I seem to have inherited my small ear canals from my father, and once every year or two my ears get clogged to where everything sounds muffled. I use what's cal

I seem to have inherited my small ear canals from my father, and once every year or two my ears get clogged to where everything sounds muffled. I use what's called an "ear syringe" or an "ear douche" to clean my ears: http://img.hisupplier.com/var/userImages/2010-07/26/tenhoo_170852944_s.jpg http://img.hisupplier.com/var/userImages/2010-07/26/tenhoo_1... I'm very much curious on how these compare to Q-tips, etc, in terms of safety, though they are at least marketed towards the use I put them to. I generally fill a sink with warm water, tilt my head to the side and repeatedly douch my ears. It takes a solid 10~15 minutes, but eventually the warm water helps separate the wax and a few large chuncks will wash out and I can hear again. Plus, "I douched my ears last night" is a pretty decent conversation starter for whenever somebody asks what you've been up to lately.