Medically reviewed by Dale Garber, MD Water can get trapped in your ear from any water exposure, including showering.Tilting your head and gently pulling your ear can drain trapped water.Avoid using ...

Cotton swabs “really weren’t made to clean your ears — all they do is just push the wax deeper down into your ear canal and this causes an impaction,” Dr. Tonia L. Farmer, who goes by Dr. Nose Best, ...

Earwax (cerumen) protects the inside of your ears from irritation and infection. As the body makes new wax, the old earwax usually drains out of your ears naturally. Sometimes earwax can build up and ...

Our bodies produce all kinds of substances, and people have different tolerance levels for them. One that can be really bothersome is earwax. But believe it or not, this substance actually serves a ...

I have:<br><br>1. Clogged ears (I need them flushed about once a year)<br><br>2. A brown bottle of hydrogen perodxide, like from a grocery store, the common kind<br><br>3. Water<br><br>4. Small ...

Some people use rubbing alcohol to treat various ear conditions, such as swimmers’ ear or middle and inner ear infections. Rubbing alcohol is also known as isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol. People ...