Selectively expandable apparatus for insertion into an ear canal, and related methods of use and operation. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a selectively expandable body configured for insertion into an ear and expansion within the ear canal. In one variant, the expanded main body is removable from the ear canal via a removal mechanism and removes excess cerumen and/or debris from the ear canal during removal. In another variant, the main body includes one or more compounds and is configured to receive a fluid for diffusion of the one or more compounds into the ear canal.

An ear cleaning device for more facile and healthier ear wax removal includes a tube and a pair of cups. Each cup is coupled singly to and extends from a respective opposing end of the tube. Each cup comprises an annular wall that extends between a bottom and a top to define an internal space. The bottom is positioned adjacent to the tube. The top is open. The tube is configured to be grasped by the digits of a hand of a user. The cups are configured to insert into an ear of the user. Debris, such as wax, that positioned on a wall of the ear canal of the ear is collected upon an external surface of a cup as the cup is rotated within the ear canal. Debris that is positioned proximate to the wall of the ear canal is collected in the internal space of the cup.

Methods and apparatuses for cleaning and/or drying a subject's ears and/or nose may include an inverting tubular swab region. These apparatuses may remove debris, such as ear wax & skin debris from the ear canal. These apparatuses are safer than traditional cotton swab. Also described herein are apparatuses configured for use in the nose, which may remove mucus (e.g., snot) from the nasal and sinus regions. These apparatuses may be configured for use with infants and toddlers as an alternative to air aspiration bulb/tool. Also described herein are methods of using any of these apparatuses as well as methods of making and packaging them.

The present disclosure provides for an ear cleaning device comprising an integral body, a central handle portion of the body to be gripped by the user, a first whisk-like bulbous end integral with the central handle portion. The first whisk-like bulbous end is used for removing ear wax at one end of the body by application of a whisk-like or sweeping movement of the first whisk-like bulbous end to an outer ear.

A system and method to irrigate a user's auditory canal. A fluid can be dispensed from a reservoir through a fluid path and out through openings of a delivery element into the auditory canal. A pump may be used to facilitate the process of dispensing the fluid. The fluid can be delivered to the user's auditory canal for a predetermined period of time. Such a time period may be user selectable. The discharge from the irrigation is removed from the user's auditory canal via a discharge port located on the delivery element. The discharge exits the delivery element and proceeds to a discharge reservoir via a discharge path. A vacuum may be used to generate a negative pressure to facilitate the removal of the discharge from the auditory canal.

A device for removing mucus from a nostril or earwax from an ear canal is disclosed herein. The device includes a light assembly, the light assembly including a light emitting device, the light emitting device configured to emit light so as to illuminate at least a portion of a nostril or an ear canal; and an extraction portion configured to be coupled to the light assembly, the extraction portion including an extraction element and a stop located adjacent to the extraction element, the extraction element sized and configured to fit within the nostril or the ear canal for extracting mucus or earwax, and the stop sized to prevent insertion of the stop into the nostril or the ear canal and limit the depth that the extraction element is able to be inserted into the nostril or the ear canal.

An ear cleaning device for more facile and healthier ear wax removal includes a tube and a pair of cups. Each cup is coupled singly to and extends from a respective opposing end of the tube. Each cup comprises an annular wall that extends between a bottom and a top to define an internal space. The bottom is positioned adjacent to the tube. The top is open. The tube is configured to be grasped by the digits of a hand of a user. The cups are configured to insert into an ear of the user. Debris, such as wax, that positioned on a wall of the ear canal of the ear is collected upon an external surface of a cup as the cup is rotated within the ear canal. Debris that is positioned proximate to the wall of the ear canal is collected in the internal space of the cup.

The present invention describes an earwax removal device having varying structures to provide different earwax removal capabilities. In all designs, the overall contour of the earwax-extracting member resembles the dimensions of the external auditory canal and is flexible enough to conform to it during insertion. Each engages and collects wax using the pressure of insertion and rotation effects. Embodiments include a club-like member having multiple protrusions and extractions to collect wax along its sides, and an opening in the tip that leads to a channel to collect wax; a flexible spiral member to compress when the device is inserted in an ear and thereby extract wax as it expands when the device is removed; a screw-like structure to laterally move wax and grind as it rotates; a multi-channel structure to cut and collect wax simultaneously; and a shovel-like structure to effectively shear and scrape wax from an ear canal.

The present invention comprises a disposable ear brush which is an ear cleaning device comprising a one piece, flexible wire shaft that forms two twisted wire shaft arms with a plurality of soft, angled bristles disposed at each end. The twisted wire shaft and bristles may be safely inserted into the ear canal and subsequently withdrawn pulling the bristles and any collected earwax therein from the ear canal.

Methods and apparatuses for cleaning and/or drying a subject's ears and/or nose may include an inverting tubular swab region. These apparatuses may remove debris, such as ear wax & skin debris from the ear canal. These apparatuses are safer than traditional cotton swab. Also described herein are apparatuses configured for use in the nose, which may remove mucus (e.g., snot) from the nasal and sinus regions. These apparatuses may be configured for use with infants and toddlers as an alternative to air aspiration bulb/tool. Also described herein are methods of using any of these apparatuses as well as methods of making and packaging them.