What should I do if my baby has water in his ears? Use a cotton swab and you\’ll get into trouble! The correct way is…

Everyday parents may encounter water in their babies\’ ears when bathing or washing their hair, and most parents choose to use cotton swabs to clean the water in their babies\’ ears. But today Doudehui wants to solemnly tell you that if you do this, you are really making a big mistake! Why can\’t you use cotton swabs to clean the water in your baby\’s ears? When the baby\’s ears get water, the pores of the ear canal skin will be opened. In addition, the baby\’s ears are very sensitive. If the baby does not cooperate, and the parents do not know how to stab the eardrum with the hard top of the cotton swab, the baby may be injured. The eardrum is perforated, so this can be very dangerous. Cotton swabs can be used to wipe water stains around the opening of the baby\’s ear canal, but never insert the cotton swab deep into the baby\’s ear where it cannot be seen. What are the daily care methods for babies with water in their ears? Method 1: If the baby\’s ears get wet, you can first lay the baby on his side on your lap, with the ear on the side where the water has entered downwards, press the base of the baby\’s ears tightly with your palms, and then quickly release the baby\’s ear. The water is \”sucked\” out. Method 2: Gently press the baby\’s lips with your fingers to induce him to open his mouth. Repeat this several times to move the temporomandibular joint and encourage water to flow out of the external auditory canal. Method three: roll clean, soft, and absorbent toilet paper into a long and thin strip (similar to a toothpick), gently insert it into the baby\’s ear, rotate it, take it out, then replace it with a new toilet paper strip and repeat several times until it is in the baby\’s ear. No more moisture. But parents must be careful about the toilet paper strips falling off in the baby\’s ear canal after absorbing water. Method 4: Take a clean medical tampon ball and gently put it into the baby\’s ear. Do not push the cotton ball hard into the ear. Tilt the baby\’s head toward the water side, gently insert the cotton ball into the ear, and remove it after the cotton ball becomes moist. Special emphasis: If there is still no improvement after the above methods, and the baby still feels uncomfortable, parents should take the baby to the hospital as soon as possible and find a doctor for professional treatment. What are the consequences of not treating water in the baby\’s ears? Water in the baby\’s ears must be dealt with promptly, otherwise water stains will accumulate in the baby\’s ears, which will soften and swell the earwax in the ear canal. It will also provide opportunities for bacteria to breed and easily cause inflammation. Especially in infants and young children, the Eustachian tube is short, straight, and has a thick diameter, so it is more susceptible to infection. If the baby\’s ears are not cleaned in time after water gets into them, and then symptoms such as ear pain, frequent scratching and scratching of the ears, restless crying, fever, etc., and the earwax is sticky and smelly, parents should be alert to whether the baby is Suffered from acute otitis media. How to correctly prevent water in your baby\’s ears? ❶ When bathing your baby, you should use your fingers to press the baby\’s auricle so that the auricle covers the external auditory canal to prevent bath water from entering. ❷ When the baby is lying down and crying, wipe away the baby\’s tears promptly to prevent them from flowing into the ears. The same is true after washing the face. ❸ In order to prevent water from getting into the baby\’s ears when taking the baby to swim, parents can wear earplugs for the baby, and immediately use medical cotton balls to dry the water around the ears after swimming. Another thing is to control the time your baby swims, preferably no more than 1 hour. In addition to babies with water in their ears, parents should take good care of them. Those who like to remove ear wax from their babiesParents should also pay attention! You should know that the skin of the baby\’s external auditory canal is very delicate and can easily be damaged during ear removal, causing bacterial infection, and even damaging the tympanic membrane and ossicles, causing otitis media and hearing loss. Earwax usually moves outward and is discharged on its own with body movements and opening and closing of the mouth. If you find that the earwax that has not fallen out has formed a hard lump and blocked the ear canal, you should also ask an otologist to use professional tools to remove it. Do not make your own decisions. Finally, Doudehui would like to emphasize again that as parents, you must not use ear picks, cotton swabs or other tools to pick out your baby\’s ears. The risk is too high!