Question 1

Why is "flavor" an ingredient?!

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Here is a more likely explanation. The manufacturer, Medtech Products Inc. (see label) also makes a product, Gly-Oxide (antiseptic oral cleaner). The inactive ingredient list is identical, with the last being water. The active ingredient for both is Carbamide peroxide, only difference being the dilution strength (likely with water),  6.5% for the Debrox, 10% for the Gly-Oxide. I suspect they mix up the same batch of ingredients for both products and just dilute it more for the Debrox to make it flow better down to the eardrum. Kills two manufacturing birds with one stone so to speak! I have the Gly-Oxide and may do the added dilution myself to avoid a trip to the store.

Question 2

Can you just use the water from the shower to wash out the wax (rather than a bulb syringe)?

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You could, I suppose, but the bulb syringe gives the water a little more "push".  Just an aside about my experience with ear cleansing.  I had three (3!) visits to my doctor to get wax out after soaking 3 days (each time) with mineral oil in my ear.  They could not get it out.  I used Debrox followed by WaxRx.  It finally worked.  The WaxRx squirt bottle gets the water where it needs to be.

Question 3

Do you have to do it more then once before it works?

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No it works fine each time I use it but I allow several minutes before rinsing it out with a pointed rubber bulb filled with warm water.  Give it time to work and when the ear is rinsed out large clumps of ear wax will come out as I hold my head over the sink ans squish the rubber bulb.  I have extreme hearing loss through the years and my audiologist proclaims how clean my ears are when I go to see her every few months at the VA clinic.  Caution, you should allow your ears to go a month between each ear cleaning because ear wax is a necessary thing to a point to avoid ear infection.

Question 4

Was this bottle supposed to be sealed on arrival? Mine wasn’t sealed just had a cap on it ?

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I would think it should have been sealed. when I got mine the box was sealed but the bottle inside just had a cap on it.  I figured the long spout on the bottle is a bit hard to seal.  was your box sealed?

ASIN	B00ANL4Z4I
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Customer Reviews	4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (54,081)
Date First Available	March 3, 2008
Item model number	10042037104785
Manufacturer	Prestige Consumer Healthcare
Product Dimensions	1 x 1.75 x 4 inches; 0.2 ounces

Debrox Earwax Removal Aid, 0.5 oz Earwax Removal Drops

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