How do I clean oil ears?

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Oil ear is a kind of light yellow oily sticky substance secreted by the external auditory canal, which accumulates in the external auditory canal, commonly known as "oil ear". Oil ear brings a lot of inconvenience to our daily life, so how to clean oil ear?

How do I clean oil ears?

Dip 3% hydrogen peroxide, 7% alcohol, 4% boric acid alcohol (any one) with a sterile cotton swab, and gently roll and wipe the external auditory canal secretion. Do not put the cotton swab into the ear canal too deeply during the process of rolling and wiping. It should be 0.5-1cm. Be careful to scratch the skin of external ear canal and tympanic membrane. If cerumen embolism has been formed, medical staff should be asked to take it out in time.

Baby's earwax generally does not need to be cleaned, because the ear has self-cleaning ability, baby's earwax will be naturally discharged, unless it is the external auditory canal. In the process of removing, the earwax has been excluded. At this time, the mother can use gauze or small square towel to slightly wet with water to gently remove the external earwax. Just circle around the ear to keep the outer ear clean and fresh. Don't use cotton swabs to clean the inner ear canal, because the baby's ear canal is still very narrow, so it's easy to push the chores into the ear and destroy the self-cleaning mechanism.

Oil ear often has pus outflow, must often be ear pus clean. The specific method is: pull the auricle successively, push the tragus forward at the same time, straighten and open the external auditory canal, and then clean it gently with a sterile cotton swab. At the same time, it's best to go to the hospital for examination. The pus in the oil ear may be caused by ear canal inflammation and infection. It needs to be treated in time to avoid aggravating the condition.

matters needing attention

Earwax can protect the skin of external auditory canal. In general, it will fall off by itself and does not need to be cleaned actively. However, in people with oily ears, there is a lot of oil secretion inside the ears, which is easy to mix with the epithelium and dust of external auditory canal to form cerumen plug, plug the external auditory canal, cause hearing loss and induce otitis. Therefore, it is best for people with oil ears to clean their earwax once every two or three months.