Mothers who love cleanliness always can't see a little ear in their children's ears and always want to pull it out.
In fact, this practice is wrong.
Ear feces is a normal secretion of sebum in the external auditory canal, forming a natural protective barrier in the external auditory canal, which can isolate microorganisms, small bugs, dust and so on that mistakenly enter the ear canal.
Under normal circumstances, when the ear feces reaches a certain amount, it will carry microorganisms, dust and other impurities out of the ear on its own.
1. When we take something to pluck the child's ear, it will stimulate the ear canal locally, resulting in more ear canal secretions. Moreover, when pulling out, it is easy to push the ear feces deep into the ear canal and reduce the ability of the ear droppings to discharge themselves. More seriously, it accumulates deep in the ear canal for a long time, and it is easy to form a solidified block of ear feces, blocking the ear canal.
2. Coupled with the child's delicate skin, when plucked, a little careless, it is easy to damage the ear canal, causing ear canal bleeding, inflammation and other symptoms.
3. Some children will imitate when they see their mother pulling out their ears, holding cotton swabs and other things and poking them in the ears, which is very dangerous. There are not a few children who see a perforation of the ear membrane every year due to self-imitation of ear plucking.
4. And excessive ear plucking, will make the ear canal lose its protective effect, mosquitoes and other small insects are easy to mistakenly enter the ear canal, and some will also lay eggs in the ear canal. Once there was a child in the hospital, pulling out bugs and eggs from the ear plum.
Ears can't be pulled out casually, so what should we do when a child feels extremely uncomfortable because of too much ear feces?
With the doctor's permission, a small amount of over-the-counter ear drops or olive oil can be applied to your child's ear.
When the child's ear feces solidifies into lumps, blocks the ear canal, and cannot be discharged by softening, he should seek medical attention in time and ask a professional otolaryngologist for help.
Ear feces that solidify into blocks that block the ear canal are called cerumen embolism. After the cerumen embolism is formed, it affects hearing and induces ear inflammation.
Professional doctors generally drop a few drops of 5% sodium bicarbonate into the external auditory canal, 4 to 6 times a day. After it has softened, it is removed with a cerumen hook or removed with a suction device, or rinsed out by rinsing.
How can cerumen embolism be prevented?
In life, avoid water in the ear to avoid infection.
If there is inflammation in the ear canal, it should be treated aggressively.
For people who have a strong secretion of oil in the ear canal, which is what we often call "oil ear", the intake of oil should be reduced in the daily diet.
Don't just casually pluck your ears. Neither the ear scoop nor the cotton swab can be easily used to pluck the ear. Pulling out the ear on your own is easy to repeatedly stimulate the external auditory canal and induce other diseases of the external auditory canal.
In a word, the child's ears can not be pulled out casually, if there are symptoms of discomfort, you should seek medical treatment in time and seek the help of a professional doctor.