It helps.

I use the Debrox drops and then lay down with the affected ear on a heating pad turned up as high as I can stand. Seems to soften the waxy stuff so it can drain out.

Got a little rechargeable blower that has a silicone tip for your ears. Can even get a model with a heater so it’s warm air. Been using one myself a while now and it has seriously corrected my damp ear issue.

However many years ago I used to go to a doctor who'd stick a metal syringe in my ear with warm water and would flush the earwax out, the wax was the size of a small bullet ! The last time though I had put the cerumol in for a few days and this other doctor had an electronic hoover type of device which sucked the wax out.

The large chains have less expensive 'ear drops for swimmers' options... and they work as good or better than the name brands.

I have slept with foam earplugs for decades, and I use each pair twice due to my mountain thrift gene. For all of that time, I dip a q-tip into 91% isopropyl alcohol and gently swab out each ear at the 1st sign of ear itching, and usually after showers. I have noticed zero ill effects from this. It just works for me. I know it's not medically recommended, but it works and it's cheap.

Clean out your ears (when you’re not infected) for maintenance purposes.

Let warm water run into your ears.

The peroxide takes care of any wax, the alcohol dries the ear out. It's what I've used, YMMV.

The fizzy action was …um….let’s say it was “unexpectedly pleasant.”