and the inflammation should be controlled before being removed using the methods mentioned above.

If symptoms do not improve after 2 to 3 days of medication, cerumen should be removed by a doctor in divided doses or under anesthesia.

For children with more cerumen in the external auditory canal, it is recommended that parents do not take it out by themselvesGo to the otolaryngology department of the hospital and have it removed by the doctor to avoid inadvertently damaging the external ear canal or eardrum.

After removal, especially in patients with obvious embolism, it is necessary to go to the hospital for regular examinations, and cerumen should be removed in time to avoid the formation of embolism again.

This article is jointly produced by China Family Doctor Magazine & Popular Science China.

Go to the pharmacy to buy some ear drops, you can take out a few drops in the morning and take it out in the afternoon, and then go to the hospital to hang up the otolaryngology department and let the doctor deal with it for you, the ear is very fragile, I hope you don't use cotton swabs or other ways to make the ear inflamed is not good.

It's best to go to the hospital for a check-up, prescribe some potions on the ear, come back and soak a few drops in the morning for a while, and you can take it out in the afternoon, the ear is very fragile, I hope you don't use a cotton swab or other means to make the ear inflamed It's not good. It is best to disinfect the ear picker and then make it, so that it is more hygienic and the ears are not easy to become inflamed. If it really doesn't work, I'll have to ask the doctor to help me take it out.

In this case, do not dig yourself, so as not to damage the eardrum and cause inflammation. You can go to the otolaryngology department of your local hospital. Let the doctor carefully examine it and can help you dig it out.

Suggestion: Hello, in view of the fact that the general earwax can come out on its own without digging, the cerumen is generally pale yellow, wax-like crumbs, and there are also oily or relatively hard, large pieces. There are two types of earwax: "dry" and "wet".

It is very dangerous to dig up earwax for infants and young children, because such a big child will not cooperate, so it is easy to cause damage, which can dig the external auditory canal **, and cause tympanic membrane perforation. In fact, if you don't dig your earwax, your earwax can be discharged on its own. Earwax is formed when the sebaceous secretions of the external auditory canal** dry up, and with the activity of the facial muscles (especially the masticatory muscles), the earwax loosens, falls off and is automatically discharged.

If the earwax is lumped, you need to go to the ENT clinic and the doctor will remove it under the otoscope or drop liquid to soften the earwax.

It's time to go to the hospital, the hospital can handle it.

Don't dig by yourself, go to the hospital, there is special equipment to help you dig out, rest assured.

Cerumen plugging is a common disease of the external auditory canal, and the soft texture can be cleaned directly, and the traditional method for harder ones is to use ear drops to soak and then treat. There are no specific restrictions on ear drops, and in some remote areas, there is a lack of medicines, and even the use of sesame oil as a substitute can solve the problem.

After soaking, cerumen can be cleaned by rinsing or negative pressure suction device, the method of rinsing cerumen is very old, and the principle is the same as washing dishes. The advantage is that it is inexpensive, and the operator does not need special tools and complex training. The disadvantage is that the patient needs to see the doctor at least twice, and if there is a perforation of the tympanic membrane, irrigation will cause middle ear infection, and the cholesteatoma of the external auditory canal cannot be treated.

The use of vacuum suction devices requires otological equipment and the operator has some experience.

You can use ear drops first, wait until it is soft, and then take it out at the hospital otolaryngology department.

Methods for removing super-hard earwax include external auditory canal suction and external auditory canal irrigation. If the cerumen is hard and not easy to remove, or the cerumen is incarcerated tightly with the external auditory canal, and the patient's pain is obviously difficult to cooperate during the removal process, the ear can be dropped with 5% 10% sodium bicarbonate solution 3 5 times a day, and the affected ear can be left upward for 5 10 minutes after each drop, and then the softened cerumen can be removed with a suction device in the otolaryngology clinic.

1. Smaller or flaky ones can be taken out with tweezers.

2. Cerumen hook removal method.

Gently extend the cerumen hook into the deep part of the external auditory canal along the back of the external auditory canal, between the upper wall and the cerumen plug, taking care to avoid damaging the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane, and then gently turn the cerumen hook to hook the cerumen plug and gradually hook it out.

3. Use a cotton stick to gently rotate in the external auditory canal, and then the ear is facing down, then the cerumen can come out on its own; Do not pick your ears with sharp objects such as fingernails and iron sticks. Do not form the habit of picking ears and pick your ears frequently, generally once a week or so; However, it can be shorter in dusty places or for people with oily ears.

4. External auditory canal irrigation.

Before rinsing, cerumen needs to be softened, with 5% 10% sodium bicarbonate solution ear drops, 4 5 times a day, after each drop, the affected ear to the Zhaoye stand for 5 10 minutes, 3 4 days later, until it is fully or partially expanded, and then rinse.

The patient sits on the side, the head is tilted to the healthy side, and a curved disc is placed close to the ** below the earlobe on the affected side to contain the water flowing out during irrigation, and the operator gently pulls the affected ear back and up (the child goes backward down) with his left hand, and the right hand takes and absorbs warm normal saline close to body temperature, a 20ml syringe or rubber ball connected to a plastic tube and places it at the opening of the external auditory canal, and flushes it in the direction of the posterior superior wall of the external auditory canal.

The rinse fluid enters the deep part and uses the force of the reflux to flush out the cerumen or foreign body. Rinse again and again until cerumen or foreign body flushes out. Finally, wipe the external auditory canal with a dry cotton swab.

Precautions

1. Keeping the external auditory canal clean is the primary condition to prevent cerumen embolism. If you have cerumen dandruff and feel itchy in the external auditory canal, you can use a cotton swab dipped in Yiqin Chai Li and gently wipe it with alcohol, which not only relieves itching, but also has the effect of disinfection and prevention of infection.

2. It is best to be checked by a doctor before swimming is too late, and take out the cerumen crumbs first to prevent embolism after water swelling. If water enters the external auditory canal, symptoms may worsen, and earache is common. Therefore, if there is too much cerumen, you can often go to the hospital regularly to ask an ear specialist to help remove it to prevent cerumen embolism.