how old does a child need to be b4 useing ear drops to help clean her ears out? my daughter is 33 months old (almost 3 yrs old). I use Q-tips to clean her ears out, whenever i remember to clean her ears! but i was thinking about getting some ear drops to help clean her ears out, since i forget to clean her ears out alot! i wouldn't use the drops everyday or anything, just when i think it would be necessary!?
2006-07-17 03:42:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
i haven't bought the ear drops yet or anything....and it's not an emergency to clean her ears out, i just was wondering about ear drops, b4 i actually go buy any!
2006-07-17 03:53:44 · update #1
oh and i use the baby Q-tips in her ears, so i dont and wont damage the inside of her ears!
2006-07-17 03:55:50 · update #2
do not q tips this pushes the wax further in the ears also you puncture the ear drums use debrox solution and and flush with the bulb that come with it read direction
2006-07-17 04:31:19 · answer #1 · answered by ron b 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of ear drops to clean out a childs ears. My mother (a registered nurse) says to never use q-tips. Only get what you can with your finger and thats it. I have a four year old and i've never used a q-tip on her ears and her ears are just fine.
2006-07-17 03:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by smalltownangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be fine. When my son was two, I took him to the doctor for some other reason, but before he could look in his ears he had his nurse use a mixture of warm water and hydrogen peroxide to flush out his ears. A big ugly blackish ball came rolling out of his ear. No wonder the doctor couldn't see in his ear.
2006-07-17 03:51:51 · answer #3 · answered by momof3boyz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would think u should be able to use the ear drops....but honestly u should call her doctor. I would call ask the secretary to ask the doc and give u a call back.
2006-07-17 03:47:22 · answer #4 · answered by Peaches 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honestly, you really shouldn't use q-tips to clean a childs ears. if your that concerned, call your doctor, but please stop using q-tips, my goddaughter had a perferated ear drum from her mother doing the same thing.
2006-07-17 03:52:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would check with her pediatrician before putting anything in her ears.
2006-07-17 03:47:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your *** of the computer and call your doctor.
2006-07-17 03:46:38 · answer #7 · answered by ladylaw_912 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