What should I do if earwax cannot be removed? What steps should I use?

Some friends feel that there is a lot of earwax in their ear canals in daily life, but they just can’t get it out, which makes them very anxious. In fact, removing earwax does require some skills and you need to be careful. If that doesn't work, it is recommended to find a professional to clean it up.

1. How to get rid of "iron earwax"

If you can't get the earwax out by force, you can go to the ENT department of the hospital to see a doctor to confirm the severity of the "iron earwax". If it is not very serious, you can just use tools to remove it. In severe cases, you need to drip relief liquids, such as sesame oil, into the ear. Then go to the hospital after about a week to have the doctor remove the embolism.

Be careful to avoid forcibly removing earwax to prevent damaging the eardrum and causing deafness, pain and injury. It is best to go to the hospital for a doctor's diagnosis.

2. Don’t pick earwax casually

Earwax is a sticky, oily substance that absorbs dust in the air and prevents it from entering the ear. Earwax tastes bitter and has a unique bitter smell that repels flying insects from entering the ear, thereby protecting the ear canal from being attacked by foreign objects.

Earwax also has the functions of sound insulation and vibration reduction, and is very beneficial for protecting the eardrum. Earwax guards the gate of the external auditory canal, in front of the eardrum. When sound waves come from it, the earwax will "process" the sound waves, slowly transmitting the sound into the eardrum to prevent the eardrum from being directly impacted by the sound waves, and to avoid damage or even rupture due to severe vibrations. Thereby effectively protecting people's hearing ability.

At the same time, earwax can also prevent water from entering the ear, keep the ear canal dry, and prevent symptoms such as ear inflammation caused by water entering the ear.