Cleaning Out Baby Ears

This method is not for cleaning the inner part of the ear.

Cleaning out baby ears. Wet the washcloth or cotton ball with warm water. Then use another section of the washcloth to wipe away any wax along the outer part of your baby s earlobe. While cotton swabs are out most experts agree that it s safe to use a washcloth to clean the outside of a child s ears. If baby earwax drops and warm washcloths don t work when it comes to baby ear cleaning doctors may opt to use an infant earwax removal tool.

Wipe behind and around both of your baby s outer ears. To dry ears after a bath or a shower instruct your child tilt their ear to one side against a towel and then tilt their head to the other allowing water to drip out on its own. Gently wipe behind baby s ears and around the outside of each ear. Use a cloth or tissue to wipe away any wax that has migrated out of the ear canal.

Ask pretty much any pediatrician and they will likely tell you the best way to clean baby ears is with a washcloth. It may sound painful but doctors do it gently so baby doesn t get hurt. Clean baby ears using a washcloth. Stubborn earwax is sometimes scraped out with a tool called a curette.

Remember not all baby earwax is harmful. Instead it will just remove some of the excess wax or dirt sitting on the outside. Follow these simple steps. Repeat this process for the other ear as well.

Use the lukewarm washcloth to gently wipe away any ear wax build up behind your baby s ears. To clean baby s ears. Wet a clean washcloth with lukewarm water.