How to clean your ears: tips

Many of us do not even think about how to clean our ears, how often they should be done, and why improper hygiene of our ears can lead to hearing loss. Ear cleaning takes an integral place in the life of every person. Many of us out of habit take a cotton swab, spit on it and violently twist it in the ear. This is fundamentally wrong.

What are we cleaning from

The human auditory system consists of the external conch, the ear canal, the middle and inner ear. We clean only the ear canal, fortunately, the remaining parts of the auditory element are not accessible to humans. The ear canals are covered with skin, which, in addition to sebum, produces a special secret - sulfur. Sulfur is not a useless substance that pollutes our ears. It protects the inner parts of the ear from infection, viruses, infections, protects the skin from drying out.

Along with sulfur in the ear canals accumulate sebum, dust, the smallest specks. Normally, the human auditory system is self-cleaning. That is, when you actively move your jaw (chewing or talking), all the impurities slowly slowly move towards the exit. Therefore, the human body does not need internal cleaning of the ears.

How to clean your ears

1. Ears should be cleaned after taking a shower or bath when the skin is as steamed and soft as possible.
2. Take a cotton swab and gently run it through the auricle. You can also clean the ear canal from the outside, that is, without penetrating deep inside.
3. As noted, sulfur is independently excreted. However, it can accumulate in the ear canals if you have an increased secretion of this secret. Such a factor can be acquired (after an injury) or congenital. Sulfur may also clog the ear canals if they are excessively narrow or curved. In this case, you need to regularly clean your ears, but not with a cotton swab, but with a cloth or cotton tows.
4. Twist the tourniquet from the cotton wool and dip it into the oil. After that, carefully, using a rolling motion, clean the ear canal.
5. In no case should you climb into the ears with foreign objects - hairpins, pencils, pins. Even the slightest damage can lead to inflammation and otitis externa.
6. According to experts, you need to clean your ears a couple of times a month, not more often. Excessive sterility robs the skin of its natural defenses. This can lead to itching and discomfort in the ears.

Why you can’t clean your ears with cotton buds

The fact is that the design of a cotton swab does not contribute to high-quality cleansing of the ear passages. She pushes sulfur inward, closer to the eardrum. Frequent and intensive manipulations with a cotton swab tamp the sulfur, which can lead to the formation of a sulfuric plug or to microtrauma of the ear canal, because the skin there is very delicate and vulnerable.

Frequent ear cleaning can upset the balance of ear wax production. It becomes too much or too little. Lack of sulfur leads to discomfort and lack of natural protection. And an excess of sulfur inevitably leads to the formation of sulfur plugs.

Sulfur cork

Most people can live and not suspect that they have a sulfur plug in their ears. The presence of this trouble is detected after its swelling. If during bathing you got water in your ear, the sulfur plug increases in size and puts pressure on the eardrum. This leads to unpleasant sensations - a person has dizziness, nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, discomfort. Also, the presence of a sulfuric plug (even if it has not swollen) is indicated by a feeling of resonance from one's own voice.Sulfur plug is often formed in people who constantly wear headphones or a hearing aid. In these cases, sulfur simply does not find a natural way out and gets stuck in the ear canals.

Sulfur cork must be washed in time. If you have an increased production of sulfur and a predisposition to the formation of sulfur plugs, the procedure should be carried out once every six months. It is best to do this with a specialist, otolaryngologist. However, with sufficient dexterity and knowledge of the principle of action, washing can be done independently at home.

How to rinse an ear from a sulfuric stopper

1. Do not rinse your ear immediately, you need to soak the cork a little so that it is easier to get rid of. To do this, for three days in the morning and evening, drip in each ear a drop of vegetable oil, petroleum jelly, glycerin or hydrogen peroxide.
2. After three days, you can start washing. To do this, take a syringe without a needle, water at room temperature, a small container and cotton pads.
3. Draw water into the syringe. Never use cold, only warm. Sit on a chair and pull the auricle slightly up and to the side.
4. Direct a stream of water from a pressure syringe into the ear canal. If you ever had a doctor do this, you can handle the procedure yourself.
5. Along with water flowing from the ear, a sulfur plug will come out. After that, you should carefully wipe the auricle with cotton pads. Place a cotton swab in your ear for an hour.
6. After washing your ears, you should not go outside for at least some time. If you still need to do this, you need to wear a hat.

How to get rid of itching in the ears

It happens that a person, sensing an itch in the ear canals, climbs there with sharp objects. This can not be done in any case. If you feel itchy, it means the ear canals need natural lubrication. Just lubricate the delicate skin with vegetable oil and the itching will disappear. And in the future, try not to clean your ears so eagerly and often.

According to statistics, most otitis media in children occurs as a result of frequent, thoughtless and thorough cleaning of the ears. If you do not have pathologies, the usual wiping of the auricle with a towel after bathing is enough. Do not go too far and teach your children proper hygiene so that it is the key to your health.

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