Anonymous
12/16/2025 00:45
Subject: Which Ear Wax Cleaning to Get?
Anonymous wrote:Our son has always been prone to wax build up. Both his pediatric ENT and current ENT used a tool to gently scoop out the wax. He never complained of discomfort during the removal. In contrast, my older son went to the pediatrician where they used a spray water bottle. He ended up with an awful ear infection a few days later which I think was related because ear infections aren’t common in 18 year olds and he hadn’t had an ear infection in the previous 12 years. Based on this experience, we’ll just stick with the ENT from now on. It’s not really any more expensive for us. I’m not saying irrigation is bad but I’d rather have an ENT handle it because there is a right and wrong way apparently.
It is, of course, much more expensive if you include the subsidy you're getting from everyone else on your health insurance plan.
Also, you do understand a single incident doesn't create a pattern, right? And you can get infections when using a curette, too.
Anonymous
12/16/2025 00:35
Subject: Which Ear Wax Cleaning to Get?
Our son has always been prone to wax build up. Both his pediatric ENT and current ENT used a tool to gently scoop out the wax. He never complained of discomfort during the removal. In contrast, my older son went to the pediatrician where they used a spray water bottle. He ended up with an awful ear infection a few days later which I think was related because ear infections aren’t common in 18 year olds and he hadn’t had an ear infection in the previous 12 years. Based on this experience, we’ll just stick with the ENT from now on. It’s not really any more expensive for us. I’m not saying irrigation is bad but I’d rather have an ENT handle it because there is a right and wrong way apparently.