Help for Ear Wax Buildup in Child
Wednesday August 11, 2004
A mother on the forum was told by her child's doctor that the more her child wears his hearing aids, the more the ear wax will build up. Is this true? Can anyone help BeausMomma?
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Comments
I am an RN in the ER. It is true that ear wax builds more behind hearing aids and may need to be removed more often. We have to clean our patient’s who have hearing aids more often because the wax buildup can prevent hearing even more. This deep ear wax should be removed professionally if softening drops and rinsing does not remove them at home, however, if your doctor is saying he shouldn’t wear them due to this, he is just being lazy and not wanting to have to clean them more frequently. I would not want my child to miss out on the sounds of daily living just because he doesn’t want to have to clean them out as often.
I have bean cleaning my son’s ears with warm breastmilk to rid a buildup of wax. It seems to be working and bm has anti bacterial properties.