How to get rid of ointment buildup in ear?

[Flamingo13]

Originally Posted by ohhwanderlust

So I ended up going to the doctor again tonight, because it was starting to really hurt and wanted to make sure nothing was getting worse.

Turns out I shouldn't have been using that cream in my ear that the previous doctor prescribed. I'm using ear drops now. No more shoving thick cream into my ear with qtips (which seemed kind of odd to me anyway). They also rinsed out my ear, and I feel much better so far already.

Good - it came to me later when I posted that I'd gotten drops for mine. Hope you get some relief!

[dedlinux]

Hey y'all I had a ear infection my doctor gave me an Ointment but I applied it using tissue paper, but it made it worse and swelling inmy ear canal, so again I went to doctor now he gave me ear drops but I didn't ask him to how to clean the ointment so any ideas how do I clean the cream in my ear canal and apply ear drops

[Parnassia]

Originally Posted by dedlinux

Hey y'all I had a ear infection my doctor gave me an Ointment but I applied it using tissue paper, but it made it worse and swelling inmy ear canal, so again I went to doctor now he gave me ear drops but I didn't ask him to how to clean the ointment so any ideas how do I clean the cream in my ear canal and apply ear drops

You can't call your doctor? It could be as simple as flushing your ear with a warm water peroxide solution. I'd double check with the doctor before trying this to make sure doing so won't interfere with the prescribed antibiotic treatment. The med needs time to work. Rinsing it away too soon may make your infection worse.