Comment by Scoundreller
Comment by Scoundreller 10 months ago
In my area, they’re all labelled as “nasal syringes” because you’re not supposed to irrigate your ears randomly.
The words of my pharmacist: “I don’t recommend you use this for your ears. I do it myself, but officially I don’t recommend it”
Kinda how Q-Tips boxes mention all kinds of uses except jamming them into your ears for hygiene and pleasure.
Here's a UK study that concludes:
"Advising patients with ears blocked by wax to try bulb syringing before irrigation is effective and acceptable, and could significantly reduce the use of NHS resources."
So I feel they are a safe method of self treatment.