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09.06.19, 01:38 AM General Topics
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My u yr old has very impacted earwax. It’s been itching her for a month. I previously thought the itch was a scratch that was healing, but I realize now the scratch came from attempting to scratch the REAL source of itch inside. The wax is deep in and looks black. Do I go to regular pediatrician or will an ear doctor be better at removing it. I actually just did this at the ear Dr and they had a suction device. I’m not doing drops, just looking for which type of dr is best for this...tua [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 09.06.19, 01:38 AM Flag
 

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*7 yr old [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:38 AM Flag
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pediatrician can do this, just go there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:40 AM Flag
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(It takes forEVER to get in with a pediatric ENT.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:40 AM Flag
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Op: I didn’t realize ent had to be specialized for kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:46 AM Flag
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Yes but your ped should be able to pull the ear wax. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:19 AM Flag
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CVS minute clinics do this. https://www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/services/wellness-and-physicals/ear-wax-removal/N-d8Zbtk8Zd5 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:21 AM Flag
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Regular pediatrician can help you. Make sure it's not something worse like a foreign object. Has to be done now. A kid in our preK put a bead in their ear and it later became infected. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:50 AM Flag
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Regular pediatrician can help you. Make sure it's not something worse like a foreign object. Has to be done now. A kid in our preK put a bead in their ear and it later became infected. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:50 AM Flag
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Omg why have you let this go on for a month? This could lead to an infection. Any doctor can fix this. Go buy Debrox earwax removal drops to start breaking it up, and then the doctor will flush it out. I just had this happen to me, and only lasted a week before I went to the first doctor who would see me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 03:01 AM Flag
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OP she had a little scratch inside, and she kept picking it. i thought that was the sourse of the itching. i never hesitate to take her to the Dr. it looked like a scratch itching asi t troied to heal. in fact the itch was deeper in her ear, but she was unable to explain that. also the itch would come and go [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:00 PM Flag
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I've been prone to very impacted ear wax since I was a kid (I'm 50). If it is very dense, most gps (and pediatricians) aren't very good at extracting it. Try the softening drops and see. But you're better off taking him to an ENT. They have the correct more advanced equipment that make the extraction very easy and comfortable. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 03:41 AM Flag
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Bizarrely, I've learned that this is called "Asian ear wax" (My dd is adopted from China, and apparently it is quite common). Any ped's office, CVS minute clinic or urgent care can remove it. I send my DD down to the urgent care once a month to get her ears cleaned. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 05:13 AM Flag
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When my dd had this, the ped didn’t remove. She suggested drops that were a combo of hydrogen peroxide and water. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:20 PM Flag
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