Earwax?

dragonmommy422

My babe has a TON of wax in one ear.  Its packed in the canal, so its not anything I could just clean with a washcloth.  I know I can't stick anything in there to get it out, but is there anything I can do? Do I leave it alone? I don't want it to get worse, or am I just worried about nothing?

Thanks!

clmann

When you bathe him let his ears rest under the warm water for a little bit and then lay him on his sides so they can drain. It always helps my little ones ears. 

kistjenn@yahoo.com

They also make those big fatty baby ear swabs....I think you would be ok using those.

dixee.deluxe

I grow my pinky fingernail kind of long to get boogies and earwax.

Gracypug

clmann:

When you bathe him let his ears rest under the warm water for a little bit and then lay him on his sides so they can drain. It always helps my little ones ears. 

 

Don't do this! We have been taking DD to a Ear specialist because she did not pass her newborn hearing test. She was so clogged with wax we had to go back 3 times to remove it all. Our pedi and ear specialist told me to never let her ears fill up with water. They suggested we start using Debrox ear drops once a week. The next morning you will be able to just wipe all the wax out with a wash cloth. It pushes it right out of the ear canal.

dixee.deluxe

Gracypug:

clmann:

When you bathe him let his ears rest under the warm water for a little bit and then lay him on his sides so they can drain. It always helps my little ones ears. 

 

Don't do this! We have been taking DD to a Ear specialist because she did not pass her newborn hearing test. She was so clogged with wax we had to go back 3 times to remove it all. Our pedi and ear specialist told me to never let her ears fill up with water. They suggested we start using Debrox ear drops once a week. The next morning you will be able to just wipe all the wax out with a wash cloth. It pushes it right out of the ear canal.

I'm also scared to do this because both DH and I had chronic ear infections as children.  I got tubes, he didn't.  Anyway, I've heard recent reserach says water in the ears causes it.  I'm so scared to put water near Adeline's ears! 

Adeline's earwax will literally DRIP out of her ears sometimes.  Like in a DROP formation. 

jkfranklin

dixee.deluxe:

I grow my pinky fingernail kind of long to get boogies and earwax.

I do this too.  I may or may not be guilty of getting a perverse pleasure from picking my kids nose and ear wax. 

huahualove

dixee.deluxe:

I grow my pinky fingernail kind of long to get boogies and earwax.

haha, this!!!

chelle7707

Debrox ear drops or a few drops of hydrogen peroxide will disolve it.

kkfeb04

jkfranklin:

dixee.deluxe:

I grow my pinky fingernail kind of long to get boogies and earwax.

I do this too.  I may or may not be guilty of getting a perverse pleasure from picking my kids nose and ear wax. 

DH calls me the orifice monster. DS has some serious earwax.

clmann

My pedi told me to do this and so far LO hasn't had any ear problems...