What to do if cotton ball falls into ear

There are many accidents in life, such as when we use cotton swabs, the cotton ball falls into the ear. If this happens, we should pay attention to it and find a way to remove the cotton ball. Because cotton balls stuck in the ears will not only cause ear blockage, but more seriously will cause hearing loss. If they are blocked in the ears for a long time, it will cause ear inflammation, so we should learn the correct way to use cotton balls.

What to do if cotton ball falls into ear

You should go to the hospital to check it out. It is easier to remove it with professional tools such as tweezers. Never try to dig it out yourself, as you may go deeper and damage the eardrum, making it difficult to remove.

How to use cotton balls

When using cotton balls, use tweezers to pick up the cotton balls, put them in alcohol, wet them completely, take them out, and then wipe the required areas. Be careful not to let your hands touch the cotton balls and alcohol during the entire process, otherwise it will easily cause bacterial infection.

Alcohol is very volatile. If you want to keep the concentration of the alcohol cotton ball unchanged, you need to store it in a very sealed container. In daily life, you can buy portable independent packaging, which is not only convenient to carry but also better for preservation. There are two common packaging types on the market: external tweezers and internal tweezers. The included tweezers are placed inside the alcohol cotton ball package to effectively avoid secondary contamination during use.

Precautions for using cotton balls

1. Be careful when using cotton balls

The simplest, most effective and safest way to reduce the temperature of children with high fever is to use the physical cooling method of 25%-50% alcohol bath. Soak a cotton ball in water and wipe the child's neck, limbs, back, palms and soles of feet. Pay special attention to wiping the armpits, elbows, armpits, groin and other areas rich in blood vessels. Note that alcohol baths should not be used for rash diseases such as measles. When using alcohol cotton balls, avoid secondary contamination of the body caused by tweezers, cotton balls, towels, etc.

2. The alcohol concentration should be correct

After repeated experiments, people have found that alcohol with a concentration of 75% has the strongest bactericidal power, so medical disinfectant alcohol generally contains 75% pure alcohol and 25% water. The concentration of alcohol is very important. If it is too high or too low, the disinfection effectiveness will be weakened or even lost. Therefore, measures must be taken to keep the concentration constant. Alcohol is easy to evaporate, resulting in a decrease in concentration, so it should be stored in a fairly sealed container. This often happens: the cotton balls on top of the container are dry, but some at the bottom are still a little wet. Some people think that the wet part is alcohol. In fact, this is almost all water, so it can no longer be used for disinfection.

3. Do not overuse alcohol cotton balls

In daily life, please do not overuse alcohol cotton balls. Alcohol mainly targets common bacteria and has certain limitations in its effectiveness and duration of action, so don't blindly exaggerate the bactericidal effect of alcohol. For example, when cleaning toys, be sure to use chlorine-containing 84 disinfectant. Simply wiping with alcohol cotton balls will not have any effect. For cleaning dishes and chopsticks, high-temperature boiling is more effective.