Removal of the sulfur plug by hardware method

Removal of sulfur plugs using the hardware method in the Dobrobut MC clinics is performed using the most modern equipment for cleaning the ear canal (electronic irrigator, vacuum aspirator), which allows you to completely remove earplugs from the ear without any discomfort, trauma, or complications.

What is earwax?

Earwax is a yellow, waxy substance that is formed by the sebaceous glands of the ear canal. Sulfur protects against the ingress of water, foreign bodies (dust, dirt, insects). Normally, sulfur, which is formed in the external auditory canal physiologically, goes out by itself.

Therefore, do not use earplugs, pins, hairpins, or other devices to remove earwax. Do not try to remove the wax from the ear canal yourself! You can remove the wax by showering or washing your face with a soapy fingertip at the opening of your ear canal.

When can earplugs form?

In some people, wax can build up in excess and accumulate in the ear canal, leading to the formation of wax plugs and blockage of its lumen.

But the reasons for the formation of earplugs can also be the human factor:

the use of cotton swabs, hairpins for cleaning the ear canal;
frequent use of such devices as earplugs, hearing aids, cotton swabs, which leads to excessive accumulation of earwax;
swimming leads to excess sulfur formation.

Which patient categories are prone to excessive sulfur production?

the presence of hair in the ear canal;
frequent ear infections;

a history of earplugs;
bony formations of the ear canal were diagnosed;

narrow ear canal;
elderly patients: the properties of earwax change with age.

What are the indications for the procedure for removing earwax using the hardware method?

In Ukraine, the procedure is performed in the presence of the following symptoms:

hearing loss;
prolonged tinnitus;

own voice in the ears (autophony);
dizziness;

ear pain;
itching of the external auditory canal.

The decision to remove sulfur plugs from the ears by the hardware method is made only by a specialist in each case individually.

What are the contraindications to earplug removal?

Removing the earplug by the hardware method is contraindicated in the acute inflammatory process of the ear.

How is the hardware removal of the sulfur plug carried out?

The procedure is painless and does not bring any discomfort. The duration of the procedure is about 10 minutes.

For hardware removal of earplugs in Kyiv, an electronic irrigator is used, which allows you to control the flow of a jet with a certain pressure without injuring the eardrum.

The irrigator tube is inserted into the ear canal, a certain mode is set on the device, which regulates the pressure of the jet, this allows you to completely remove the sulfur plug.

And also the use of a vacuum aspirator (most often softened sulfur plugs), which is indicated for damage to the tympanic membrane, in the presence of fluid in the ear canal.

A special tube is inserted into the patient's ear canal, after which negative pressure is created, which allows the earplug to be removed from the ear without affecting the eardrum.

Why do you need to choose Dobrobut for the procedure?

To clean the earplugs using the hardware method at an affordable price in Kyiv, contact the Dobrobut MC, because we have:

ENT doctors who have extensive clinical experience and are the best specialists in this area, both in Ukraine and abroad;

all tools and consumables are only disposable, from the best European and American manufacturers;

comfortable conditions of stay in the clinic.

How to sign up for a procedure at Dobrobut MC?

You can find out the details of the procedure, the cost of the examination, and the cost of hardware removal of the ear plug in the Dobrobut medical center, as well as sign up for the procedure by filling out the feedback form on our website, or by calling the call center number.

If you have hearing problems and sulfur plugs haunt you, do not postpone your visit to the ENT for tomorrow, sign up for a consultation with our specialists at Dobrobut Medical Center today!

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