{"content":[{"text":"Bulb Syringing:","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.112739,"width":0.17324,"height":0.02296300000000001}},{"text":"Bulb syringing is a safe, alternate way to remove ear wax. \n Bulb syringes can be easily purchased from a pharmacy \n and allow you to clear your ears from wax in your own \n home.","bbox":{"left":0.122596,"top":0.154884,"width":0.514775,"height":0.06875699999999998}},{"text":"If your ears are painful or have fluid coming out of them, or if \n you have a hole in their ear drum (perforation) or have \n recently had surgery on your ear you should see a doctor or \n nurse and don’t use this method.","bbox":{"left":0.122596,"top":0.233704,"width":0.5373119999999999,"height":0.067551}},{"text":"Instructions for Bulb Syringing: \n Use olive oil drops twice a day for at least 14 days prior to bulb syringing. Or \n alternatively use sodium bicarbonate ear drops purchased from your pharmacy \n (please read the manufacturers leaflet.)","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.351431,"width":0.702677,"height":0.08518799999999999}},{"text":"1. \n 2.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.450102,"width":0.016892000000000004,"height":0.03597499999999998}},{"text":"Wash your hands. \n Use a bowl of cooled, boiled water that is warm to the touch, not too hot or too \n cold \n Prepare the syringe by squirting water in and out of it a few times. \n Gently pull your outer ear \"up and out\" to help straighten out the canal, which will \n allow better access for the water \n Tilt your head so the ear to be treated is upmost. \n Place the tip of the syringe into the opening of the ear.- Do NOT push the syringe \n further into the ear and gently squirt one or more bulb syringes of water into your \n ear. (This might be best done in the shower so that the excess water will run into \n the bathtub and not on your floor) \n Allow the water to remain in your ear for at least 60 seconds. Gently tilt your head \n in the opposite direction and wiggle your outer ear","bbox":{"left":0.15122,"top":0.450102,"width":0.725411,"height":0.21630100000000008}},{"text":"3. \n 4.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.499299,"width":0.016892000000000004,"height":0.035975000000000035}},{"text":"5. \n 6.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.548473,"width":0.016892000000000004,"height":0.03597500000000009}},{"text":"7.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.630428,"width":0.016892000000000004,"height":0.019584000000000046}},{"text":"If, after 3 weeks or more, you are still deaf from wax, you will need to make an \n appointment with a doctor or nurse to decide what should be done.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.679922,"width":0.6953830000000001,"height":0.03597499999999998}},{"text":"Ear irrigation (ear syringing): \n Ear irrigation is only recommended in the rare occasions where ear drops and bulb \n syringing has failed to work. Ear syringing can lead to ear infections, perforated ear \n drum and tinnitus (persistent noise) and therefore it is only performed in exceptional \n circumstances. If you think you have persisting wax despite taking the above \n measures please make an appointment with your doctor or nurse to discuss.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.728854,"width":0.7449330000000001,"height":0.11802900000000005}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.72566,"top":0.174613,"width":0.148142,"height":0.106602}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.72566,"top":0.174613,"width":0.148142,"height":0.106602}]}