aiaileen67\" post_id=\"2105256\" time=\"1681355620\" user_id=\"201365:

For ear wax blockages and ear infections, do you usually visit paediatricians first or go straight to an ENT specialist?

jkids\" post_id=\"2061800\" time=\"1647448590\" user_id=\"6320:

hi parents

any idea why some people will have recurring ear wax blockage?

my child started having this issue after pubety. not sure if having a small ear canal and dry ear wax are the cause of it?

we saw doc once 6 mths to have it removed but now its coming back again.

this time, we do what is suggested by the doc by dripping olive oil inside and using water to wash during bath, but seems like its not working. any better suggestion please?

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2061804\" time=\"1647472413\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2061804 time=1647472413 user_id=53606]
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After softening, I wait 30 min or so & gently remove using this ear digger with inbuilt light. Disclaimer: I haven’t bought from this seller before. I’m using a battery-operated equivalent from neighborhood shop, works well. Our mums used to use the metal or ivory type (no light) on us when we were young. Now these plastic models have the light, much easier to see.

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SAHM_TAN\" post_id=\"613558\" time=\"1318934332\" user_id=\"19660:

Hi insider,

My DS had both his ears \"flushed\" the first time a few months back (he's 4 yos). Initially we went to another doc and she gave him Tropex but after the first lump came out, it did not work for the rest.

We did not know how much was stuck in there till we went to our regular GP. After the wash, he was so happy, plus his behaviour also changed for the better in school. The amount of wax must have blocked his hearing too much that he could not understand what was being taught or he was using too much energy to listen to what the teachers were teaching that he became irritated after some time.

Our GP is in Chinatown pt, if you still need the infor, I can PM you.

insider:

SAHM_TAN:

Yes very true. I'm still learning this lesson. Sometimes I have the presence of mind to stop and check, but sometimes I'm so rush to get things done or too tired, I forget the experiences that taught me those lessons.

The greatest love to shower our child is not the number of As that we can help them to achieve; it's the number of times we can practise the \"stop and check\" before we lash out our tongues...

Kids make us better persons if we have the power to reflect...

Sotong1209:

I tried dripping the ear drop in my gal's ears but she complained ticklish. The GP says must drop for 3 days for the ear wax to soften. After that she can do the flushing for us. But everytime I tried the 1st day, my gal will not let me drop anymore...headache leh...how ah...Do your ear feel itchy after putting the ear drop?

Cathy Wu:

don't stick anything into your baby's ear canal as a way of dislodging earwax. You risk rupturing his tissue-thin eardrum, and you're likely to make the earwax problem worse by pushing the wax further into the canal.


If there's wax on your baby's outer ear, you can wipe it away with a cotton swab or, better yet, a wet washcloth. But if you think he has wax buildup inside his ear, ask his doctor to take a look at it during a routine visit.

insider:

SAHM_TAN:

Yes very true. I'm still learning this lesson. Sometimes I have the presence of mind to stop and check, but sometimes I'm so rush to get things done or too tired, I forget the experiences that taught me those lessons.

The greatest love to shower our child is not the number of As that we can help them to achieve; it's the number of times we can practise the \"stop and check\" before we lash out our tongues...

Kids make us better persons if we have the power to reflect...

SAHM_TAN:

Hi insider,


My DS had both his ears \"flushed\" the first time a few months back (he's 4 yos). Initially we went to another doc and she gave him Tropex but after the first lump came out, it did not work for the rest.

We did not know how much was stuck in there till we went to our regular GP. After the wash, he was so happy, plus his behaviour also changed for the better in school. The amount of wax must have blocked his hearing too much that he could not understand what was being taught or he was using too much energy to listen to what the teachers were teaching that he became irritated after some time.

Our GP is in Chinatown pt, if you still need the infor, I can PM you.

insider:

Yes, it is so important for parents to consider their child's issue from a physical point of view and try to rectify the issue before 'scolding' coz many times, kids just can't verbalise and so many of them may be suffering in silence and get scolded for nothing.

insider:

SAHM_TAN:

Hve pm u the infor

really appreciate that. Will get him to go this weekend.

Thank you Auntie SAHM_TAN! (on behalf of my son)