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dandj
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Cleaning baby's ears...
When do you start using q-tips? I've been cleaning his ears with a washcloth and warm water during bath time for now.
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mikeswife06
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
I used those Q-tips with the big end from about 2 weeks on.
Her ears get really gross. I have to use Q-tips. I just try to be extremely careful.
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| Posted 4/14/09 7:32 AM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
You should not clean your baby's ears with Q-tips, the high wax build up is completely normal and acts as protection for the ear drum. As gross as it may seem, its there for a reason!
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| Posted 4/14/09 7:44 AM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
you should never put q-tips in a baby's ear. you shouldn't put them in your ear either!!
You can use them to clean the outside of the ear.
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| Posted 4/14/09 8:06 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Posted by mikeswife06
I used those Q-tips with the big end from about 2 weeks on.
Her ears get really gross. I have to use Q-tips. I just try to be extremely careful.
same here. i use wipes and a washcloth during baths to clean the outside and q-tips after the bath.
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| Posted 4/14/09 8:40 AM |
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DeniseMarie
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Posted by mikeswife06
I used those Q-tips with the big end from about 2 weeks on.
Her ears get really gross. I have to use Q-tips. I just try to be extremely careful.
same here. I feel like Katie has a lof of ear wax!
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| Posted 4/14/09 8:42 AM |
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Jazzyt
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Posted by headoverheels
Posted by mikeswife06
I used those Q-tips with the big end from about 2 weeks on.
Her ears get really gross. I have to use Q-tips. I just try to be extremely careful.
same here. i use wipes and a washcloth during baths to clean the outside and q-tips after the bath.
Same here
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MaMaTeenie
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
i always used the baby q tips with the fat part so they can only go in a tiny bit, enough to get the stuff you can see.
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FranM
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Stay away from the Q Tips -
I brought my DS to an ENT for an unrelated problem. When he checked his ears he found a ton of wax build up. I could not believe what he pulled out of his ears (sorry TMI). The ENT said it was due to the use of Q Tips and advised "nothing smaller than your elbow goes in babys ears".
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| Posted 4/14/09 9:57 AM |
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Sweets13
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
I use baby qtips on my kids and never had a problem. You can only go in so far with the baby qtips. I don't want my babies walking around with nasty wax in their ears 
ETA: at every ped visit, they clean both ears with this special tool. I tried to steal one, LOL!
Message edited 4/14/2009 10:03:57 AM.
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nickipa
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Posted by racheeeee
You should not clean your baby's ears with Q-tips, the high wax build up is completely normal and acts as protection for the ear drum. As gross as it may seem, its there for a reason!
ITA!! Not only is the wax protective, but a lot of the time when you use a QTIP you are actually pushing most of the wax further in
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leighla
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Yesterday at the doctor, the ear wax inside was so bad that his ears bled when the doctor removed it.
I asked what we could do and he said NOTHING.
He told me three times NOTHING ever goes in the ears.
It makes me crazy, but he was very clear.
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| Posted 4/14/09 12:12 PM |
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cjik
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Posted by SweetTooth
you should never put q-tips in a baby's ear. you shouldn't put them in your ear either!!
You can use them to clean the outside of the ear.
I was going to say this. I'm prone to ear infections, and every ENT I have seen advises against q-tips. The wax is gross, but it does much more good than harm. The q-tips can damage ear drums or scrape inner ear skin and cause infections. Stick with the washcloth, and if DCs ears get blocked, use drops to help soften the wax or ask your pediatrician to remove the wax.
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maryb
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Posted by headoverheels
Posted by mikeswife06
I used those Q-tips with the big end from about 2 weeks on.
Her ears get really gross. I have to use Q-tips. I just try to be extremely careful.
same here. i use wipes and a washcloth during baths to clean the outside and q-tips after the bath.
me too, but only when i see the wax come out of his ear.. i dont clean it if i dont see it
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Goldi0218
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Just as an aside, my mom used to clean out my ears with bobby pins - she was old school.
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KateDevine
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Posted by leighla
Yesterday at the doctor, the ear wax inside was so bad that his ears bled when the doctor removed it.
I asked what we could do and he said NOTHING.
He told me three times NOTHING ever goes in the ears.
It makes me crazy, but he was very clear.
What she said.
I have a problem with my ears b/c my parents used Q-tips on my ears
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mrsej
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Posted by Goldi0218
Just as an aside, my mom used to clean out my ears with bobby pins - she was old school.
OMG!!! Too funny!!
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junebride06
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
I use a washcloth in the bath and then the baby q-tips.
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NS1976
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Posted by nickipa
Posted by racheeeee
You should not clean your baby's ears with Q-tips, the high wax build up is completely normal and acts as protection for the ear drum. As gross as it may seem, its there for a reason!
ITA!! Not only is the wax protective, but a lot of the time when you use a QTIP you are actually pushing most of the wax further in
Yes...totally agree with both posters here! Ive always just used a washcloth for Megan. Our ped told us the same thing and *knock on wood*..shes never had an ear infection or any other problems.
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Porrruss
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
Ears are self cleaning. The wax is there for a reason- to protect the middle and inner ear. Only wipe away what you can see from the outside.
I fight with DH ALL time over this!
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Goldi0218
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
I'd have to agree with the above posters despite my mother's love for the bobby pin. It looks like I screwed up as Abby has had two ear infections already and I was a Q-tip user. I am sure it won't be the first "Mommy-mishap" of mine.
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Reese1106
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
We just use a wash on DS's ears. His ped made it very clear to NOT use anything inside his ears, not even the larger Q-tips. He's used a special tool to clean the wax out when it gets very bad. I so want to use Q-tips but won't.
The doctor did tell us there is a kit you can buy at the pharmacy which will disolve the wax with a saline type formula. The problem is DS won't let us anywhere near his ears most of the time so we've not tried it.
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neener1211
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
DS won't let me touch his ears, he moves his head away or swats me with his arm. So I don't clean the ear wax until I see a glob of it-then I wait for him to fall asleep and take it off with my finger. So gross-there's so much of it.
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Goobster
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
I use qtips, but do not insert them into the canal. They have safety qtips that I use but I also use the regular and just do the outer ear. There is a lot of "stuff" in there, I could not believe the dry skin, etc.
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headoverheels
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Re: Cleaning baby's ears...
i get what everyone is saying about not using q-tips, but IMO (and i am not a doctor) the baby q-tips barely go in the baby's ear - i only use them to clean just outside the ear hole, not actually IN his ear. the bulb of those big q-tips prevents them from going in any further (from what i have seen).
i don't put q-tips "in" my ear either.
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