Heres what he told us.
Having a certain amount in your ears is healthy.
At worst, it could damage your external ear canal or even rupture the fragile eardrum.
There is no need for routine ear care for most people, said Weiswasser.
Generally, the movement of your jaw will propel the earwax to empty itself out of the ear canal.
The old adage, Put nothing in your ear smaller than your elbow, rings true.
Even if you have water stuck in your ear, dont use a cotton swab to dry it out.
Usually, routine bathing should take care of any earwax outside of your ears.
(A cotton swab may be too tempting.)
Weiswasser explained:
I generally advise the use of mineral oil.
Lean on your side, with the cotton-balled ear towards the sky.
Your doctor can manually remove the earwax with a specialized tool.
Alternatively, your doctor could also flush your ear canal out with water using a non-needled syringe.
Do not try either manual removal or flushing at home.
Instead, leave both of these procedures to your doctor.
Stop sticking things like cotton swabs into your ears, as the earwax will take care of itself.
