Ear wax Do's & Don'ts

Lanarkshire Hearing Centre's Do's and Don'ts of Ear Wax

Ear Wax love it or hate it I can tell you it’s HEAR, to stay.

Cerumen, the correct name for Ear Wax comes in many different shapes, colours and sizes.

EAR WAX IS MADE BY THE BODY  TO PROTECT THE EARS

Ear wax generally a dark yellow or brown colour manifests itself in the outer portion of the ear canal. Its job is to keep your ear clean.

YES that’s right ear wax is not dirty it’s perfectly natural and healthy protecting your ears from dust, bacteria and even little tiny creatures from crawling down your ear canal and living there.

So why are we so obsessed with cleaning wax out our ears? It’s healthy, its unavoidable and Ear wax is clean. Regardless there are some people who just don’t want wax in their ears.

ONE EAR

Microsuction or Irrigation
£ 40
00
  • SAFE
  • QUICK
  • PAINLESS

BOTH EARS

Microsuction or Irrigation
£ 60
00
  • SAFE
  • QUICK
  • PAINLESS

THE NATURAL CAUSES  OF EAR WAX ISSUES

There are of course the natural causes to have ear wax cleaned out your ear.

All of these can contribute to an ear wax blockage:

  1. Excessive ear wax
  2. Excessively hairy ears
  3. Having to wear ear defenders at work
  4. Wearing hearing aids

Some causes of impacted ear wax are:

Some effects of impacted ear wax are:

Do you have questions about ear wax removal?

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Ear Wax FAQ

The Aye its all right

Nothing smaller than your elbow should go down your ear!

ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR EARDRUM IS ONLY 0.1 MM Thick

The Dinnae Bothers

Nothing smaller than your elbow should go down your ear!

A NOTE ON EAR CANDLES

Although not as dangerous as a cotton bud Ear candles or Hopi ear candles are nonsense.

Don’t believe me? Then come along and we will take a picture of your ear wax before and after the Hopi candle experience.

I can tell you your ears will still be full of ear wax. If that does not put you off there is always the chance of damage to the ear canal or ear drum.

Doing it yourself

Do not watch YouTube, then have a go for yourself. Yes people have admitted to us that they have tried to remove it after watching YouTube videos on ear wax removal.

Home ear wax removal kits from Amazon tend to be the favourite.

The worst… A corkscrew (similar to using a cotton bud) that you screw in your ear that wraps ear wax around it… A syringe with no instructions but lots of promises none of which was we promise to blow your ear drum if you use the contraption.

Just don’t do it!

*99.9% of ear wax can be removed the same day. If you have used a cotton bud you may have impacted the wax and it may be too hard to remove with one appointment. We would advise a few days oil before a visit if this is the case. If you require a second appointment because of cotton bud use this will be charged @ £20.