Earwax generally refers to cerumen. In children, cerumen formation into hard lumps is often considered to be caused by cerumen embolism, which needs to be softened, rinsed and cleaned up, and timely and timely consultation is needed.
Children’s ear canals are narrower and have a higher level of secretion, which often leads to cerumen impaction. Since children are often unable to cooperate with the use of conventional instruments to remove cerumen, and because of structural features that make it unsafe to do so, the actual practice is to use sodium bicarbonate ear drops to soften and dilute the cerumen, and then have the specialist use warm saline to rinse out the cerumen from the external auditory canal.
It is recommended that children with hard cerumen should consult a doctor in a timely manner and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized diagnosis and treatment. It is not recommended to dig the ear at home to avoid unnecessary injury.