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Ear Wax Removal Cleaning Kit with 16 Disposable Tips US $0.79 Delivered @ Zapals
Ear Wax Removal Cleaning Kit with 16 Disposable Tips US $0.79/ AU $1.06 Delivered @ Zapals
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I’ve tried these and they’re garbage. They’re pretty “safe”, in saying that they can’t even fit in my ear. Might just be my ears though
Sigh. Just because it's cheap, doesn't mean it's a bargain.
Standard price here at 6cents cheaper :
www.ebay.com.au/itm/Smart-Ear-Wax-Cleaner-Removal-Smart-Swab…
And already negged for providing the same item at a cheaper source. Nice one.
what's with all the downvoting?
OzSheeple
Try "Goes the perfect distance in the outer ear canal.."
If people believe that, I'm opening a "1 size fits all" shoe shop.
These are at best useless, and at worst, dangerous.
You'd think they'd post more Aussie deals if they're unhappy with the Chinese posts? Nah I'm talking crazy again.
Use a paperclip. It's free
Car key works for me
Wat!
Overdue “needs to be cut” fingernail is my chosen tool
You don’t just have that one really long pinky finger nail grown out? Great for nose excavation as well. Can double as a coke scoop…
you should go to Asian (Vietnamese) groceries
Wrong thread?
I think they're vaguely saying to get a Mimikaki from an Asian shop instead.
Is that one of those blow-up dolls?
Asian Groceries sell ear cleaners. The shape of the thing is like 150 cm metal tiny ladle.
150 cm and tiny don't gel together unless you are talking about people.
Can confirm. Wife is Asian and her favourite past time is digging for gold in them thar ear holes. We have so many tools here for cleaning out ears that it’s bordering on disturbing.
As for 150cm… mm perhaps…
I would never dare put one of these cheap and likely dangerous things near something as precious as my ears…
Negging due to major safety concerns…
nothing satisfies like using cotton buds to remove wax from outer parts of the ear canal after a swim.
aaaahhhh
The best thing I have found for removing 'ear-wax' is an water-filled (cleaned out) plastic condiment squeeze bottle - like a tomato sauce or mustard - with the tapered tip nozzle. They are more efficient than genuine ear syringes, which I have used many times, because they can hold a larger volume and they allow the user more control of the pressure of the water being sprayed into the air - especially if you are doing this to yourself. Using comfortably warm water can help breakup the blockages more quickly and is more comfortable on the inner ear as well. My son and I are one of the small percentage of people with significant 'wax' build up and have used this method safely and successfully for years. As I said this works better than 'official' ear syringes and is both safer and far cheaper.
Any particular branded bottle you recommend?
I have found the Masterfoods Mustard Mild American Squeeze 250g to be quite good. The Fountain Tomato Sauce Squeeze 500ml also works well. More manly types may prefer the Masterfoods Barbecue Sauce Rib Limited Edition 500ml. Or you can buy an actual ear syringe for a few dollars more:
https://www.amcal.com.au/ear-clear-wax-removal-syringe-p-931…
My experience though is that these syringes are so small in volume that the are quite slow at actually clearing a significant obstruction which is why some GPs use a constant flow pumped device.
It's worth reading this article for some more information"
https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2015/october/ear-wax-management…
now with pictorials!
- Masterfoods Mustard Mild American Squeeze 250g
- Fountain Tomato Sauce Squeeze 500ml
- Masterfoods Barbecue Sauce Rib Limited Edition 500ml
ps i am not associated with Woolies
I thought I was kind of a weirdo because I did this. I had my ear syringed once by a doctor because it was blocked. Every-so-often it gets debris in it so I did some Googling and there was an ABC article/podcast about people syringing their own ears so I decided to try it myself with one of those condiment bottle your buy at el cheapo stores. I was going to buy one of those ear bulbs but they are too expensive and, as you said, much like the syringes you can buy they don't hold enough water or create the right pressure.
I would be careful recommending this Rayve. For most people it may work fine and if you're doing it to yourself you are taking your own risk, but someone may perforate their eardrum or exacerbate an ear infection doing this.
I'm not totally knocking this down but anyone doing this has to know they are taking a risk.Or they may be doing this now knowing they have a perforation, and cause damage to their middle ear.
Which I why I included several caveats and a link to the Ausmed site. Having said that though, my advice will be safer than the 'stick a solid object' in your ear anyway.
Coming from an audiologist - just don't.
What do you suggest?
