The reality of earwax removal. You might ask why does it take 15 minutes to clean someone’s ear out? It might not take this long at other places, but I work in a way to keep patients completely comfortable because the ear canal is an extremely sensitive part of the body. When you get closer to the eardrum the canal turns to a bony portion, which it can be very painful when working in that area. As I am removing wax I am also looking at the patient’s face to tell if they are uncomfortable so, eve