Forum: lifehacks.stackexchange.com
Tags: <personal-care>
Title: How to clean excess wax out of my ear
Question: Similar to  this question  but I'm actually wanting to remove wax from the inside of my ear.  The doctor told me I should put drops of oil in my ear to soften the wax before they can clean it. What is the best way to get a couple of drops of oil into my ear without making a mess? Preferably with products anyone has at home.

Answers:
sents: text: it is fairly easy, just dip a finger in oil, tap out excess oil and touch the earhole with oiled finger.
text: that much oil is sufficient to ease out the wax.
text: do not try to force the wax out.
text: it will just move out.
answer_details: author: lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10301/user10301
score: 5
sents: text: Here where I live, liquid paraffin (aka paraffin oil) comes at pharmacies in small (100ml) plastic bottles.
text: They have small neck, so the oil drips as you squeeze the bottle.
text: That's two birds with one stone, as paraffin also is the oil you should be putting in your ear in the first place.
answer_details: author: lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/4656/Agent_L
score: 2
sents: text: My husband's ears produce a lot of wax and, as told by his doctor, he adds a couple of olive oil drops in his ears once a week.
text: I usually perform the task with a teaspoon (well clean).
text: We know the drop is inside because he can feel it.
text: I do mess up from time to time, it is not a problem, just clean it with a tissue.
text: He is able to add the oil drops with the teaspoon by himself if I am not at home, just practice.
text: Good luck, you are not alone.
answer_details: author: lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10551/user44096
score: 2
sents: text: I've had good success with Debrox .
text: It's only $5.
answer_details: author: lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/7396/Gdalya
score: 1
sents: text: Hydrogen Peroxide is the active ingredient in OTC ear wax removal solutions.
text: You will fill it "fizzing" but don't worry that's what it's supposed to do.
text: Just keep your head to the side so the H2O2 has time to sit in your ear for a minute or two to break up the wax.
text: P.S. hydrogen peroxide is just water with an extra Oxygen molecule lightly attached
answer_details: author: lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10357/Fuzzy Dingo
score: 1
sents: text: Maybe use a q-tip and dip it into oil, then reach it to your earhole.
text: The amount of oil can be adjusted based on how much of the q-tip you dip in oil and how you place the q-tip inside/at opening of your earhole.
answer_details: author: lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/9411/fuzzy_onesie
score: 0
sents: text: You can use Syringe without needle.
text: Fill syringe with water and ask someone to spray into ear 25-30 times.
text: (Don't let water stay inside your ear for long)
text: Remove dirt with cotton if comes out.
answer_details: author: lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/2030/HungryDB
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
It is fairly straight forward to get a couple of drops of oil in your ear, but there are a couple of different ways to choose from. You could simply dip your finger in some oil and touch your earhole with your finger. Depending on the bottle that the oil comes in, you may be able to directly squeeze it into your ear. Other possible solutions include using a teaspoon, a syringe without a needle or a Q-tip.
The options are to dip a finger in the oil, use a 100ml bottle of paraffin oil, use a teaspoon with oil, use Debrox, hydrogen peroxide, a q-tip dipped in oil or a syringe filled with water.