Earwax is naturally meant to clear up on its own. However, you can talk to your pharmacist if it’s blocking your ears to remove earwax build-up in Pontarddulais.
What are the symptoms of earwax build-up?
Below are the symptoms of earwax build-up:
– Hearing loss
– Buzzing or ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
– Feeling unwell and dizzy (vertigo)
– Feeling of blockage in your ears or earache
How our pharmacist can help to remove earwax build-up in Pontarddulais
Talk to one of our pharmacists concerning earwax build-up. You will get professional advice, as well as treatment options, such as microsuction.
The medicines that we always recommend are effective in dissolving the earwax. It should dissolve and fall out on its own after a few days.
It’s not advisable to use drops if there’s a hole in your eardrum (perforated eardrum).
Not every pharmacy removes earwax build-up in Pontarddulais
However, some pharmacies can:
– Perform ear irrigation (flush wax out using water)
– Carry out Microsuction (suck the wax out)
These procedures are normally painless, and you will be required to pay for them to be done.
What causes earwax build-up?
Wax build-up can happen as a result of:
– Damaged or narrow ear canals
– Excess hair in the ear canals
– Inflammation of the ear canal (“swimmer’s ear” or otitis externa)
– A skin condition attacking the scalp or around the ear
How to prevent earwax build-up
It’s not always advisable to completely get rid of earwax since it helps protect your ears from germs and dirt.
Using eardrops for a few days can help soften the wax, enabling it to gradually fall out on its own and preventing blockage in the long run.
Ear infections
Ear infections are a common occurrence, especially in children. Most ear infections do not always require the attention of a GP and can go away on their own within 3 days.
How to check if you have an ear infection
Symptoms of ear infections start almost immediately, and they include:
– Pain inside the ear
– Fatigue
– High temperature
– Feeling sick
– Difficulty hearing
– Discharge released from the ear
– Feeling fullness or some pressure inside the ear
– Itching accompanied by irritation in and around the ear
– Scaly skin in and around the ear
Babies and young children can also experience the following symptoms:
– Pulling or rubbing of the ear
– No reaction to certain sounds
– Restlessness or irritation
– Loss of appetite
– Loss of balance
Even though some of these symptoms can go on for up to a week, most cases of ear infections clear up within 3 days.
Aside from removing earwax build-up in Pontarddulais, a pharmacist can treat an ear infection
Consult us today if you require medical attention due to an outer ear infection.
Acidic eardrops are among the options recommended to help stop the spreading of bacteria and fungus.
How to Treat Infections in the ear
Antibiotics are normally not given to people with ear infections inside the ear since they clear up on their own in most cases. Antibiotics make little or no difference in reducing the symptoms, pain included.
Antibiotics may be necessary if:
– Your ear infection does not show any improvement after 3 days
– You are having fluid coming out of the ear
– You have another illness that brings risks of complications, like cystic fibrosis
How to Treat Outer ear infections
Your pharmacist may prescribe:
– Antibiotic eardrops – to get rid of bacterial infections
– Antifungal eardrops – for treatment of fungal infections
– Steroid eardrops – to bring down swelling
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This blog post was written on behalf of Medihub Pharmacy by Pharmacy Mentor.
