How to clean the ears of an infant
In a small amount, earwax protects organshearing from pathogenic microorganisms, plays the role of a natural lubricant. But with a large accumulation of inflammation, inflammation can begin, illness can provoke and improper cleaning of the ears.
Learn how to clean the ears of a child, so as not to harm. Photo: Getty How to clean your ears:
For prevention, you can clean your earsthin gauze band. With a hereditary predisposition to the formation of traffic jams once a month, you can clean your ears with hydrogen peroxide - dial the solution into a pipette, hold it in your hands, put a drop of 1-2 drops into your ear, wait 3-5 minutes. Then remove all sulfur with a damp cotton pad.
How to properly clean your baby's ears: safety rules
You can not clean your ears with cotton buds - pediatricians and ENTs constantly talk about it. Even sticks with restraints are not entirely safe for children's ears. Why you can not use cotton buds:
- during such purification, sulfur is not removed, but even more is pushed inside - cork is formed;
- you can scratch the tender walls of the ear canal - inflammation will begin;
- The wand may injure the eardrum - the hearing will worsen, long-term treatment will be required.
During the procedure, a cotton swab, gauze flagellumshould be for each ear different. If the ear gets water during bathing, you need to put the baby on one side, and after a few minutes turn to the other, remove the moisture with a dry soft cloth. With any complaints of pain, hearing impairment, pus discharge from the ear canal, the child should be shown to the doctor. It is impossible to remove ear plugs on its own - it can cause irreparable harm to the baby's health. Cleaning your ears for children is a simple and difficult task at the same time. Hearing organs have the ability to self-purification - any movement of the lower jaw pushes sulfur, it remains only to remove it from the outside. Read further:
