How to get the earwax correctly?

In many cases of complications because of frequent earwax, it is advisable to clean the ear canal itself by putting a few drops of old oxygen into the ear and then wipe it with a clean cloth.

Many people are very addicted to the barbershop to get earwax. Some people also take their own ears at home. Many people have to go to hospital because of earwax removal.

Dr. To Quang Dinh, Saigon Family Doctor Clinic, said earwax is a secretion of the outer ear canal skin, including residue from hair follicles, ear canal skin cells and ear canal skin. The physical properties of ear wax depend on race . Earwax has two types of wet and dry. Wet earwax, pale yellow to yellowish brown, has a slightly fishy odor. Dry earwax is gray. Normally, earwax is pushed out of the ear canal due to the operation of the chewing joint in front of the ear canal.

Earwax is responsible for preventing dust, fungi and bacteria from penetrating deep inside the outer ear canal to cause disease. Thus earwax is physiological secretion of the outer ear canal skin, which protects the ears and earwax will self-excrete out of the ear.Scientifically, earwax is beneficial and does not need to be removed.

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Scientifically, earwax is beneficial and does not need to be removed.

According to Dr. Dinh, there have been many studies of hearing loss caused by earwax. Some people use a lot of earwax to block the outer ear canal, which causes hearing loss and tinnitus. Many patients come for examination because of mild complications (ear canal infection) to severe (eardrum perforation) due to earwax itself.

Tips for getting earwax:

  1. Do not take earwax regularly.
  2. Do not arbitrarily take earwax.
  3. Do not ask people without medical expertise to get earwax.
  4. Use only a towel to wipe the ear and ears, do not give anything (cotton sticks, metal ear hooks .) deeply in the ear.When earwax is needed, an ear, nose and throat specialist is a knowledgeable, skilled person that helps to treat it scientifically.
  5. You should clean the ear canal yourself by putting a few drops of old oxygen into your ear.Old oxygen will foam, push the earwax out, just clean the ear with a towel.Only get up to 2 times a month.Note that after the ear drops are small, you will hear the sound in your ears.This slurred sound is caused by the bubbles of old oxygen being broken, after 5 minutes will end.