What to do if your child's ears are full of earwax

Children have a lot of earwax in their ears, and many parents will unconsciously clean their ears. You should know that cleaning the ears of children frequently when they are still young can cause great harm, and it is easy for some bacteria and noise to invade. Children's external auditory canals are delicate and easily injured. You should pay attention to scientifically protecting children's ears and cleaning them correctly. You can use some salt water to clean the ears, or use special baby oil and mineral oil to clean the ear canals.

1. Special attention should be paid: Frequently cleaning children's ears is harmful:

Hazard 1: Frequent ear cleaning for children not only deprives them of the effective protection of earwax, making them vulnerable to bacteria and noise, but also damages the delicate skin of the child's external auditory canal. If the earwax is hard or there is a lot of it, it can easily scratch the skin, and bacteria can take the opportunity to enter the wound and cause infection. Or due to scratching back and forth, bacteria are squeezed into the hair follicles and sebaceous gland ducts, causing inflammation and discharge, and in severe cases, furuncle in the external auditory canal occurs.

Hazard 2: It is easy to puncture the child's eardrum. If you are not careful when cleaning the ears, there is a risk of puncturing the eardrum. When cleaning a child's ears, this accident is more inevitable if the child suddenly struggles or stimulates the external auditory canal to produce a coughing reflex.

2. Correct cleaning method

Method 1: You can use salt water to clean your ears. Place saline solution into the ear canal, swirl it around, and then rinse it out.

Method 2: Baby oil, mineral oil and special ear cleaning oil can all be used to clean the ears. If you are not sure whether you will be allergic, apply it on your wrist first. Wait an hour before using it again if there is no allergic reaction.

Method 3: Using hydrogen peroxide to clean your ears is also a good idea. This is also a commonly used ear canal cleaning liquid.

Method 4: It is best to buy a special ear dropper and use such a device to drop the liquid into the ear canal. If you are worried that something unexpected may happen during your operation, you can go see a doctor.