would candle waxing my daughters ears help, she makes a ton of wax in there?

Question

my 11 year old is nicknamed by me, THE HOUSE OF WAX, i can clean out her ears daily and id still go through 4 sticks, i told the dr and he said theyr fine, my other kids ears only need a clean out once or twice a week, but hers will literally drip out on its own!, i even got her hearing checked and its fine
what do i do about it?, what causes this wax to come so soon after cleaning? and would candling her ears b a good idea?
thanks xxxxxxxxxxxx

Answer 1

Earwax (cerumem) is part of the ear's natural protection or defense against germs and other particles. Thus, there's usually no reason to try to get it out of your child's ears. Most ears are self-cleaning. You heard the saying," Never stick anything bigger than your elbow in your ear.". Never insert a cotton swab or anything else into your child's ear canal; you could easily puncture the eardrum that way.
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If you're concerned about a buildup of earwax, ask your child's doctor about it. If there's so much wax that the doctor can't see the eardrum (which she'll need to do when checking for an ear infection), she'll remove it. Otherwise, it will come out on its own eventually, and sticking a cotton swab in there is likely to push it in farther.


Contrary to popular belief, wax build up does not cause ear infections or any other serious problems. In very rare cases, the wax can build up so much that it can actually block hearing.



Instead, simply clean the outer part of your child's ears with a cotton swab moistened with oil such as baby oil; or peroxide, or a washcloth moistened with warm water.


Tips on cleaning your child's earwax at home:

Q-tips or any other long objects should never be inserted into a child's ear.

When bathing a young child, gently wash around the outside of the ear with a wet washcloth.

If a child tends to have a lot of wax, place a few drops of mineral or baby oil in the ear and covering it with a cotton plug overnight. Doing this once or twice will usually clean out the wax completely.


Simply clean the outer part of your child's ears with a cotton swab moistened with warm oil such as olive, mineral or baby oil; or a commercial brand such as ceramol. Even hydrogen peroxide, or a washcloth moistened with warm water This technique softens up the hard wax.



If earwax can not be removed at home, In this case, the wax should be removed by a physician or qualified nurse. There are two ways this can be done:


Syringing the ear. As the child is lying down, a syringe, full of warm water, is gently inserted into the ear and the water is flushed into the canal removing or washing out the wax. This may take a few tries before the wax is fully removed.


Curetting, when a thin instrument called a curette, held like a pencil, is used to directly remove or literally "pick out" the wax; Under direct visualization with a light, the doctor gently removes the wax using the curette.


The way to test if the child has an ear infection. Try pressing on the outer ear canal. If the removal of the earwax relieves the pain, then there is no infecion. If the pain remains; , then an ear infection should be considered for the pain and hearing loss. If the child is still uncomfortable, running a fever, or showing signs of ear infection on follow-up 24 to 48 hours later, then prescribing an antibiotic appropriate for the bacteria that are known to cause ear infection would be in order.


In the United States our thinking is often, "if there is an ill, we must give a pill." We basically understand that there are three bacteria that are the most common cause of ear infections in children. There are only a few antibiotics that are most effective in covering these organisms. The challenge to the physician is trying to pick a medication that will treat each of these three bacteria.


Frequent use of antibiotics allows the bacteria to mutate and to become resistant to antibiotics. This can occur in an individual child, in the community, and indeed we're seeing this problem worldwide. Once bacteria becomes resistant, then it becomes more difficult for the physician to empirically select a medication that would cover all three of these bacteria in their resistant forms.


One important thing for parents to remember is that just because an antibiotic is not working at one time, does not mean that the child becomes "immune" to that antibiotic. It does mean that the organism causing the infection has become resistant to that antibiotic.


I wouldn't advice candlng your child's ears.

Answer 2

Yes totally. It doesn't hurt and you will be amazed at the gunk that comes out! The cones I buy are from the health food store @ 8" long about round as a pointer finger...u cut a hole in a paper plate and insert the cone thru the hole slide it up 1 1/2" or 2" and insert into ear, ( plate is just incase debris from the top falls.) Usually doesnt. You light the top and trim it after its burned a couple inches (u don't really have to even take it out of your ear to trim)
trying this sure couldnt hurt at all I'd say. I am no Dr.!

Answer 3

One would hope not. I did try searching on my browser but the only things I found that had ear wax and candle in the search result were these candle things that are hollow which are meant to help get rid of ear wax but are not in fact made out of actual ear wax. (see link below).

Answer 4

My ENT doc once told me that the worst thing you can use on your ears is ear buds.. well I was shocked too..

ears are self cleaning.. wax is a natural secretion by the body to protect the delicate inner ear . Using too much of ear buds pushes the dirty wax back inside, and with time it gets infected.

My suggestion - just leave it alone.. your daughter is just secreting more wax than others.. It will settle with time.

Answer 5

Candling doesn't work. The best remedy is to put some olive oil in the microwave for a few seconds till it is slightly warm and then put a few drops in each ear.

Ear wax is perfectly natural and as long as it doesn't hurt (is blocking the ear canal, it is fairly harmless). Don't overdo it with cotton buds.

Answer 6

don't stick anything in her ears not even a cotton bud, worst thing girlfriend..... can do more damage than good ....myself i have more wax than the average blow joe....but while grown up my mum never touch inside my ears just clean where u could see.....about every 3mths or so my doctor use to take it out with this BIG needle didn't hurt.....honestly don't put anything foreign in her ears.......

Answer 7

Wow this is interesting lol, i have no idea try googleing it lol and you can get the spray you spray into the ear with breaks down and gets rid of the wax.

Good luck hope you get a good answer.

Answer 8

the doctor i visit has told me that if God intended us to clear our ears with cotton buds he would have given us longer and slimmer fingers....and i think i agree with him.....ear wax is not harmful (most of the time), do think about anything you do very seriously before you actually consider doing it....best of luck

Answer 9

no mam dont go 4 it just try this one. my sister also had this prob my mom used to pour coconout oil in her ers and after3 to 4 days it really helped .. pour some oit or better dip a ear bud in oil and clean her ears. i hope it helps u.

Answer 10

Consult a homoeopath. She needs constitutional treaetment. Lachesis is supposed to be the remedy. Do not tke this without consulting.