What can I do to soften earwax? If you want to soften the earwax, you can put cleaner ear drops, eye drops or even saline drops in the ear. However, the most effective is sodium bicarbonate ear drops. If you can’t buy sodium bicarbonate ear drops, you can also buy sodium bicarbonate injection in the hospital to drop in the ear, which is almost as effective as sodium bicarbonate ear drops. In the ear drops when you can turn the ear up, in the ear canal about 6-10 drops of ear drops, soak for 5-10 minutes, at least three times a day, you can also be many times, soak and then empty the ear drops. If there is not a lot of earwax, it is possible that the earwax will melt away after soaking in the ear drops for a few days. However, if there is a lot of earwax, it is not recommended to remove it by yourself, and it is recommended to go to the hospital and let the doctor help to remove the earwax.