Oto-Scoop

I had previously used the Ototek loop - it worked great. Then the loop broke off one day when I was cleaning it (thank God it didn't happen in my ear!) and that made me nervous to buy another one. After some research, I decided to get this Oto-Scoop. I've used it twice now and it has worked well each time. It's more flexible than the Ototek loop but it seems to do the same thing. Only time will tell if it will last.UPDATE: After 4 years, the loop finally broke (thinnest part cracked in half, but the loop stayed attached to the wand). It worked very well all those years and I am back to purchase another (and upgrade my review from 4 to 5 stars). For reference, I used it every 2-4 weeks, whenever I felt I needed it. I found the best time to do it is right after a shower, since the wax is softer, but it will still do a great job whenever you need to do it.

This was very surprisingly disappointing. We probably would only keep this on hand in the future if a/ it were free and b/ used only as a back up. Certainly not worth the price. The plastic is very soft and the tip bends backwards. It looks like it will break off. It does not seem to extract much, if anything. In fact, it feels like it pushes wax into the ear.

I purchased this tool to replace the Ototek loop I had (the tip of that one broke off after much use and my admittedly careless storage of it). While I like this tool, I think it is more suited for a child’s ear canals than an adult’s. I do really like that this tool has the safety guard feature, but for an adult, the length of the part that gets inserted into the ear canal could easily be another 1/4” long, at least, while still being safe. I also think that for an adult, the loop itself would be more useful if it had been made of a less-flexible plastic. It sometimes feels like the loop is sliding over wax instead of “grabbing” the wax.Overall, definitely worth the minimal price and does help my adult ears. I will still most likely continue trying to track down an exact replacement for my old Ototek loop and simply keep both loops on hand so that I may can have both options when needed.

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I tend to get a lot of ear wax (TMI, I know, sorry) so I have seen my fair share of ear wax removers. Usually things thing like this, a stick with a loop on the end, able to clean out my ear.This one however has a rather large loop and bends very very easily, making it hard to collect much of what I need. I would really recommend getting one made of strong, brittle plastic with a smaller loop.This may just be dependent on my ear situation, but I would say get a different remover. Gets the job done but not as easily.

This product is easy to use and I have purchased it multiple times. It seems like the safest way to remove earwax. I would recommend this product to our family and friends. We have had to replace this product about every 6 months or so because the end does crack off or become loose. Its very nice because it stops you from going to far into the ear and damaging anything. Will continue to purchase this fantastic product.

If you have longer ear canals or they twist a little to one side or the other, this tool will not work for you at getting the ear wax out. The tool is too short for my ears and my ears curve a little so it did not work. Plus the end of the tool is VERY flimsy and so it would constantly bend back in my ear. I was actually worried it would break off in my ear and what wax it could get out it wasn't pulling out very well.

This thing saved my ears