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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have super small Eustachian tubes. It seems I've got a buildup of wax in my ear. My ears are oily feeling and full, which is affecting my hearing, and pushing on my tragus is the only way to get them to "pop" a little so I can hear better. They also itch and a brown wax comes out if I clean them with a q-tip. I know you're not supposed to clean with a q-tip but I was not digging deep.
I suppose I need to go to the ENT. 
Should I ask for water irrigation, microsuction or manual extraction with a pick?
I'm a little nervous....how long does the process take and does it hurt?[/quote]

I’ve been to the ENT three times for this and in my experience you’re not supposed to tell them -  you leave it to them to make the recommendation on the best method. They’re the professionals so why would you tell them what to do?

So the first time they needed to do a water irrigation because the wax was really impacted. The other two times they did not need to use water, they were able to just guide the wax out with manual extraction.

Weirdly this was a thing that happened to me in my late 30s early 40s. But I haven’t been to the ENT in five years and it seems OK on its own now.

This is so not a big deal. It is really quick.[/quote]

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