See my suggestion above. Having worked as an RN cleaning out people using the official 'ear syringes' I can assure you that the plastic condiment bottles work very well. Don't clean your ears on a whim though - most people never need to clean their ears and the 'earwax' does serve a useful purpose for most people. Do some proper research and make sure you actually need to clean your ears before doing so and make sure you stop if any method causes pain - including an actual ear-syringe.
Don't really understand. Are you shooting water into your ears with the squeezie bottle, or just pushing air into it? If you shoot water in, couldn't you dislodge the wax and flush it even deeper in?
Water isn't the safest way. Definitely don't use water if you've had any history of problems/surgery etc in the ears.
That old adage about 'nothing smaller than your elbow' in your ears is true and that includes cotton buds (they can actually help to impact the wax further).
Most people never need to actually do anything to remove their wax. For most people it should come out by itself. If your ears do block up (you'll know, because you'll suddenly not be able to hear) I would advise heading to an emergency department, ENT specialist, or finding a professional ear wax removal service to do it via microsuction, as even syringing carries some risk of perforation.
I've used a little screwdriver for many years now. Which is fine because I never listened anyway.
care to share what you use to clean the rear?
Huh? Did you say something?
I'm in my early 90's and have never cleaned out my ears.
I can hear just fine.As I mentioned in my post above, a small percentage - I think about 4% have problems with excessive wax buildup leading to irritation, infecion, and obstructed hearing loss. My son and I do and we have to remove the obstructions about every 2 to 3 weeks. If I do not clean my ears regularly I have a hearing deficit similar to what you would experience if you block your ears with your fingers.
Does constant adjusting of pressure from varying altitudes cause blockages? The only time I needed it I was driving into the hills daily.
Shouldn't cause a blockage, but your hearing is subjective to the pressure on both sides of the drum being equal. Changing altitude (and diving) causes a mismatch in pressure.
Should clear itself after swallowing, for example, hence suggestions to chew while taking off and landing when you fly.
A blockage in your eustachian tube may prevent your ears from equalising properly though.I have found that wearing headphones certainly makes it worse. I suspect that is from heat / humidity rather than pressure waves from the sound though.
Doesn't listening to music through headphones stimulate the production of earwax? I am almost certain I remember reading or hearing that somewhere.
@Juddy: I'm not sure - though I do know that simply wearing earmuffs to protect the ears from potential loud sounds causes increased earwax production for me so I assumed it was from the warmth and humidity and possibly due to distortion of the external ear reducing normal earwax clearance.
Those who wear earplugs to sleep everything will increase that % because it means your ears can't clear. I'm one of those people.
Good, so you'll hear me when i say your numeracy is shot.
my child has severe ear wax build up.. in that they use on average 4-6 cotton buds between both ears… first couple of buds come out black and then shifts to brown and finally clean. have taken them to doc but doc said not to worry
Using cotton buds or equivalent is not only not going to properly clean your child's ears it might make the situation worse by forcing the wax further into the ear canal. You can get the ears syringed at the GP - which is just squirting warm water into the ears for a large sum of money - or you can use the sauce bottle idea I suggested above.
see my post where I said doc said not to worry - he's looked at their ears already.
When I trained as a nurse the advice was “never put anything in your ear that is smaller than your elbow”.
I'm pretty sure an elbow would cock up most ears, but it's been a while since i trained on a nurse.
Got a few people on my list I would happily use my elbow to clean out their ears…
I have excess wax and confirm these just fold up and dont penetrate my ear canal in any way shape or form… a tissue rolled in to a long thing tube does far better. The sauce bottle intrigues me… two kids I go through the BBQ sauce in large quantities.
I know it's time to flush them out when i get a delay of sound between ears .. its just a split second and a distinguishable echo.. it's a weird sensation like one ear being in slow mo….bit of waxsol and a warm bath clears it out ..for a good six months.
You're not supposed to stick stuff in your ears to clean out the ear wax. You can physically damage your ear drum.
Mostly unnecessary to clean out your ear wax but if you need to, you can get stuff to dissolve it.
I've seen kids whose mum's have injured their ears during cleaning.
Begging for safety concerns.
Source: I work in health
No need to beg, we get the message.
Lol lucky that typo makes sense in context.
My doctor told me not to put anything smaller than my elbow in my ears.
As someone with narrow ear canals, all cotton buds do is compress the wax, eventually forming a plug. First, depending on the build up, use a wax softener, then flush with a syringe and warm water.
My doctor told me not to put anything smaller than my elbow in my ears.
Knee should be fine then.
Safe?