{"id":1771,"date":"2025-07-14T14:56:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/?page_id=1771"},"modified":"2025-07-14T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:56:58","slug":"causes-of-earwax-blockage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/?page_id=1771","title":{"rendered":"Causes\u00a0of Earwax Blockage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A blockage of earwax is usually caused by an overproduction of earwax or insufficient cleaning.&nbsp;Surprisingly, the most common cause of a blockage is incorrect at-home earwax removal. Often, instead of cleaning out the earwax it is just pushed deeper inside the ear. Earphone&nbsp;and ear plug&nbsp;usage can also cause wax buildup, as the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openscienceonline.com\/journal\/archive2?journalId=717&amp;paperId=5185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">earphones can prevent earwax<\/a>&nbsp;from naturally coming out of the ear canal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms&nbsp;of Earwax Blockage&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earaches, a feeling of fullness in the ear,\u00a0hearing loss\u00a0and ringing in the ear (tinnitus) are all common signs of earwax blockage.\u00a0If the earwax is not removed an infection can develop. This would include severe pain in the ear that\u00a0does not subside and a fever.\u00a0If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, you should talk to your ENT doctor, as these may also be signs of a more serious condition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do We Treat an Earwax Block?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To diagnose a buildup of earwax, your doctor will need to look in your ear with a special magnifying instrument called an otoscope. Once diagnosed, your doctor can remove the wax buildup a few ways: with a small, curved instrument called a&nbsp;curet, through suction or by flushing out the wax using a water pick or warm water. If this continues to be a problem, wax-removal medications may be recommended.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Remove Stubborn Ear Wax at Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your ear is healthy and does not have tube or a hole in it, at-home treatments can be helpful to manage earwax buildup.&nbsp;An eyedropper can be used to apply a few drops of baby oil, mineral oil or hydrogen peroxide into the ear canal; this is done to soften the wax.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once soft, after an hour or a few days, the wax is ready to be removed. A rubber-bulb syringe can be used to gently squirt warm water into the ear canal. Once the water has drained out of the ear, the ear should be dried with a towel. This procedure can be repeated several times until the wax has been removed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call Swank Family Hearing at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+17753223269\">(775) 322-3269<\/a>\u00a0for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A blockage of earwax is usually caused by an overproduction of earwax or insufficient cleaning.&nbsp;Surprisingly, the most common cause of a blockage is incorrect at-home earwax removal. Often, instead of cleaning out the earwax it is just pushed deeper inside the ear. Earphone&nbsp;and ear plug&nbsp;usage can also cause wax buildup, as the&nbsp;earphones can prevent earwax&nbsp;from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"service_tags":[],"class_list":["post-1771","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1774,"href":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1771\/revisions\/1774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swankfamilyhearing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fservice_tags&post=1771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}