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Ear cleansing

2017-12-09 10:44:54
I am due to get my medical done and they asked to get my ears cleaned from an ENT specialist. I wanted to know whether the procedure of getting ears cleaned by an ENT is painful or not.
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If there's impacted wax,put wax softening ear drop for at least 5 days before ear cleaning.. visit an ENT specialist for wax removal by syringing..it's a painless method..

Answered2017-12-11 14:47:41

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