Last time I couldn't hear well and knew my ear canal must be blocked, instead of paying big money to the doc, I heated coconut oil, dropped that into my ear, then after a few minutes I flushed the ear with warmed CS. It worked great and with no pain later (which I have after the doctor probes and pulls). I've never had any oil of oregano.....sounds like that's something I should keep around for "just in case."
One day my ear felt wet, like fluid draining out. I have no idea where that could have come from. I don't think I had fluid in the middle ear, and can it drain out like that if you did? Probably water got in and stayed in a bubble behind some wax for a few hours. I agree, that if one wears a hearing aid, to clean it before inserting each time. I put drops of Swim-Ear on my ear plug every time I use it. Think I'll switch to CS, better for me. I guess I just avoided using CS in the ear because it seems like it would leave water in and it isn't drying. Pat ________________________________