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A member asked:

My doctor told me to use cerumol and then murine to aggregate the wax and remove it. how long should i wait between the two? i have a huge wax plug.

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Wax: None of the OTC drugs really work. Makes the wax soft but then it feels more clogged. Go see an ENT to take the wax out.

Answered 8/7/2014

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