- Hi guys.
Cliff Olson, doctor of Audiology
and founder of Applied Hearing Solutions
in Phoenix, Arizona.
And in this video I'm talking about why it's so important
to clean your own ears coming up.
When is the last time that you took a shower?
I'm hoping within the past few days,
or how about the last time that you brushed your teeth?
I'm hoping that you at least brush your teeth
once already today.
Well, what about the last time that you cleaned your ears?
Now, I'm not talking about using a bobby pin
or a cotton swab to dig around inside of your ear canals.
I'm talking about actually cleaning your ears
with a cleaning solution that is intended
to break down ear wax
and then using warm water to flush it out.
I'm guessing that most
of you watching this video have never actually had your ears
cleaned unless you've been into an
audiologist who's done it for you.
So why is it that we perform hygiene regularly when it comes
to our skin, our hair, and our teeth,
but we never think about cleaning out our ear canals
that produce ear wax?
I'm guessing it's because you can't see inside
of your own ear canals,
and if you can't see it, you don't know if you have it
unless it stinks.
Yeah, that's right. Sometimes your ear wax
has a bad smell to it.
However, just because you can't see it doesn't mean
that you shouldn't include ear cleaning in your
regular hygiene schedule.
Whether you think you need it
or not, cleaning out your ears on a regular basis is
probably a good idea for several reasons, which I will cover
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The first reason why you should be cleaning out your ears
regularly is
because a lot of people have problems
with excessive ear wax.
According to the clinical practice guidelines
for otolaryngology head
and neck surgery, approximately 12 million people in the
United States seek medical care annually
for excessive earwax buildup,
which results in nearly 8 million sarin removal procedures.
This excessive or impacted sarin negatively impacts
around one in 10 children, one in 20 adults,
and one out of every three elderly individuals.
The way I see it is
that not cleaning your ears is very similar
to not brushing your teeth regularly.
You can get away with it for a while,
but if you let it go too long, it could lead
to more expensive
and inconvenient treatments by a professional
to solve the problem for you.
The second reason why you should regularly clean your ears
is because it is often cheaper for you
to do it yourself than having
to pay a professional like me to do it for you.
Of course, if you feel that you're at the point
where you need a medical professional to do it
for you, please do so.
Personally, I am a bigger fan
of preventative medicine than reactive medicine,
and even though I don't really consider cleaning out ear
canals to be medicine,
regular self-cleaning can help prevent you from needing
to see a professional to perform ear wax removal for you,
and it will most likely save you money
by preventing stubborn earwax impactions
that could cost hundreds of dollars
to have professionally removed.
The third reason why you should be cleaning out your own
ears regularly is
that excessive ear wax buildup over time could lead
to temporary hearing loss and tinnitus.
If you happen to develop a plug of ear wax inside of one
of your ears, it is roughly equivalent
to wearing an ear plug in your ear
that will reduce your hearing by 30 decibels temporarily,
of course, until you have that ear wax removed.
Not only does this make communication difficult,
but it also leads to tinnitus, which is a phantom ringing
or buzzing sound inside of your ear,
which can be extremely annoying.
Just so you know, tinnitus is frequently caused
by a reduction of auditory information, being able
to make it from your ears up to your brain,
and then your brain creates this
phantom sound to replace it.
And what's a great way to temporarily reduce the amount
of auditory information
that can make it from your ears up to your brain?
Just let a bunch of ear racks build up inside of your ears.
So hopefully at this point I've convinced you
that it's a good idea to clean out your own ears,
but how should you be cleaning out your ears?
Well, you have a few options.
You could use hydrogen peroxide,
but many doctors are starting
to steer away from hydrogen peroxide use
because too much of it could cause irritation
of the skin inside your ears.
Not to mention, Hydrogen
and Carbamide Peroxide are not really
that effective at breaking down earwax.
You could just jump in the shower
and let some shower water get inside of your ear canals,
but you gotta be really careful
with the pressure of the shower water.
And if you end up feeling discomfort inside of your ear,
you need to stop immediately.
Instead, I recommend using an ear cleaning system like the
Wax Blaster MD
and Earwax MD from Eosera, today's video sponsor.
Now, there are a lot of other ear cleaning systems at your
local pharmacy and online,
but Eosera products are the only products that I trust inside
of my clinic that I know will work every
single time that I use them.
How do I know this? Because I've tested virtually every
single type of airdrop and at-Home Irrigation system,
and in my opinion, they are not all created equal.
Most. at-home ear cleaning kits come
with a 6.5% carbamide peroxide solution, which is required
to try to break down the earwax
before you flush it out of your ears.
And remember what I said
before about carbamide peroxide not being
that effective at breaking down earwax.
Check it out for yourself.
This is a side-by-side comparison
of a leading 6.5% Carbamide peroxide solution on the left
and Eosera's Earwax MD solution on the right.
As you can see, the earwax inside
of the Earwax MD solution starts
to break down within a matter of minutes while the ear wax
inside of the carbamide peroxide solution does not appear
to break down at all.
Not only is Earwax MD by far the most effective solution
that I've ever tested in the only eardrops solution
that I use inside of my clinic on my patients,
but Eosera now includes a free bottle
of Earwax MD when you purchase the Wax Blaster MD,
all you need to do is take out the Earwax
MD drops, put them inside of your ears,
and then flush out your ears
with the Wax Blaster MD using warm water.
Do this one time per week
or as needed to prevent ear wax buildup inside of your ears
and to keep your ears squeaky clean.
Like my dad said, good hygiene is always a good idea.
Just like you should be bathing regularly
and brushing your teeth regularly,
you should be cleaning out your ears regularly.
There is absolutely no reason why 8 million Americans should
have to have professional ear wax removal due
to uncontrolled ear wax buildup.
All it should take is a few minutes per week using the right
ear cleaning system to keep your ears clean
and to prevent stubborn earwax buildup.