Easy Ear Wax Softening/Removal Method: Hot Baths, Pen Lid, Ear Pick/Scoop

I was told I have ear wax impacted on one of my ear drums and a bit on the other. As the wax was quite dark, it was there a while and unlikely to come out without intervention.

Anyhow... been taking just a couple of hot baths recently and been dipping my head under for a few moments and as I'm sitting at my desk at work I feel a bit greasy in the ear area and I notice I can pick out wax with a pen lid at the outer surface of my ear canal.

Couple more baths later and then tonight, using a metal thing I got off Amazon - long thin thing with a half cup at the end [think it's for ear wax as it happens] and I'm able to scoop out a sizeable chunk of dark ear wax.

So... no more 3 weeks worth of olive oil 3 times a day, for it still not to budge. And a 6 month NHS wait.

Have a hot bath instead. Prod with extreme caution at your own risk.

P.s - I didnt put pen lid in the title.

Something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/ETEREAUTY-Curette-Earwax-Removal-Storage/dp/B01N037A6B/ref=sxin_3_osp20-f6defaac_cov?ascsubtag=f6defaac-e670-4769-8b1a-a6c1a3a6e610&creativeASIN=B01N037A6B&crid=U3NBFW780IMO&cv_ct_id=amzn1.osp.f6defaac-e670-4769-8b1a-a6c1a3a6e610&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_wn=osp-search&keywords=ear+wax+removal&linkCode=oas&pd_rd_i=B01N037A6B&pd_rd_r=069b1829-29be-40e4-90d7-167442f6d5cc&pd_rd_w=U6a6j&pd_rd_wg=szvB8&pf_rd_p=53eff971-6e12-4016-9864-b6dfd929b2b3&pf_rd_r=24JY75ZA06ZPYKXGWCCV&qid=1568493310&sprefix=ear+,aps,213&tag=bestcont06-20

 

I would not stick metal things in your ears. A blow to the eardrum can worsen tinnitus and/or perforate the eardrum.

 

I know, so I'm ultra careful. I stand in an empty room so no-one can bump into me.