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Ear cleaning (by a doctor)

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When so much wax accumulates that it blocks the ear canal (and hearing), your physician may have to wash it out, vacuum it, or remove it with special instruments.

Alternatively, your physician may prescribe ear drops what are designed to soften the wax (such as Cerumenex)

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