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possible mild ear tmi 

@LexYeen@snouts.online Hmm. Is it definitely wax? I can not speak to the accuracy of this, but one of my doctors warned me not to use straight hydrogen peroxide because it starts its action immediately instead of getting down towards the blockage. If you can get carbamide peroxide (your basic OTC drugstore earwax formula), that might be more effective?

Failing that, if you get so desperate that it's either this or start sticking a screwdriver in (DON'T) maybe squirt the hydrogen peroxide in with a syringe? The only time in my life that my ears have been totally clear was when another doctor just took some kind of blue powder—which I think was just another peroxide formula–and flooded my ear with it that way. Be CAREFUL though, if you resort to that, and I'm not sure I recommend it—note she did it fairly SLOWLY so as not to put too much pressure on the drum.

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