# Whats the best way to clean your ears??

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-clean-your-ears/52543
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 31, 2001, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-clean-your-ears/52543 "2001-01-31T12:34:45Z")
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### Author: ![Jukeball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@Jukeball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jukeball)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2001, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-clean-your-ears/52543/1 "2001-01-31T12:34:45Z")

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I have tried zillion billion times to clean my ears really clean with ear buds , but some wax and dirt somehow somewhere stays behind.

Any remedies

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### Author: ![Carina42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Carina42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carina42)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2001, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-clean-your-ears/52543/2 "2001-01-31T13:21:59Z")

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I put mine in the dishwasher.

Seriously, there are solutions you can buy OTC for this. I’d imagine that some wax in your ears isn’t harmful, though. Q~Tips are really only meant for cleaning around the outside part of your ears, you shouldn’t poke them way down there.

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### Author: ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2001, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-clean-your-ears/52543/3 "2001-01-31T13:29:04Z")

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Sand blaster followed by compressed air to clear out the detritus.

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### Author: ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2001, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-clean-your-ears/52543/4 "2001-01-31T13:32:32Z")

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Ear buds? Sounds like something you’d smoke.

Have you tried a pressure washer?

OK, then what about one of those wax removal kits? Also, like Carina42 says, Q-Tips should do the trick. They work fine for me. Maybe some good old soap and water, and a washcloth would help?

Ya know, they say if your ears get too dirty, you’ll grow potatoes in there, so just be careful. 😛