Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax

RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By marclar (Guest Post) (11/27/2008) Is it possible to use too much hydrogen peroxide in your ear? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Mindy (Guest Post) (11/14/2008) For the last couple of years, I have had ear wax problems.I tried Debrox without much success but I have been HP for the last couple of months and I am relieved that I can fix my ear wax problem at home instead of going to the doctor every time it feels like its building up. It seems like most people have to try out several options before they find a way that works for them. The way that has worked the best for my is mixing half HP and half water and then using the solution to irrigate my ears. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Karlos (Guest Post) (11/11/2008) The Best thing that I find, is to get a syringe, and a bucket of warm water, and get someone else to squirt the warm water into your ear, squirting it quite hard, this lets the warm water get in behind the build up of wax and pushes it all out. (Make sure you have a towel on the floor, and another bucket resting underneath your ear, as there is A LOT of gross, waxy water that will come out. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post by coins911 (10) | (11/06/2008) Contact do not use peroxide it will burn kids skin. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Gevlin (Guest Post) (10/30/2008) Hydrogen Peroxide works! I didn't dilute it and waited about 15 minutes on my side waiting for it to stop bubbling, then I got up and the wax easily came out. THANKS HP! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Catherine (Guest Post) (10/13/2008) I just came back from the ER because my right ear hurt so badly. It felt like a chopstick was poking it continuously. I explained to the doctor that I put a few drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide 10 hours earlier. He checked my ear and the ear canal is scorched. He said to use one half water and one half hydrogen peroxide next time. He's just glad that my ear drum is in perfect condition. But my right ear is hurting horribly right now. I got a prescription for a pain killer and antibiotic. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Pete (Guest Post) (08/28/2008) I am a swimmer. I do laps for exercise. I use ear plugs, the Speedo soft moldable kind. Lately I have had a feeling of water in my ears but unable to get the whatever out. So I went to the ENT yesterday. He dug around in my ear with some thingy, then said he was going to suction it out. Boy, that hurt like heck, even for a few minutes after I left his office. He prescribed some expensive antibiotic, which I went out and bought right away. My wife dripped the specified four drops into my right ear and I lay down on my other ear to give it a chance to soak in for an hour or so. I got up and this bloody discharge came out on a Kleenex. I kind of wish that I had skipped the ENT and tried the HP first. Much less blood after today's dose, but it was still there. Maybe his vacuum gizzy was too big for my ear canal and it gave me a little cut inside my ear. Or maybe he purposely popped my eardrum so the antibiotic would get down inside. Anybody know what gives? He did not return my call this morning. I guess I'll be OK in a few days. I'm not really worried, but I won't be swimming for awhile. Back to the treadmill. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By (Guest Post) (08/18/2008) I just left the docs after having had a clogged ear for a few weeks. I tried the Dbrox without much success. The nurse at the doc's office used hydroperoxide in the ear canal for about ten mins then flushed it with warm water using a syringe. It did the trick. The hydroperoxide was much more 'active' than the Dbrox. Not sure on the percentage mix of the solution they used though. I will need to ask them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By (Guest Post) (08/03/2008) Hydrogen peroxide does work. I work at an Urgent Care facility and that's what we use to irrigate patient's ear's. Well we use half water and half peroxide to irrigate the ears. It works. Sometimes it may take a while but once the wax starts loosening up, it slides right out. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Peter Dacey (Guest Post) (07/27/2008) I have bought some 6% Hydrogen Peroxide, should I use it as it is or mix it with water? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Melanie (Guest Post) (06/18/2008) I was told by the E.N.T. to put hydrogen peroxide in my 4 year olds ears to loosen the tubes that he had put in 18 months ago, my son screamed bloody murder for about 15 minutes, so I only got one ear done, he said it really hurt. I have done it to myself before and never felt pain. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Jess (Guest Post) (06/10/2008) I've had major ear problems since birth. I went through I think 4 or 5 surgeries before I was 5 to correct my problems... multiple tubes. They then took out my tonsils and adenoids. This did help greatly but didn't cure it completely. As I grew into my teens I had issues rupturing my right ear drum. Every spring my allergies would flare up and one good sneeze with some congestion and I would blow my drum. After about the 4th time, I think I was 16 or so, my ear drum didn't completely heal up, leaving with a hole. My ENT recommended that I not get anything, including water, into my ear at all or would cause infection. Good news is about a year later I found out it had finally repaired the hole. So after that my right ear started to produce probably 10x more wax than the other one and I had increased infections when my sinuses would get congested. I had routine visits to my ENT and he would go in with a little suction tube and clean it out. Although this helped it didn't solve the problem. Then, finally, after switching our family doctor I explained my problems... and he suggested a few times a month to flush out my ear with peroxide. I have since done this and have had ZERO problems since. My hearing has increased in that ear and haven't had any infections or wax build up. So no more ENT doctor!