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remove ear wax with a kit available at the drug store. try to remove gently with a cotton swab. if that still doesn't work, place a cotton swab soaked in oil (preferably sesame) in your ears, then flush out the loosened wax. if you are comfortable with it, pour the oil into the ear and it will loosen the wax.
For ringing in the ears: Ginkgo biloba at 60-80mg of standardized leaf extract, 2-3 times a day. Let yoru doctor know if you are taking blood thinners.
Ear infections are usually bacterially caused. Remove any ear wax (see above)and water from the ears. Always keep ears dry and clean inside to prevent infection.
To remove water from ears, dry thoroughly after bathing and washing. Use a tissue or towel with finger to clean gently. You may use a cotton swab but be gentle and DO NOT go too deep into ear or you may damage ear drum (this happens too often!).
When going deep underwater or traveling by plane or to heights, clear ears by swallowing. Chew gum, yawn, chat, or suck candy to clear ears and prevent popping. Keep cotton in ears to soften.
When swimming, use earplugs so water doesn't get in ears. Dry ears thoroughly afterward.
For earache, take olive oil and drop a couple of drops in your ear. Then take a newspaper, roll it into a cone, and stick the small end in the ear and light the other end (don't let it burn down closer than 4 inches from ear - keep hair well away!)
For earache, slightly warm up some garlic and onion juice. Put a few drops in the ear, then use a cotton plug to hold it in. This helps break up oil and mucus in the ear and fight infection
To soothe children's earaches when there's no medicine or doctor, prop a child up with a hot water bottle or warm towel over his or her ear.
To prevent swimmer's ear before it starts, make a solution of half rubbing alcohol and half white vinegar. Use an eyedropper to place a few drops into the ear immediately after done swimming for the day. The solution dries the ear canal so bacteria can't grow.
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