In general, normal healthy ears do not need to be cleaned, if there is purulent secretion in the ear, cerumen embolism can be cleaned with hydrogen peroxide, saline, or suction and other ways of attraction and other treatments.
Normal healthy ears do not need cleaning, because the ear has a self-cleaning function, the general human body when the mouth is open to speak or chewing through the temporomandibular joint movement force can promote the discharge of ear canal secretions.
If there is purulent secretion in the ear, you can use saline to clean the ear. In addition, the patient can also use hydrogen peroxide to soak the ear canal, and then use a suction device to suck out the purulent secretion in the ear canal. If the cerumen is hard, it can be softened with a drop of 5% sodium bicarbonate solution as prescribed by the doctor, and then rinsed with saline or cleaned under an otoscope.
It is recommended that if there is a lot of secretion in the ear that cannot be cleared by oneself, it is necessary to consult a doctor in time, and the doctor will choose the appropriate way of treatment according to the patient’s condition.