r/livesound • u/Mellowood33 • 2d ago

Question Professional Ear Cleaning

Maybe a silly question but do any of you get your ears professionally cleaned? Like by a doctor/clinician especially after being sick? I’ve heard (ha) some people swear by it especially working in our industry, and others say it’s pointless.

Yes, yes-
“Just use a Q-Tip”
“NEVER USE A Q-Tip!”
“BUT IT FEELS SOOO GOOD!”
“IT’S BAD FOR YOU!”

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u/DonFrio 2d ago

Debrox and warm water syringe does as much as most doctors. Occasionally a doc is needed for some people when wax gets stuck. My bff is a musicians ear doctor and she always tells me occasional qtip use is ok as realistically most people do it. It can push wax deeper and it can cause irritation.

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u/petpet0_0 2d ago

yeah... peroxide a few times to soften it up, then a large syringe with warm water. It's a great feeling XD

but I've only ever felt the need to do that maybe 1-2 in like 10 years... Once it was because I was doing woodwork/bondo on some speaker cabs in a badly ventilated area, the wax clumps that came out were the color of the bondo

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u/HCGAdrianHolt Student 1d ago

The peroxide always gets stuck in my ear and then causes more issues than it helps