There is no such thing as earwax in clinical practice. Usually, earwax refers to earwax, which is medically called cerumen, and generally does not require digging of the ear. If cerumen embolism occurs, it can be dealt with by direct removal, flushing, or suctioning out.
1. Direct removal: If the cerumen can be visualized, it can be removed directly with tools such as cerumen hooks or knee forceps without special treatment.
2. Rinsing: follow the doctor’s instructions to choose a certain concentration of sodium bicarbonate ear drops to soak the cerumen for a period of time, wait until the cerumen is softened and diluted, and then use warm saline to rinse out the cerumen from the ear canal.
3. Suction: If the cerumen is not easy to remove, you can choose to remove the cerumen by negative pressure suction under the observation of a rigid otoscope.
It is usually not recommended to remove the cerumen at home by oneself. If there are phenomena such as ear stuffiness and hearing loss, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time so that the doctor can give the correct way to remove the cerumen according to the actual situation.