Gah! My right ear produces way more wax than my left one does, and every now and then, it gets clogged. I once had to have it syringed (and then it was perfect for a while).

Are those storebought wax removal kits any good? How long should I really keep the stuff in my ear? Should I wait for the popping/foaming (from the oxygen release) to stop completely, or is that too long, and the stuff will set? Also, as far as flushing it with the little rubber bulb thing, should I just wash it out gently, or should I shoot the water against the opper side of my ear canal, in the same way they do with the ear syringe?

Also, after it's cleared up, what are some good preventative measures to keep ear clear of "overwax"? Some people recommend cleaning regularily with cue tips, while others say that having a cuetip in there will actually increase wax production, cause your body thinks there's something that needs to be flushed out. Should I just use the ear drops once every other week or something, just to keep clearing some of it out?

Thanks

hmm are ear candles good for it?

Also, another thread in this forum says the earwax removers should be kept in for a few hours overnight... but on the bottle, it just says to keep the eardrops in for several minutes. That's a huge difference......

And if I keep them in overnight, when I get up, will the crap just drain out in the morning when I un-tilt my head?

Thanks again.

Err sorry, just one more of these:

Is this something you would recommend to get?

http://www.earclear.com/

I dunno about putting it all the way in, like they say you should...

I have to go into the doctor about every 3 or 4 years and get them cleaned out. That way I don't have to worry about anything. He says in some people wax production is more than others and that there is not anything I can do but to get them cleaned out once in a while.

I think weekly fills with plain hydrogen peroxide is the way to go. 15 minutes in each ear does the trick...and the fizz is FUN!

Hmm you know what actually worked reasonably well? Just using the shower... let the stream go into your ear and stay there a while. Sounds/feels like niagara, but does the trick. Might combine pretty well with peroxide, too. And it's free and relatively hassle-free.