I have ear wax build up. We have lots of specialized instruments designed to take out wax in the safest, most painless way possible. You can also go to your family doctor, who will most likely irrigate out the wax. Irrigation can lead to painful infection and even hearing loss, which is why people in my specialty generally condemn irrigation as a means of wax removal.
Home remedies run the risk of converting a partial wax impaction into a total wax impaction.
Most of the over the counter wax removal systems are basically dilute solutions of hydrogen peroxide. Click here if you have questions, comments or criticisms for Dr. Hoffman. Reproduction in whole or part without permission is prohibited.