Finally Went to the Doctors... Earwax Blockage. Is Olive Oil Okay to Use to Soften Up Earwax?

[josho771]

Well I went to the doctors and I have really blocked ears full with wax oops (don't clean my ears enough) and she said that's what's causing a ringing in my ear and this also happened to my dad half a year ago and when the wax got removed his ear stopped ringing.

Anyways will olive oil be okay to use?

Like 2 or 3 drops a day like the doctor said for about a week and the wax should soften up.

So yeah the question is basically is olive oil alright and a good thing to use?


Thanks.

 

[glynis]

Yes,needs to be from the chemist with a small dropper provided.
Love glynis

 

[walkthroughwalls]

I don't think having excess wax is the result of you not cleaning your ears. It either happens or it doesn't. Poking around with q-tips is not good and can cause a blockage of wax by pushing the wax further into the ear.

I used regular olive oil for cooking a couple of nights before syringing and that wasn't a problem. The idea was also to soften the wax to make syringing easier, but chances are that if you use it for seven nights that the wax will be so soft that syringing will hardly be necessary.

 

[BuzzyBee]

From what I've read, regular olive oil is fine. https://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/hearing/wax2.html

There's also something called "sweet oil" that you can buy in the pharmacy, but I've read reports of people successfully using olive oil. It's supposed to be an antifungal as well.

 

[josho771]

@walkthroughwalls well my doctor told me to do it for a week? And yes my block ears was caused by q tips

 

[walkthroughwalls]

@walkthroughwalls well my doctor told me to do it for a week? And yes my block ears was caused by q tips

I'm guessing that a week is overkill, but it probably won't cause any harm either.