Cerumen impaction generally does not have too many side effects, but also does not exclude special individual, rare cases, if the temperature of the impaction water is too cold, it may stimulate the vestibular receptors to cause dizziness and other discomforts; if the impaction force is too strong, it may cause perforation of the tympanic membrane and so on.
1. Cerumen rinsing is also a medical operation, which generally does not have too many side effects under standardized operation procedures.
2. If the water temperature is too cold, it may stimulate the vestibular receptors causing dizziness and other discomfort;
3. If the rinsing of cerumen plugs in the external auditory canal is done with too much force, the impact on the tympanic membrane is too great, which may cause perforation of the tympanic membrane, and it may also happen that the cerumen rinsing fluid enters the middle ear from the perforated tympanic membrane, which may lead to infectious diseases such as otitis media.
If the cerumen in the external auditory canal gathers too much and blocks the external auditory canal, forming cerumen embolism of the external auditory canal, and cerumen impaction is needed, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital and be operated by a professional doctor, and not to flush at home at will, in order to avoid adverse effects.