I have excessive ear wax. I hate the ear softening drops - they didn't work for me and just made my ears feel sticky. I use warm water and a bulb syringe.
The first time it became an issue, I was 15. I kept telling my mom I couldn't hear but I don't think she believed. Finally, after a couple of months she took me to the doctor and using a syringe and warm water they got peanut size wax out of my ears. All of a sudden I could hear and everything seemed so loud. I could hear my nails click together and when I ran water in the kitchen sink at night it seemed so loud I was afraid I was going to wake my parents.
I have to do the bulb syringe a couple times a year, give or take. When you get wax build up like that, it can also cause tinnitus, which can be really annoying for one with sensory issues.