Otex Ear Drops > Reviews (17)

I dedicate this op to anyone, who like me, has experienced the pain of earache. Although most husbands will rightly think, “Ah a fellow married man, suffering at the hands of his wife…” I refer to earache caused by too much earwax. However since earwax is produced as the body’s defence against loud, unwanted noises…

I have battled against ear pain for over a decade now. Since I become a nurse and had to use stethoscopes to take blood pressure readings, I have always found that they impacted my wax into my ear. This in turn caused countless infections and a build up of wax. At times, these afflictions have been incredibly painful and I’ve had countless syringing and vacuuming of my eardrum; both of which have been as equally painful and uncomfortable. That was until I came across Otex ear drops. To me they are a wonder drug. I’ve tried numerous ear drops but this is the one, which works for me. The packaging claims that they will “reduce the need for syringing” and boy do they ever. As testimony, I can hear the wife’s sweet voice so much clearer and haven’t visited the Doctor’s surgery for about three years.

Otex ear drops can be purchased at any Pharmacy (Boots sells it for £4-35). It contains 8-hydroxy-quinoline which is the wax-busting ingredient. It reduces the hard wax into soft flakes, which are then shed naturally. The ear is designed to produce wax but in some unfortunate individuals like me, it can produce too much. The hairs in the ear are supposed to help the passage of the wax out of the ear. One doctor said that people who are blessed with hairy ears will never have wax problems – why not go and check out your partner’s ears now! Anyway, I digress, the easy to squeeze bottle holds 8mls, which doesn’t sound much, but does last me about 6months. The manufacturers say that you should use 5 drops into each ear once or twice a day. I find 1-3 drops sufficient, any more and it leaks around the outer of my ear. The stuff does smell a little and the dog won’t kiss me after I’ve been using it. However, I can almost feel it taking affect immediately and only need to use it for 3 days. I use it whenever I get that horrible itchy, tickly pain in my ear, which signifies that her in doors has been shouting at me too much and wax, has built a barrier against her tones!

Some general points about ear care:

1.Don’t push anything down there, as it will only block the wax and cause trouble. So, don’t push your finger in there or use cotton buds to clean your ears. Never put cotton wool into your ear, even to try to keep the ear drops in. Just lie on your side to do this. The drops only need to be in your ear for a few minutes.

2.If you get any extreme pain, dizziness or ringing in you ears, see your doctor or practice nurse straight away before using any ear drops.

3.Try not to get water in your ears as it can get trapped behind the wax and lead to ear infections.