Ear Syringe
A build-up of earwax can cause dulled hearing and sometimes other symptoms. Earwax can usually be easily removed. Ear drops can help but ear irrigation or suctioning may be recommended if the earwax blockage persists, even after using the ear drops.
Ear irrigation involves using a pressurized flow of water to remove the buildup of earwax. Nowadays, an electronic ear irrigator should be used rather than a metal syringe, to avoid damaging the ear. The irrigator has a variable pressure control so that syringing can begin at the minimum pressure. During the procedure, a controlled flow of water is squirted into your ear canal to 'clean' out the earwax. The water is about the same temperature as your body.
The healthcare professional treating you may hold your ear at different angles in order to straighten your ear canal, which ensures that the water reaches all areas. They may also look inside your ear a number of times using an auriscope (an instrument for examining the inside of the ear) to check whether the wax is coming out. The irrigation procedure is painless, but you are likely to feel a strange sensation in your ear as the water is squirted around your ear canal.
A build-up of earwax can cause dulled hearing and sometimes other symptoms. Earwax can usually be easily removed. Ear drops can help but ear irrigation or suctioning may be recommended if the earwax blockage persists, even after using the ear drops.
Ear irrigation involves using a pressurized flow of water to remove the buildup of earwax. Nowadays, an electronic ear irrigator should be used rather than a metal syringe, to avoid damaging the ear. The irrigator has a variable pressure control so that syringing can begin at the minimum pressure. During the procedure, a controlled flow of water is squirted into your ear canal to 'clean' out the earwax. The water is about the same temperature as your body.
The healthcare professional treating you may hold your ear at different angles in order to straighten your ear canal, which ensures that the water reaches all areas. They may also look inside your ear a number of times using an auriscope (an instrument for examining the inside of the ear) to check whether the wax is coming out. The irrigation procedure is painless, but you are likely to feel a strange sensation in your ear as the water is squirted around your ear canal.
