Any good remedies for removing ear wax?

At least I think its ear wax. I tried a Chemist Own brand, but that didn't work. Then a few days later a Waxol. but now it feels like its compacted in the ear and causing a good deal of pain. And even chewing hurts. I rinsed it out with warm water from the shower but that didn't work..

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Zaphod42 · 51-55, M

I keep my ears clean the exact way they tell us all not to. In the shower I’ll get some body wash on my finger and rub it around in the ear as best I can, then turn each ear in turn into the shower spray to rinse it out. After the shower I very carefully use Qtips to clean and dry the interior of the ears.

I recognize the dangers of this, and don’t recommend it to anyone, however the last time I saw an ENT doc, she commented on how pristine my ear canals are 😅