MurineEar Wax Removal System, 0.5 Fl Oz

It all started one afternoon after I got out of the shower. I reached for the ever so handy, storied, "you shouldn't use q-tips" and stuck one in my left ear and instantly, I could barely hear anything. The worst part is, I barely stuck it in my ear at all (I've dug deeper before). I thought maybe I just pushed some water deep into my ear or something at first so I went to lie down on the affected ear for a while with no improvement. I was searching home remedies, I first tried hydrogen peroxide, next I went to heated to slightly above room temperature olive oil, neither were effective at clearing my ear. I sort of grew accustomed to the loss and dealt with it over the course of the next day and a half, hoping that it would clear up on it's own. When I took my next shower things took a turn for the worse and I lost even more hearing when some water ran off my head during shampooing, into my ear. At this point I could barely hear anything at all, it threw me off balance and I begun to feel a sense of vertigo. I started to panic and rushed for the peroxide again, sticking q-tips in my ear and trying desperately to clean/clear up the problem. I figured it had to have been lodged ear wax since my ear was popping and crackling when I was trying to flush it out and my hearing would return slightly for a second or two only to pop again and I would lose the gain in hearing shortly after. I got so desperate that I even took my Ridgid shop vac to my ear with the fitting duct taped off with a straw wedge in the hose to see if I couldn't suck anything out. I highly advise you do not try this, ever!! It didn't work anyway.Finally, after toying around for a bit I got some of my hearing to return and felt it was acceptable again. I woke up the next morning only to find my hearing again was all but gone and said enough was enough. (I ordered this product 2 day shipping, the night before), as I was desperate for a solution without having to see a doctor (I don't have health insurance). I couldn't bare it any longer and jumped in my car and drove to the nearest drug store and picked up a bottle. First, I put the drops in my ear for about 5 minutes, I could hear the crackling just as I did with the hydrogen peroxide (the active ingredient in this product is also peroxide but not hydrogen it's carbamine. I begun flushing my ear with the bulb full of water and yielded no result. Although, I did see little bits of wax coming out while flushing. I figured I'd wait for morning and repeat but at this point I had already dealt with it for 4 days as it was so I put 10 drops in my ear again, this time for 10 minutes.Again, I went to flush out the drops with the bulb and was getting nowhere, fast. That was actually until I read another reviewers review saying to make sure to stick with it and make sure you SQUEEZE THE BULB HARD AND FAST WITH YOUR EFFECTED EAR POINTING DOWN, so it can drain. I was so desperate that I stuck it half way up my ear canal it felt like and gave it a few blasts and FINALLY after 4 days of hell a chunk of ear wax came out the size of a pea. Immediately I could hear again. This was at 3:30am... I felt like a little kid, I ran in my bedroom and woke my wife up and shouted HONEY, I CAN HEAR, and proudly displayed what the product had removed from my ear canal, of course. After my wife nearly vomited I decided that this product deserved a 5 star review so at this point here I am, I can HEAR again!I will never stick a q-tip in my ear again. It's not worth the scare. Like anything that goes wrong with you, you start thinking thoughts of "OMG, is this permanent?" Nope, it wasn't. Do yourself a favor if you have a similar problem and get this product ASAP! Make sure you get the bulb kit though because without it the drops only break up the wax a bit not remove it.

I've used Murine Ear Wax Removal for years--like ever since I could actually get it in person in a store--and recently bought a couple more boxes to make sure I always have it on hand. It helps with my ear issues and so when my daughter was suffering ear discomfort before heading back to college, she tried it too. I couldn't believe the amount of wax that came out of her ear, but was pleased when she said afterward that she could hear more clearly and that her ear discomfort was gone. It's great stuff.

I had been an avid user of que-tip brand ear cleaning cotton tools and have never had a problem before until several months ago. For a week I went around with a partial hearing loss in my right ear. After some research I began to think I had wax build up.I went with this product in all honesty because it was one of the cheaper one available, but I have to say it does the trick. The box arrived on a thursday and after daily use by monday my hearing was even better than before! I now use the product usually two to three times a month sense and have not had any more problems.I do recommend using warm water although, I too have proven that cold water can lead to shock and possible vomiting.

The active ingredient is good for softening up ear wax, making it easier to remove, but the bulb washer isn't really powerful enough to remove anything more than minor ear wax build up (in my experience). You'd be better of buying one of those actual ear wash bottles that are able to utilize more water pressure. Or you can just go to the doctor and they'll use one of the ear washer bottle systems to clear your ear out for you.

I've been using Murine Ear Wax Removal for many years, like 20.I once had a GP doctor try to remove wax from my ear. He was not an expert and scratched my ear canal giving me my one and only ear infection. After that, I became very protective of my ear canals.When my ear stopped up a few years later, I tried Murine's. It took awhile, but it worked. Since then, I've used it several times, i.e. once every couple of years.My advice is to follow the instructions on the box, of course, especially the part about keeping the peroxide solution in your ear several minutes, like about 5 or more. Then I squirt the warm water in my ear, and "squish" it around some, using your finger to push the flap of ear cartilage over the ear canal (the Tragus) and massage it. You can feel and hear the water moving around inside your ear canal. Then dump the water out. I repeat this 5 or 6 times.You do this 2 or 3 times a day until the bulk of wax comes out. I find that you cannot just do it all at once. I think the wax must have to dry out between tries or something.

Over the last few months one of my ears had been seeming more and more plugged, resulting in my hearing being very muffled. I went to see someone at a small clinic at my college and I was basically told that it was caused by a buildup of wax (from using q-tips, which I won't be doing anymore...) and that eventually it would come out on its own and if it didn't then I could come back. I didn't really want to go back and pay for another clinic visit, but I got desperate and decided to try Murine and it worked perfectly! I followed the instructions on the box and on the third day of use a giant glob of wax (about the size of a bean) came out along with some smaller pieces and I could hear again! I didn't experience any pain or other real side effects while using this, although my hearing did seem even more blocked temporarily for a little while following each use. Overall though, I think it was definitely worth it. I would use it again if I ever have a similar problem again.