My 22 month old daughter seems to have a lot of wax in her ears, I have seen lots of wax in her ears myself using an otoscope as well as the doc. mentioned it while doing an exam. I have tried the wax removal drops recommended by her doc., but don't work well with a toddler that does not want to sit still. Do any of you have any ideas or things you have tried in the past for this issue. Thanks!
Is the wax bothering her? If not, leave it alone! Wax keeps infection away and is there to protect the inner ear. Just use a Q-tip after bathing and don't worry about it if she's not complaining.
Our pediatrician recommends putting olive oil in a dropper and putting 1-2 drops in each ear nightly to break down the wax naturally.
My daughter (she is now 30 month old) did have a lot of wax when she was younger and about the same age as your little one. Since about 3 month the wax reduced quite a lot. I never did anything just cleaned the outside and where you can see the wax with a qu-tip. If you do tricker now the production in removing a lot you will have a frequent problem with it. Just leave it to a natural cleaning itself. It will finally stop producing too much wax. It is an adjustment right now.
But if you continue to remove constandly the wax will keep producing and an unhealthy cycel will start.
Take him/her to his pediatrician.
What my son's ENT suggested to us was to use a bulb syringe (one of the ones for medicine work better) to irrigate the ear with warm water. he would lay on the couch (or where ever) with an empty bowl beneath his ear & head tilted slightly towards the bowl. Have warm water (comfortable to touch like testing baby's milk) in another bowl. Fill the syringe with the clean warm water & squirt it into the ear. The water softens the wax & the pressure from the syringe is just enough to dislodge the softened wax. (You'll see it floating in the water in the bowl beneath the ear.) I always followed this with the drops for swimmer's ear to make sure no water stayed behind to cause problems later.
If she'll let you blow dry her hair for a few minutes after bath time you can use a warm (not hot!) blow dryer and with it just in the ear area (not blowing directly in), it will help to soften the wax that is closer to the outside so that it will come out naturally or with just a little help of a wipe. If you get the outer wax to soften it lets the inner wax move out naturally. My daughter used to have lots of problems and since she's gotten older and uses the blow dryer regularly, she rarely has issues or infections! Good luck.
good ole hydrogen peroxide and a Q-tip to help it out once it is pushed up to the edge. Don't push the Qtip in the ear, though. Have her lay down on your lap while watching her favorite cartoon.
I have used peroxide. Just a drop and it will start bubbling then I have them roll over. It usually helps to break it up so it can come out easily. If the wax dosn't bother her I wouldn't worry about it though. When she has a growth spurt the ear canal will change and it will drain on its own. Good Luck.
I just wait until she's out of the bath and then when it comes out on its own I just scoop it out with my fingernail. I don't know if this will work for you because I don't know to what extent your concept of a lot of wax means. Good Luck.
