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My left ear just blocked after i tried to clean it so i used a saline solution to to get the wax out but it didnt work i have q flight in 9 hours and ?

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Assumption: You assumed that your ear is blocked by cerumen impaction. Squirting in salt water will only make that worse. Baking soda [NaHCO3} will soften wax but slowly. An experienced Dr or nurse can spoon out an impaction or flush it out with warm water using a pump that looks like a cake decorator. But what if the blockage is in the auditory tube inside the throat/ inner ear? Then it will get worse with a

Answered 2/1/2021

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