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I'm someone who naturally produces a lot of ear wax. I don't think people really appreciate just how unpleasant it is. After it builds up past a certain point, sounds become distorted and it's hard to decode individual words. It can often be extremely itching and irritating.

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When i was young my doctor would repeatedly sternly talk to my mother that she must clean my ears out, as the doctor thought she was ignoring me and/or my ears.

She cleaned them regularly. I was a ear wax machine, to an absurd degree.

Luckily as an adult they're pretty normal...i assume. But i still clean them after i get out of the shower since i dislike the feeling of water in my ears.

I think those of us with hearing loss can appreciate the unpleasantness pretty well.

Use an ear syringe. So much more effective and, to my knowledge, no one has raised serious safety concerns.

Exactly this. Use a syringe and inject hot (but not too hot) water into your ear with your head tilted. Do this a couple of times. Then you should use a paper tissue and your finger to get it out what you can. Repeat.

I dunno if this is a good advice, but it worked every time I got excessive build-up.

Some people just tilt their head to the right side in case it is their right ear and aim the shower head at their ear for some time. Sometimes it can just "fall out" (really, seen it happen!). Regardless, I just do the syringe one and paper tissue + finger.

I recommend one of these:

https://earclear.com/

Thank you for this recommendation. My ears have been acting up again, so I ordered this as soon as I saw your comment. It took a couple showers, but I can hear again! This thing works.

I'm sorry, but $59 for a plastic syringe with a crooked tip?

They last forever, and they work much better than anything else on the market. Worth every penny.

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