Baby Has Sticky Ear Wax

Earwax or cerumen is made up of dead skin cells and a thick sticky material produced by glands lining the ear.

Baby has sticky ear wax.

Wax naturally works its way out of the ear canal bringing those trapped particles with it. Soften the wax with an eyedropper of baby oil hydrogen peroxide glycerin or mineral oil. In addition to avoiding those things that are associated with the buildup of excessive earwax it might help to prevent earwax buildup if your child routinely uses a preventative wax softening agent has his ears irrigated or sees his pediatrician every six to 12 months to have them manually cleaned. A couple days after the wax has softened use a rubber syringe to spray warm water into your ear.

Use an eyedropper to apply a few drops of baby oil mineral oil glycerin or hydrogen peroxide in your ear canal. Many parents make the mistake of seeing a bit of wax in the ear and cleaning it with a cotton swab or hairpin says kozak but that s likely just going to push the wax further inward and risk injury.