Olive Oil Drops For Ear Wax <SAFE>

But is pouring cooking oil into your ear canal actually a good idea? Or is it just another old wives’ tale that could leave you with a greasy pillow and an ear infection?

The problem starts when we stick things in our ears (cotton swabs, bobby pins, keys), which pushes the wax deeper, compressing it into a hard plug. Cue the muffled hearing, tinnitus, and dizziness. Yes, but with a major caveat. Olive oil will not "dissolve" or break down a hard plug of ear wax the way a commercial cerumenolytic (like carbamide peroxide) will. olive oil drops for ear wax

If you have mild, occasional blockages or simply want to prevent future buildup, warming up a few drops of olive oil twice a week is a safe, natural, and incredibly cheap strategy. But is pouring cooking oil into your ear