When my DS was a baby I was advised to not use any baby Q-tips etc. Now that my son is 3 should I be using the kid ones once in awhile or should I leave them alone? I have no idea if there is a ton of wax build up or not so I was curious, also my son takes swim lessons wasn't sure if that and the bath, swimming,etc. would just naturally loosen stuff up. I can't imagine as an adult never cleaning my ears so I was curious when it is a good time to start with toddlers.
Re: cleaning 3 yr. old ears
I've always heard to rinse ears once or twice a week gently in the shower/bath, and stick nothing in their ears (that goes for adult ears too)!
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I have no idea! We honestly don't rinse DS' ears, though I'm sure they do get some water in them when we rinse his hair in the bath, but I do use a damp washcloth to gently rub around and barely inside his ears to keep them gunk free. Maybe that's a safer alternative?
we don't use q-tips in ds's ears. we only use them on the outside where we can visually see the wax has built up and wants to come out. ds has been to the ent and said ears look great and they are draining as they should be, even with his very frequent ear infections.