Submitted by BonelessLucy t3_10ae3h9 in springfieldMO
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cktk9 t1_j4422k1 wrote
I saw a sign at walgreens that they do it. I assume cvs is the same.
[deleted] t1_j43pz4s wrote
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BonelessLucy OP t1_j440euh wrote
No but upon viewing it I'm liking it. I'll have to see if I can find some the next time I go to Walgreens.
sgf-guy t1_j44vi9m wrote
I had it done prob 20 yrs ago at a doctors office. Warm water and syringe flush…but…a good amount came out…
Which led me to this…basically just the outside part of the ear gets to touch the swab. While you can go crazy deep and pull some out, you get maybe 70% of it…the other 30% keeps getting pushed farther and farther back…and solidifying and accumulating.
The body has a way of slowly pushing the inner wax out on its own and it’s totally fine and normal. Swabs in the ear canal disrupt this natural outflow and lead to buildup.
Just swab the outside from now on.
ProfessionalNoodle12 t1_j468ebs wrote
Health care professionals will say not to use q tips at all, rinse with water when you’re in the shower, to avoided pushing the wax deeper and getting impacted, resulting in needing to go to the doctor to get it rinsed out.
lemler3 t1_j45i6dq wrote
Do walk in clinics not provide ear cleaning anymore?
BonelessLucy OP t1_j45rs2b wrote
I didn't know they did in the first place.
ItsWatney t1_j47iv2k wrote
Minute Clinic at CVS will do it
lola-starr98 t1_j44x00a wrote
If you decide to go to your pcp get some earwax softener drops and use them a week before the appointment helps a lot.
jackie_wiggiwoo t1_j466jal wrote
Or mineral oil. My sons ENT dr has us use that.
antares127 t1_j43ut5k wrote
You’re PCP office will do it