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How Is Muffled Hearing Treated?

Hi. I had an odd feeling in my left ear last week and i tried to remove wax using ear buds after using the ear buds my left ear felt blocked and i don t hear sounds properly it just feels like something is blocking inside my left ear. As suggested by my doctor I ve been using soliwax for 5 days now but still i don t feel better. What should i do?
Wed, 4 Oct 2017
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Hello,

It's not advised at all to do wax removal by oneself. Because, when using ear buds, you tend to push the wax deep inside and it sticks close to ear drum,which causes more blocked feel as well as pain. I am sure you are using soliwax,after seeing a Doctor.Most likely,the doctor wanted to soften the wax.. You have to go back to the doctor again for safe and complete wax removal. The key fact to understand is soliwax will facilitate easy removal of wax. by a doctor, and it will not push out the wax on its own. And never use ear buds to clean the wax.. Ear buds are not meant for using inside ear canal..
Your doctor will easily remove the wax on your next visit
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How Is Muffled Hearing Treated?

Hello, It s not advised at all to do wax removal by oneself. Because, when using ear buds, you tend to push the wax deep inside and it sticks close to ear drum,which causes more blocked feel as well as pain. I am sure you are using soliwax,after seeing a Doctor.Most likely,the doctor wanted to soften the wax.. You have to go back to the doctor again for safe and complete wax removal. The key fact to understand is soliwax will facilitate easy removal of wax. by a doctor, and it will not push out the wax on its own. And never use ear buds to clean the wax.. Ear buds are not meant for using inside ear canal.. Your doctor will easily remove the wax on your next visit