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Low_Departure_5853 t1_j257bdx wrote

Your eardrum is about as thick as a couple of tissues and is very easy to perforate. Please don't stick anything it or do something like candling. Go to your GP or an ENT to get it done. If you want to avoid the doctor, use Debrox and when you're in the shower, let the water run into your ear and drain it. This is my field.

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ZarMulix t1_j2591wx wrote

Why aren't curettes recommended? Internationally they're used but here we're anal about pushing multistep solutions that barely work.

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Low_Departure_5853 t1_j27gf2z wrote

For the same reason I stated above. Its SO easy to tear your eardrum and then you have a temporary hearing loss and a lot of pain.

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ZarMulix t1_j2dqcnl wrote

I don't think it's a very patient centric POV to eliminate relief options and stray away from optimizing them because of off chances like that. I think the high incidence rate of people pushing earwax further in using whatever tool is easily available helps prove that all you're doing is encouraging those with high buildup to get desperate.

I think it's more realistic to recommend, provide and optimize tools for self cleaning than pretend that most people are going to visit the doctor every time their ears are built up (which for some people like me is a weekly occurrence at a minimum).

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Low_Departure_5853 t1_j2eg6ph wrote

I also said the medicine to use and to flush it out under the shower head. Do what you want. I've seen bursts a lot, so I'm just talking from my experience

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