Few sensations are more annoying than a blocked ear. Voices sound distant, your own footsteps echo inside your head, and every yawn feels like it should pop something loose. A quick search for how to open a blocked ear at home pulls up cotton buds, hydrogen‑peroxide mixes, candle cones, and more. Some tricks help,  others…

Have your favourite playlists started sounding as if someone threw a blanket over the speakers? Do colleagues complain about your “volume‑11” Zoom mic while you struggle to hear them at all? If so, you may be among the one in ten UK adults dealing with stubborn ear wax build‑up. The good news: you can ditch…