Pediatricians, and later otolaryngologists, often have to deal with the consequences of improper ear hygiene in infants in their practice.
Some of the problems are caused by neglect of hygiene procedures, but many more arise due to excessive actions of parents.
The answer to the question of how to clean a baby’s ears is briefly as follows: no way.
Only the auricle requires care, which should be washed in the same way as any other part of the body and, of course, dried after bathing. Do not forget that the fold behind the ear needs cleaning, so wash it regularly and thoroughly.
What to do with excess earwax and trapped water?
To answer this question, it is worth remembering that the auditory canal in children is structured differently than in adults: it is short with weakly defined curves.
This means that water, as well as excess wax, leave the ear canal on its own, without requiring anyone's intervention.
It is only necessary to remove excess sulfur from the auricle. To do this, you will need cotton swabs specially designed for children's ears, the thickening on which does not allow the swab to be inserted deeper than necessary.
Your movements should be sweeping – from the inside out.
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