question about cleaning 3 month old baby's ears

my son's ears are so dried up with stuff it is so disgusting.. It is actually just one ear. Is that a sign of infection? It gets so caked on, even though I give him a bath every night. How can you clean a baby's ear? I heard you were not to use a q tip. It is not only inside his ear it is all around
Is this normal?
thank you for any ideas ang stories

Re: question about cleaning 3 month old baby's ears

My daughter's ears rarely need cleaning at 1 year old ... but I don't know if it necessarily means that there is an infection if they do.

I would give the pediatrician a call about it tomorrow and ask what you can do to clean them. He/She might ask you to come in to just double check that there isn't an infection.

Re: question about cleaning 3 month old baby's ears

I use (and still use) a warm washcloth. I've also used a Q-tip w/out touching the inside of the ear. *Some* wax is good and necessary. If you feel it's too much or that it's irritating him I would mention it to his ped.

Re: question about cleaning 3 month old baby's ears

no it doesnt mean infection I have asked my dr about this a few times because Bryan tends to have alot of wax, he said too use a washcloth around your pointer finger to clean them. Q tips arent good.

Re: question about cleaning 3 month old baby's ears

#1 I read somewhere that it isn't good to give your kids a bath everyday. Something with the skin getting so dry because the oils are washed away.

#2My daughter gets the same thing with her ear. It is from the shampoo from the bath, so when your done giving a bath just clean it with a qtip but get the qtip that has the bumper on it, it basically stops you from going too far.

Re: question about cleaning 3 month old baby's ears

I've been using the safety Q-tips since Julia was first born and I never had a problem with her ears. I would try the safety ones to clean them.

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Re: question about cleaning 3 month old baby's ears

Could also be Cradle Cap. They can get it on their ears. Sidney had it behind her ears and it is like caked on dirt. I put olive oil on it then bathed her and then scratched/peeled it off. took a couple of tries.

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Re: question about cleaning 3 month old baby's ears

You can use Deborex (spelling?) to get the wax out. It's an over the counter solution. A few drops in & it will get rid of the wax. Also I use the safety Q-tips too (fat on the outside so you can't go in too far with the tip).

Re: question about cleaning 3 month old baby's ears

I use the safty q-tips and never had a problem..I give my girls a bath every other day.