{"id":42,"date":"2021-09-01T13:19:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T13:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2022-02-18T12:53:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T12:53:14","slug":"earwax-removal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/treatment\/earwax-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Earwax Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/earwax-removal.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-152\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/earwax-removal.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/earwax-removal-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/earwax-removal-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/earwax-removal-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If the ear canal is blocked with earwax do not use ear buds to try and clean it. This is likely to make the problem worse by pushing the wax further into the ear. Ear drops readily available at chemists can soften the earwax to help remove it, olive oil also a good substitute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if this does not work you may need ear irrigation, a procedure involving warm water being flowed back and forth into the ear to remove the earwax, or a suction apparatus may in some cases be used. These procedures can sometimes be painful depending on the severity of the condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.www.fdp.org.uk\/treatments\/index.html\">Treatment for Hearing Loss<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.www.fdp.org.uk\/treatments\/antibiotics.html\">Antibiotics to treat hearing loss<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.www.fdp.org.uk\/treatments\/earwax-removal.html\">Earwax Removal to treat hearing loss<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.www.fdp.org.uk\/treatments\/hearing-aids.html\">Hearing Aids to treat hearing loss<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.www.fdp.org.uk\/treatments\/surgery.html\">Surgery to treat hearing loss<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.www.fdp.org.uk\/treatments\/stem-cells.html\">Stem Cells to treat hearing loss<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the ear canal is blocked with earwax do not use ear buds to try and clean it. This is likely to make the problem worse by pushing the wax further into the ear. Ear drops readily available at chemists can soften the earwax to help remove it, olive oil also a good substitute. However, [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153,"href":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions\/153"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fdp.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}