Ear Wax Rmvl Syr
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Customer Reviews of Ear Wax Rmvl Syr
Customer Review: A cost-effective solution
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had problems with earwax for years, and it seems to get worse as I get older and the wax inexplicably gets softer. Two or three times a year, the wax will totally block my ear canals or stick en masse to my eardrums, and only syringing will get the wax blockages out so I can hear properly again.
For the last 7 or 8 years, I've used a syringe by an independent producer / Internet seller that you may have already encountered if you've stumbled across my humble review here. Said seller's product has a 90-degree angled tip and is designed for self-use, to be used in the shower. It's worked decently, but the nozzle cracked within a year of my original purchase, and finally fractured beyond repair after several "patch jobs" over the years by yours truly. I paid $50 for this syringe years ago, and thought that was bad enough; the new syringes from the same seller are $75 shipped apiece. I do like to support independent businesses, but that's just way too much money for a buck's worth of machine-molded plastic.
So I gambled on this straight syringe for a tiny fraction of that price. I am happy to report that it works just about as well, maybe even better, than the syringe I thought was the "only game in town" for self-use. I also found it faster to use, since I was filling it from a glass and not the showerhead. In about five minutes / ten fill-squirt cycles, I was able to remove a ridiculous blockage that has resisted all reasonable efforts to extract it for a week now (including painful, prolonged attacks with a curette from my wife the nurse).
My biggest complaint about this syringe: It would be nice if it would hold more than 25ccs of liquid. This would be a little more difficult to manage in self-use, but more prolonged blasts are often useful to knock out the stuff that's really stuck.
This is a far more effective tool for serious wax removal than the drops, and it's even cheaper than a bottle of drops. I don't understand why the big drugstores aren't carrying these on the shelves yet. I plan to order two or three more.
Customer Review: So amazing! I haven't heard that well in years!
Summary: 5 Stars
It kind of freaked me out after using this...I'd forgotten that things like sheets rustle when you move in them at night and the that carpet makes a sound when you step on it with bare feet.
This device is awesome...takes a lot of work (i.e. you have to do it many times and give some time in between if you're like me) but it's so worth it and better than pretty much anything outside a professional doctor's office. Bless whoever came up with the design.
Just keep doing it until you start getting out gobs of wax. You need to press it hard. The design means you can put it in as far as it'll go and press down with all your might and you won't hurt yourself...the water squirts out the sides of the tip as shown...a lot nicer than the ball type designs. Didn't give me a pressure headache either.
Definitely do it near a sink...you'll be using a lot of water and it can get messy.
Also, I waited very eagerly for this for almost a week...when it came and I used it, I was singing its praises very loudly. So my boyfriend ran to CVS (where I had looked but not found anything like this) and returned with the identical item in different packaging. He paid only about $2 more and didn't have to wait. Just FYI.
No matter where you buy this though if you or someone you know has wax issues, this is SOOO worth it. Really works on the very oily wax too.
This is a quality of life issue...knowing now how well it works and how much annoyance, pain, and bad hearing it has corrected, I'd say the benefit gained was worth hundreds of dollars (how much I would have paid a doctor for this result). Not that I'd pay that when it's available for this price, but still :)
Customer Review: IT is OK- just OK
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this after reading these GREAT reviews how good this product is. For under $5 it is a good deal. I have a few plastic syringes I have used before to flush water in the Ear but this seemed better. I tried to do this over the sink and water ran down my face chin and all over the place. I did not feel it was cleaning well. I did what I always do. I got on the floor on my side, i slowly poured some hydrogen peroxide into one ear. MY DOCTOR said to use that or rubbing alcohol. You have to lay still while it works. The hydrogen peroxide bubbles as it melts the wax, and if you have a lot it will foam and start to fill the ear. When the foaming slows down all is good. Then I put a paper towel over my ear and roll backwards to the other side and the foam and liquid runs out. I found this much easier than flushing with the syringe.
What I liked about this product is AFTER my ears were clean from the hydrogen peroxide I used warm water in this to flush the cleaned ear. It worked well. My ears felt very clean. Normally after cleaning I would feel moisture or liquid in the ears but this syringe stopped that problem.
So I don't understand the reviews saying this item sucks out the wax because it DOES NOT. Had I not used a cleaner my ears would still be wax filled. This is a great FLUSHER and for under $5 it is worth adding to an order to bring you to the $25 min for free shipping if you need to.
Enjoy your wax cleaned ears. It really feels great the day after
Customer Review: I finally found a solution for my ear wax build-up
Summary: 5 Stars
I was believing in what physician/doctor told me that I don't have to clean my ear wax; the ear canal will clean itself, and keeping ear wax in ear canal is good for my ear protection. Even now, I still believe that is kind of true. Nevertheless, I had been suffering hearing loss due to ear wax blocking for the past few weeks. It was a social life nightmare; I felt embarrassing that I could not promptly hear what my friend or even my boss said. This is not my first time suffering this embarrassing situation. Three years ago, I had a similar problem. At that time, I solved this problem by visiting a professional doctor who used a special suction to carefully removed my extra ear wax buildup from my ear canal. But this solution is expensive and I have moved to a different city where I don't know this kind of professional.
I tried ear wax drops of many different brands. But those things didn't work well for me. I guess my ear wax buildup are so sticky that ear drops alone could not easily remove them. Then I found this product on Amazon, and had read several reviews. I followed some review's direction to combine using ear wax drop, I tried 'Similasan Ear Wax Relief', and the syringe; I patiently tried using ear drops twice a day and syringe washing out ear wax once a day. Every time I used syringe, I could see some stubborn ear wax buildup washed out. Finally, after doing around three days, I got my hearing back. I am so proud of myself that I can solve this problem by myself with such a low cost.
Customer Review: With some persistence, this thing is AMAZING!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had a wax issue in my left ear for over a year. At times, it would affect my hearing. My primary care recently referred me to an ENT to go have it removed. In the meantime, I saw this here on Amazon, and after reading the reviews, decided to give it a try. With shipping, I paid just over $5.00 for it, so I figured, what did I have to lose? My husband helped me do this, although I do think I could have done it on my own. I didn't have any ear drops, so I put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide in my ear a few minutes before starting. My husband started off gently, but after I got used to it, he was blasting the water as hard as he could. It was a strange feeling, but not uncomfortable. After approximately 20 squirts, some little bits of wax finally started to come out. And after another 20 or so blasts, out came a ball of wax nearly the size of a pencil eraser! I had read the reviews, but didn't think it would work for me. Unbelievable. I feel so much better, and saved the cost and time of having to go see an ENT. My husband was jealous, so he used it too, and had similar results. After using this syringe on both of his ears, he joked that he felt so good he could even SEE better! I did get a little bit dizzy after doing my second ear, but by then the water in the cup we were using had cooled down a little, and I also think I stood up too quickly after finishing. The feeling passed quickly. Overall, this was certainly the best $5.00 I have spent in quite a while.