Clean Ears: Cheap Tweak?

Try ear-coning to really clean 'em out. Cones are inexpensive /available at health-food stores or alternative med. outlets. Good non-contact, non-abrasive, non-solvent method to get the grunge out. Be sure to follow directions, know what you're doing, & how to use them. Have a helper on hand (so you don't set yourself on fire) & do his/hers too.

Fire? Sounds exceptionally more exciting than drops. Tell us more, Bob!

I am a veterinarian, not a physician, but I deal with more ear wax and otitis in dogs and cats on a daily basis than you could believe. I also like carbamide peroxide solutions and water rinse (Murine home earwax removal system.) It is gentle, safe, and effective. Ditto on the Q tip thing...remember, nothing smaller than your elbow should go down in your ear canal! Wax build up is insipid and your loss of high end appreciation is very real. Also, the eustachian tubes (leading from the ear to the throat) are often clogged during allergy season and will affect your listening pleasure. Pseudophedrine is probably best for this. See your physician if you have any doubts about your hearing....although you could save a lot of money listening in mono...

I don't know, but i heard that ear-wax, protects your hearing?! If removed, it will "come back" with the "vengance"! I am sure i am loosing my hearing, i am increasingly turning up my stereo, yearning more "detail" where detail isn't the problem. I am going to stop-by "Sears", where "miracle-ear" has their shop. Free, check-up.

The above comments lead to a little investigation. Here's a couple of Web links on the subject. One has a picture of something that probably came from an audiophile's ear...: http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/askphys/qa971031.htm http://www.cscd.nwu.edu/public/ears/earwax.html http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candling.html