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Jess (Guest Post) (06/09/2008) I've had major ear problems since birth. I went through I think 4 or 5 surgeries before I was 5 to correct my problems... multiple tubes. They then took out my tonsils and adenoids. This did help greatly but didn't cure it completely. As I grew into my teens I had issues rupturing my right ear drum. Every spring my allergies would flare up and one good sneeze with some congestion and I would blow my drum. After about the 4th time, I think I was 16 or so, my ear drum didn't completely heal up, leaving with a hole. My ENT recommended that I not get anything, including water, into my ear at all or would cause infection. Good news is about a year later I found out it had finally repaired the hole. So after that my right ear started to produce probably 10x more wax than the other one and I had increased infections when my sinuses would get congested. I had routine visits to my ENT and he would go in with a little suction tube and clean it out. Although this helped it didn't solve the problem. Then, finally, after switching our family doctor I explained my problems, and he suggested a few times a month to flush out my ear with peroxide. I have since done this and have had ZERO problems since. My hearing has increased in that ear and haven't had any infections or wax build up. So no more ENT doctor! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By dan (Guest Post) (05/19/2008) No. Doing that kills the good bacteria also, and that is bad. Mineral oil is better. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Lynn (Guest Post) (05/19/2008) I think I'll try that myself, minus the paperclick turned medical thingy. (I'd rather have a doctor do that!). That peroxide trick sounds like it might work. I'm a musician and I'm damn tired of not being able to hear properly. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Mike (Guest Post) (04/16/2008) I have had ear wax build up problems since childhood. My ENT Dr. told me to drip 3% hydrogen peroxide into my Eustachian tubes to kill microbes and loosen/remove ear wax. It works wonderfully. If the HP begins to fizzle in your ear, this is perfectly normal. The fizzing is a chemical reaction with catalase which is an enzyme present in some bacterial. In microbiology, The catalase test uses HP to help identify certain types of bacteria. The fizzing will literally loosen up ear wax build up and it can come out in small chunks. I know it is gross, but it is true. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Eve006.75 (Guest Post) (04/09/2008) I was deaf for over a week due to trying to dislodge wax and pushing it on to the drum. Got tinnitus whilst deaf. Was horribly disorientating and unbalancing. After looking up on the internet I found a thread advising use of hydrogen peroxide. After several nights usuage it cleared the blockage but the advice was to DILUTE IT WITH WATER. Sorry I can't remember the proportions. Go cautiously - don't use it neat. The first time I tried it on my hand neat (as a tester) it burnt my skin. Imagine if that happens to the inside of your ears - ouch. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post by Bonnie V (34) | (07/12/2007) Contact I work in a school and the school nurse also recommends using hydrogen peroxide in the ears routinely to avoid ear wax build-up. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By amen to Hydrogen Peroxide! (Guest Post) (07/12/2007) Hey all.. I too have small ear canals...and get a wax buildup almost guaranteed every 2 years. I use hydrogen peroxide in my ears every morning, and after a few fizzles, drain out, and its helping immensely. My doc too had the "scoop" thingy, so to the above poster, that thing is wicked...going about 1/2 way into your ear canal.. completely nuts. Editor's Note: I remember my doctor told me not to put anything in my ears that was smaller than my elbow : ) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post by ThriftyFun (3712) | (05/09/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact Hydrogen peroxide is also good for killing colds in the beginning. It really does work. I got an eyedropper and put hydrogen peroxide in each ear. Let it sit there a while, then drain out on a towel. It's helped me several times and with no ill effects. I also wouldn't recommend digging in your ears with anything. Just let the peroxide loosen and help and let the wax come out on it's own. Susan from ThriftyFun Report Spam or Abuse RE: Hydrogen Peroxide For Ear Wax Post By Steve (Guest Post) (05/09/2006) I just fixed my hearing tonight. The doctor irrigated my ear yesterday, jammed a 'spoon' halfway to my brain and prescribed some ear drops. A combination of flying, spring time sinus irritation and wax has made me deaf in my right ear for a week. The doc didn't mention H2O2(?). I found some info online today about Hydrogen Peroxide. I miss hearing all frequencies, so I tried it. >>>Disclaimer: I wouldn't recommend this part<<< I took a paper clip and bent the sharp ends one way - leaving a rounded end. I had a tool not unlike the one the Dr. used yesterday. (Two genius doctors told me they could see the blockage, but couldn't get it after poking around my brain for a few minutes. Should've told 'em - Try some Hydrogen Peroxide Doc) Anyway, I came home from work tonight and asked the wife if we had any H2O2. She put a half cap in my ear - I let it fizz out and emptied into a paper towel. I then took my medical-transformed-paper-clip-Wax-spoon-substitute thing - and gently eased it into my ear canal and slowly rotated - then pulled out a hydrogen-wax glob. No huge, but encouraging. I continued to rinse 4 more times - not scooping everytime. So I put on my headphones earlier and listened to some tunes. SWEET! I think I still have a little frequency loss due to sinuses, but it is equal in both ears and the high fequencies are equal in both ears. Hats off, earphones on thanks to Hydrogen Peroxide. Heal it Yerself! Report Spam or Abuse