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Earwax blockage
A condition that occurs when ear wax builds up and blocks the ear canal.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 39-year old asked:
How do I treat my earwax blockage?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can cough be caused by earwax blockage?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can you recommend a homemade remedy to remove earwax blockage?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My 11 year old daughter has a an earwax blockage in her left ear. We can't really go to the doctors. Is there any home remedies for it?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Does wearing earbud headphones create excessive earwax and possible blockage? If so, would you not recommend using them?
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A 25-year old female asked:
How to loosen the earwax in your ear.? It's causing blockage in my ear
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A 48-year old asked:
Is baby oil very effective when clearing ear wax blockage?
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A 31-year old asked:
Help please! is baby oil effective when clearing ear wax blockage?
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A 21-year old male asked:
My right ear's been blocked for 8 days now. I'm sure it's ear wax blockage, cause this is the 4th time. Is saline solution completely safe to use?
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A 40-year old female asked:
My right ear has excessive wax build up! And my right temple keeps jumpin. Could that be from the ear wax blockage?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I have a ear wax blockage, got really worst when i put h2o2 according to ear doctor (3 drops 3 times a day) is this normal?
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A male asked:
Can I use coconut oil for ear wax softener and blockage? I don't have olive oil so it ok to use coconut oil?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Had a 4 hour battle with severe vertigo last night eneded up in the er. They did ct scan it came back normal today I went to my pcp and they found that I had a ear wax blockage in my right ear. They removed it and said that was probably what caused i?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Having pain on right part of my face i.E from head to jaw, i feel as if there is some sort of blockage . Feel paralyzed on right part what's this?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I think i have an anal blockage?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can earwax be green?
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A 30-year old asked:
What can I do for intestinal blockage?
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A 24-year old asked:
How much artery blockage causes pvd pain?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of intestinal blockage?
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A 42-year old asked:
How to know if I have an intestinal blockage?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Would an EKG and Chets x ray show a blockage?
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A 31-year old asked:
What can I do to relieve an intestinal blockage?
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A 46-year old asked:
Please tell me can earwax buildup cause vertigo?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you have a heart attack even with no blockage?
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A 45-year old asked:
My earwax is irritating me. How can I get rid of it?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Feeling of blockage in my anus and can't pass stool.
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A 20-year old male asked:
What are the defferences bet. Heart failure and heart blockage?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What's better at removing earwax build up - eardrops or syringes?
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A 31-year old asked:
What do you recommend if I have a blockage in my small intestine?
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A 60-year old female asked about a 55-year old :
What can be done when you have a blockage in plastic veins?
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