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A member asked:

If your ear is clogged is it safe to use hydrogen peroxide to soften the wax enough for it to run out of your ear?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not pure H2O2: debrox is a commercially produced and FDA approved LOW CONCENTRATION of hydrogen peroxide with oil to specifically do that.

Dr Feola and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/27/2017

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