Contrary to popular belief, sulfur plugs in children are formed not because of insufficient hygiene, but, on the contrary, because of the very frequent cleaning of the external auditory canal. This happens because the body begins to produce more earwax, trying to make up for its deficiency. Sulfur in the child in the ears is designed to protect the inner ear from dust and dirt. She herself moves closer to the exit from the ear when chewing and talking. Thus self-cleaning occurs.
Sometimes in the working of the glands that produce earwax, failures occur. Most often this happens due to improper ear hygiene. Wash only the auricle, and do not succumb to the temptation to clear the ear canal. Cotton swabs should not be used at all, except that they can dry the auricle from the water. The fact is that they can seriously damage the auditory canal, and they will not purge the sulfur, but will move even further and compact.
So, what can we not do we already understand, but what to do, the child has already formed a sulfur plug? It is better if you go to see an ENT doctor. He will correctly diagnose the diagnosis and give recommendations on how to fix the problem. Usually the plugs are removed by washing with a solution of furacilin or manganese. This procedure is carried out at the hospital. In a large syringe without a needle, a warm solution is taken and injected into the ear. Repeat the procedure several times, and the ear plug in the child departs.
How to remove the sulfur plug from a child at home?
There are situations when there is no opportunity to visit a specialist, and the child is worried about the cork in the ear. In this case, go to the pharmacy, they sell special drops, for example, a-cerumen. They are simply buried in the ear and give the child to lie on his side for about a minute. Then the drops flow together with the sulfur plug.
If you see that the sulfur plug is fresh and soft, you can warm the towel or diaper with an iron, fold it down several times and put the child's ear on it. The sulfur will warm up, soften and flow out.