What to do when earwax sticks to the eardrum

Earwax is also known as cerumen, which is attached to the eardrum and can be relieved by direct removal method, cerumen hook removal method, rinsing method and so on. 1. Direct removal method: For movable cerumen with soft texture and low adhesion to the ear wall, it can be removed by professional otorhinolaryngologists using knee tweezers or ear pliers in several stages if the external ear canal is not completely blocked. 2. Cerumen hook removal method: for hard but movable cerumen, the doctor will control the force of his hand to avoid hurting the tympanic membrane. After hooking the cerumen, he can gently rotate the cerumen hook and pull it out while loosening it. 3. Rinsing method: for patients with poor mobility and hard cerumen, they need to cooperate with the doctor to give sodium bicarbonate solution or hydrogen peroxide solution into the ear, which can soften the cerumen, and then rinse the outer ear canal after the cerumen becomes soft. Patients can go to the otorhinolaryngology department of the hospital for consultation, and a professional doctor will take appropriate treatment and therapy according to the actual situation of the patient.