Waxy ears - How do I clean them?

[AliBaby]

Don't use cotton tips. You can get eardrops over the counter at the chemist which clear out the wax. Kids just HATE them If there is an infection at all there are eardrops you can buy with steroid in them but only avaliable by presciption.

Thank you. I didnt know you could get drops for such a thing. The next fun thing will be trying to get them into DD's ears! Oh dear!

[Arcadia]

Ear candling?

I only clean what I can see. Now dd does it herself by placing a wet washer over her finger and cleaning around the ear hole (not inside).

I have very little ear wax but Dh has always had lots, and dd is like him while so far ds is like me. It seems like oily skinned people have more ear wax.

Did the dr say it was a problem?

[Mummabella]

It's definatly not easy haha! I've got some "Otodex" for my son at the moment but this not only removes wax it also reduces swelling from infected ears. You can just get normal ear drops though. My GP always recommends it as my kids have waxy ears and they don't seem to clear themselves. My eldest daughter has said the ear drops made her ears pop and "MUMMY, I CAN HEAR PROPERLY"! hehe, felt a little bad I didn't realise her ears were so blocked

[AliBaby]

He didnt say to do anything about it but made a point of commenting on it twice. Maybe I should leave it. I already wipe with a warm washer the parts I can see.

[AnyDream]

Getting the kids to lie down in a warm bath regularly can help, as the wax dissolves in warm water. The drops are helpful too but require them to stay still...hehe good luck with that. BTW if you warm the drops a little by putting the bottle in some warm (not hot) water that can prevent that nasty cold-ear-drop sensation.