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POLL: Ear cleaning

rayskit10rayskit10 member
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How often do you clean your kids ears?

What is your technique, i.e. qtips dry, q tips with alcohol, washcloth, etc? 

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Re: POLL: Ear cleaning

  • KelleyAKelleyA
    Everytime I bathe them I use a wash cloth to clean their ears. I use their body soap too. If I do it every time it keeps the funk away.
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  • CareBear01CareBear01
    In the bath, I do a quick swipe on the outside with a washcloth, but I usually don't clean the inside (but he may still be too young for that).  If I see a chunk of wax, I'll scrape that out, but don't go any deeper than that.
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  • TexasPaigeTexasPaige
    imageCareBear01:
    In the bath, I do a quick swipe on the outside with a washcloth, but I usually don't clean the inside (but he may still be too young for that).  If I see a chunk of wax, I'll scrape that out, but don't go any deeper than that.
    Same here
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  • Katieraye09Katieraye09

    imageTexasPaige:
    imageCareBear01:
    In the bath, I do a quick swipe on the outside with a washcloth, but I usually don't clean the inside (but he may still be too young for that).  If I see a chunk of wax, I'll scrape that out, but don't go any deeper than that.
    Same here

    Me too.  Even though I have the "safety swabs" I still feel like I'm going to go too deep because DS is so squirmy. 

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  • LisaK2bLisaK2b member
    The outer part, I clean everyday with a washcloth.  For inner ear wax (which both girls have issues with), I use a syringe with the safety guard for ears and squirt their ears with water for the wax to fall out.  It seems to be working because at the last Dr's visit, the Dr was so happy to see that their ears looked great and she didn't have to use the spoon. 
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  • kat.in.the.hatkat.in.the.hat
    Marion brings us the q-tips.  she loves to have her ears cleaned out
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  • MMS2007MMS2007

    imageCareBear01:
    In the bath, I do a quick swipe on the outside with a washcloth, but I usually don't clean the inside (but he may still be too young for that).  If I see a chunk of wax, I'll scrape that out, but don't go any deeper than that.

    ditto to this.

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  • aprilprincessaprilprincess

    imagekat.in.the.hat:
    Marion brings us the q-tips.  she loves to have her ears cleaned out

    Ditto this for Addie. She usually has some big chunks of stuff in her ears, I get it out with a q tip. She's only had one ear infection.

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  • SigmundsGirlSigmundsGirl

    imageTexasPaige:
    imageCareBear01:
    In the bath, I do a quick swipe on the outside with a washcloth, but I usually don't clean the inside (but he may still be too young for that).  If I see a chunk of wax, I'll scrape that out, but don't go any deeper than that.
    Same here

    Same here. And for some reason DS has a ton of ear wax.

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  • joj6312joj6312

    I usually wash well with the washcloth in the bath, and then gently use a q-tip about once a week for maintenance.

    If there's a big chunk, I am guilty of usuing my finger nail, because I usually discover it while she is nursing.

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  • thumpofmyheartthumpofmyheart
    imageCareBear01:
    In the bath, I do a quick swipe on the outside with a washcloth, but I usually don't clean the inside (but he may still be too young for that).  If I see a chunk of wax, I'll scrape that out, but don't go any deeper than that.
                                                                    Same here....My sister is a speech path & insists nothing inside the ear!
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  • melrrrmelrrr

    wash cloth only. Luckily Tracey does not seem to have any wax issues. I use q-tips on my own ears but I will not let her see me do it. 

    You q-tippers be careful...my mom was staying with my aunt when her second baby was born and my cousin (maybe 2 at the time) came up to my mom, said "q-TIP!!" and jabbed one in her ear. She was lucky that it didn't damage anything, but it hurt and scared the crap out of her. 

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  • horn_jm@hotmail.comhorn_jm@hotmail.com
    imagekatieraye04:

    imageTexasPaige:
    imageCareBear01:
    In the bath, I do a quick swipe on the outside with a washcloth, but I usually don't clean the inside (but he may still be too young for that).  If I see a chunk of wax, I'll scrape that out, but don't go any deeper than that.
    Same here

    Me too.  Even though I have the "safety swabs" I still feel like I'm going to go too deep because DS is so squirmy. 

    me, too.  I have a good friend who is a pedi who is super anti q-tip.

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  • rayskit10rayskit10 member
    i use qtips but only around the cusp of the top of the ear. otherwise i use a tissue...
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