What to do with a one year old baby with clogged earwax

One year old babies with blocked earwax may have incompletely blocked ear canals, shallow earwax location, deeper earwax location, etc. Generally can be transferred by cotton swabs, hospital treatment and so on. 1. Not completely blocked ear canal: If you observe that there is still a gap in the ear canal, and the baby does not cry, ear pain and other uncomfortable symptoms, you can first observe. The secretion in the ear canal will be discharged out of the ear canal in small amount with the baby’s swallowing, etc. If there is no abnormal performance, it can be left untreated for the time being to avoid damaging the mucous membrane of the baby’s ear canal. 2. earwax location is shallow: if through the observation of secretions closer to the mouth of the ear canal, parents can use a cotton swab gently rotating in the mouth of the ear canal, to be able to help the mouth of the ear canal secretions stick out. However, it is important to grasp the depth and never put the swab too deep, so as not to accidentally damage the eardrum, or cause the swab head to fall off and cause foreign bodies in the ear canal. 3. earwax position is deep: if the one-year-old baby earwax full, causing baby ear pain, hearing loss, etc., should go to the hospital by the specialist to give appropriate treatment: the use of ear drops to help soften the earwax, and then use a professional instrument to remove the earwax, remove the ear drops continue to consolidate the treatment for 1-2 days, so as to avoid inflammation of the ear canal. It is recommended to go to the hospital for consultation if the above symptoms occur, and not to blindly remove the earwax for the baby to avoid damage to the ear canal.