How to clean wet earwax

Earwax is beneficial to children, but it can also be harmful. If there is too much earwax accumulated in the ear, it will not affect hearing, but if the earwax in the ear is very moist, it will cause ear itching and may even cause redness, swelling and otitis media. It is necessary to clean the earwax out. Let us see how to deal with earwax.

2. Earwax can kill bacteria. Earwax tastes bitter and is oily. It can expel insects that fly into the ear and capture invading bacteria. Moreover, earwax is rich in fatty acids, which form an acid film on the surface of the ear canal skin, making the external auditory canal in an acidic environment and having a mild bactericidal effect.

3. Earwax can protect the eardrum. Early childhood education experts remind you that children’s eardrums are thinner than cicada wings and are very delicate. Once they encounter strong sound waves rushing directly into the ear canal, it will damage the eardrum and even cause rupture, leading to deafness. Earwax can protect the eardrum and act as a barrier.

Special attention should be paid: Frequent ear cleaning for children is harmful. 1. Frequent ear cleaning for children will not only deprive children of the effective protection of earwax, but also make them vulnerable to invasion by bacteria and noise. It will also damage the delicate skin of the child's external auditory canal. If the earwax is hard or there is a lot of it, it will easily scratch the skin, and bacteria will 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. 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.

The correct way to help your baby clean his ears is to use a cotton swab to help the child clean it gently! After all, children are not fully developed yet and everything is still growing.