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A member asked:
Does it hurt to clean your ears with hydrogen peroxide?
6 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Ear cleaning: As long as you do not have a perforation of your ear drum, hydrogen peroxide is perfectly safe to use in the ears.
Answered 4/21/2017
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Probably not: Unless you have a perforated eardrum putting a little warm hydrogen peroxide in the ear canals shouldn't hurt. It may help soften the wax.
Answered 11/28/2017
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No: Hydrogen peroxide at 1/2 strength(diluted with water) will clean out ear wax safely. If you have a perforated ear drum though consult an ear doctor prior to putting any drops in the ear.
Answered 8/26/2017
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Depends: If you leave enough HP behind that the canal remains wet, you foster conditions for germ growth, swelling & cracking of the skin. This can give rise to the equivalent of swimmers ear. There are solutions designed to clear ear wax that do not have this potential when used as instructed.
Answered 7/9/2018
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How long should hydrogen peroxide be left in my ear when cleaning ?
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How often can I use hydrogen peroxide to clean my ears. I seem to get a build up of fluid in my ears and then they seem to block up.?
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My ear has been clogged for two days and i put hydrogen peroxide inside yesterday to unclog it but it didn't do anything at all. It doesn't hurt.
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I used Hydrogen Peroxide to clean out my daughters ear, now she is complaining of severe pain and itching, rinning?
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My ears have been clogged for a few weeks and wondering if hydrogen peroxide is safe to use to clean them out if I've had tubes put in as a child?
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