I purchased this product after seeing it in the paper, I suffer with the over production of cerumen and regularly have to have my ears syringed as they get blocked around twice a year, I used to use the doctors but found a good home solution that has worked well but less of that and more of this.
The Earigate product has a rather unique nozzle that fits into the ear and irrigates using a backward flow for the safe irrigation of ears, the bottle suggests regular use 2-3 times a week. It is better than the Audiclean product in my opinion as it penetrates deeper into the ear canal and does produce results as I could see visible flakes of wax coming out.
However these are a few problems, this being the reason for my low star rating as there are better and more affordable solutions.
1. irrigation of the ear stimulates the hairs in the inner ear, this produces more wax - so regularly syringing your ear with this product 2-3 times a week is a bad idea, the best solution is to irrigate your ears only when you have a blockage as the wax in your ear is there to protect against foreign objects, fungi and bacteria and does a very good job of that most of the time.
2. As it is a pressurized can it cannot be refilled, if you irrigate with this product 2-3 times a week it will not last the month, so a near monthly spend of £9.00 per month for ear cleansing is not something I need to pay for.
3. If you have an ear wax blockage, this will not do anything to remove it - even if you soften the wax a few days prior to irrigating with this product as it does not have required pressure to dislodge hardened wax.
4. The product I use twice yearly to remove ear wax blockages, and only costs £6.49 is the Aculife Ear wax Removal syringe, it is refillable, re-useable, Safe and very effective for both ear irrigation and ear wax blockage removal, there is also another product called Kyrosol which uses the same tip and comes with Glycerin pipettes that work really well in less than 30 minutes costing £11.99, Kyrosol contains 10 glycerin pipettes that represent 5 years of treatment for me.
Both the Aculife and Kyrsol kits do a much better job than Earigate and represent better value for money.
| Weight | 205 g |
|---|---|
| Volume | 100 Millilitres |
| Units | 100.0 millilitre |
| Brand | Hearing Aid Battery Club |
| Format | Spray |
