Many people may think that earwax is dirty, which will affect the baby's hearing, so it should be cleaned as soon as possible. In fact, earwax has many benefits.
First, prevent foreign objects from entering and keep the ear canal clean.
Earwax is a "sentry" to protect the external auditory canal, which can prevent foreign bodies from entering the ear canal and avoid damaging the inner eardrum and tympanic membrane. For example, when insects enter the ear canal, they can be prevented from moving forward. When foreign matter such as dust enters the ear canal, the earwax will also absorb it to ensure the cleanliness of the external auditory canal.
Secondly, it plays a bactericidal role and prevents infection.
Earwax contains fatty acids, which can form an acidic film on the surface of the ear canal, making it in an acidic environment and playing a certain bactericidal role.
When the baby takes a bath, dirty water easily enters the ear canal. At this time, the earwax in the ear canal can prevent the dirty water from advancing, thus avoiding infectious diseases such as otitis externa and otitis media.
Furthermore, protect your baby's hearing.
The baby's eardrum is very fragile, and it may be damaged when hearing strong sounds such as thunder and explosion. After a long time, the baby's hearing may decline. Earwax can act as a "muffler" and slow down the impact of sound waves on the eardrum.
The baby's external auditory canal is underdeveloped and the skin inside the ear is delicate. It is very easy to bring harm when pulling out the ear with a cotton swab:
1, which breeds bacteria and causes infection.
In the process of pulling out the ear with a cotton swab, the skin of the external auditory canal may be damaged, causing infection, or bacteria may squeeze into the hair follicle, causing ear inflammation.
2, make the baby's hearing decline.
The eardrum is a very thin membrane, with a thickness of only 0.1mm. When pulling out the baby's ear, a little carelessness may cause damage to the eardrum or ossicles, which will reduce his hearing.
So, how should parents clean their baby's ears? There are two situations:
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1, when there is less earwax.
Generally speaking, when a baby chews, yawns or opens his mouth, he can discharge the earwax by himself through the movement of joints such as the lower jaw, without picking out his ears.
2. When there is a lot of earwax.
First, before the baby goes to bed, drop some ear fluid (1-2 drops) in his ear. Don't touch the baby after dropping the medicine, keep still for 2 minutes, and let the medicine fully dilute the earwax.
Secondly, put a sterile cotton ball in the baby's ear and take it out the next day. In this way, the earwax will stick to the earplug and be removed from the ear canal. Of course, if the operation is difficult, you can go to the hospital and ask a doctor for treatment.