That’s why they sometimes end up using inappropriate products.
Dr. Adina Zamfir, ENT specialist at the “Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, explains for Ziare.com how can we take care of hygiene a child’s ears and why chopsticks are not recommended.
Also read what you need to know about ear infection
Why ear sticks are not recommended for children
- they are not sterile;
- may create certain microlesions in the external auditory canal;
- if there is already a lesion in the ear, the use of chopsticks can amplify the infection or infect it;
The best ways to clean a child’s ear are with a soft, dry cloth or the corner of a clean towel or handkerchief.
It is very important to clean the child’s ear after the bath so that he is not left with scraps of shampoo, soap or what, because the ear is a dark, dark environment and can promote the development of fungi that lead to otitis externa.
When bathing young children or newborns, we must keep water out of their ears. Therefore, it is recommended that, before entering the bathtub, cotton wool soaked in cooking oil be put in their ear, and after the bath it be cleaned with a clean handkerchief.
An essential thing to keep in mind is that the wax protects the ear, also having a self-cleaning role, with the leakage of the substance eliminating the dead cells resulting from the skin regeneration process.
Therefore, cleaning the child’s ears should be done twice a week. It is a misconception that the ears must be washed daily. The wax has a protective role for the ear canal and must be left to fulfill its function.
It is very important that, when the child shows signs of an ear infection, to see an ENT doctor immediately, because it is essential to correctly diagnose and receive a treatment suitable.
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