I get blocked ears every year or two, possibly because I have a small ear canal. I usually use Otex or Boots eardrops and in the past they have worked after about a week. However, this time I've been using them for the last two weeks to no avail. I came across the Otex combi product and decided out of desperation to give it a go. It was a last ditch attempt to avoid a trip to the doctor to have my ear syringed. Anyway, I got home tonight, used the bulb syringe and within 15 minutes the wax was falling out. It took a while of pumping in water for things to start working but when it did, I was amazed at how good it was.
My hearing has been impaired for the last two weeks so you can imagine how I felt when I suddenly regained full hearing. To say I'm thrilled with this product is an understatement. I can see from the other reviews that it doesn't work for everyone but it's definitely worth a go if you've had no luck with the drops alone. Also, I read a piece of medical research (UK based) on bulb syringe usage for ear wax and it appeared to have a fairly good success rate. The aim of the research was to ascertain it's potential effectiveness as an alternative to medical syringing and the analysis was generally favourable. I doubt I can post a link to this but you can google for the research.
A product like this is never going to work for everyone but for the price it's definitely worth a shot if you've exhausted ear drops.