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If you can’t remove your wax at home or experience other problems such as severe hearing loss, pain or discharge, talk to your doctor about your different treatment options for wax plugs. This can help ensure that you get the most effective, least invasive, and most painless treatment for your impacted cerumen. Your doctor may recommend professional treatments or options that you can use at home, including drops and irrigation. Your doctor may decide to treat your wax plugs by irrigating your ear canals. This can help to soften wax and clear away any blockages causing your discomfort.  Your doctor will inject water or another medical solution, such as saline, into your ear and let it soften the wax. Once the water is drained, your doctor may check to see if the plug is gone or if it needs to be removed with an instrument such as a curette.  You may experience slight discomfort with irrigation. Unlike commercial suction methods, your doctor may use a more powerful suction method to clear your ear canal. This can help effectively and completely remove wax plugs.  Your doctor will insert the suction device into your ear canal to remove the wax.  She may check if the plug is gone once she’s suctioned and assess if you need a stronger or different method to remove your impaction.  Suction may cause minor discomfort or some bleeding. If your ear wax plug is especially stubborn, your doctor may opt to remove it with different instruments including a cerumen spoon or curette. This treatment directly removes wax plugs and may help quickly and effectively relieve your impaction.  A curette is a small, thin device that your doctor will insert into your ear canal to remove the blockage.  A cerumen spoon is a small device inserted into the ear canal that can scoop out blockages.  Having wax removed with an instrument may cause discomfort and some bleeding. Your doctor may refer you to an ENT (Ears, Nose, and Throat) specialist if she is unable to get all the wax out. The ENT specialist may use a microscope to better see the wax plug in your ear canal. This can help him assess the extent of your impaction and if he’s cleared away the entire blockage.  To look at your ear with a microscope, the ENT specialist will place a metal speculum inside your ear canal and then shine the microscope light inside. The ENT specialist may continue to use the microscope to guide wax removal.

summary: Talk to your doctor about professional treatment options. Undergo repeat ear canal irrigation. Have your ear suctioned. Remove wax with an instrument. Examine the ear with a microscope.


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If your clog persists after you have tried multiple natural unclogging methods, you may need to contact a local plumber to assist with your clog. Let the plumber know what methods you have already tried to unclog your sink so that they can avoid using products that may cause a negative chemical reaction. Check local listing online or in the phonebook to see if there is a plumber near you that is environmentally-conscious.

summary: Call a plumber.


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You shouldn’t need a lot of oil for this. The oil is only needed to prevent the ham steaks from sticking, rather than to deep-fry them. Use whatever cooking oil you have on hand, or substitute a small pat of butter instead. You can use a paper towel dipped in oil to apply only a very thin layer to the pan. Alternately, use a small amount of cooking spray to lightly grease the pan. Turn a larger element on your stove to a medium to high heat and allow the oil to begin heating up. Keep an eye on the skillet as it heats up. If it begins to spit oil, both the amount of oil and the heat are likely too high. If you are cooking with butter, keep the heat lower until you put the ham steak in the pan. The butter may brown and burn otherwise. Ham steaks contain a lot of extra moisture that can keep them from browning fully. To reduce the amount of extra liquid going into the pan, dab at the outside of your ham steaks with a few paper towels to dry them as much as you can before cooking them. If you skip this step or notice too much liquid in the bottom of the pan while the ham steaks cook, carefully pour some of it out. Be careful not to drop your ham steaks as you do! Add the ham steak to your preheated frying pan and let it brown on one side. After around 5 minutes, use a pair of tongs or a fork to flip the ham steak over. Cook until browned on both sides and warmed through. If you want to apply a glaze to your ham steaks, brush it over the surface of the meat as you let the ham cook. Keep flipping your ham steaks until the glaze thickens or is cooked through. Remove the ham steaks from the frying pan or skillet and serve while they’re still warm. You can also keep the ham steaks in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, reheating them just before serving.
summary: Use cooking oil to grease a large frying pan. Put the frying pan or skillet over a medium heat. Pat the ham steak dry with a few paper towels. Cook the ham steak on each side for 4 to 5 minutes, or until brown. Serve your ham steaks immediately.