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What Causes Cracking Noise While Cleaning Ears Of A Child?

I was cleaning my 3year olds ears with a small hai pin as she had dried wax that was visible in her ear when I heard a crunching noise. Like the breaking of small bones or something. She heard it too and asked what was crunching. What could it have been? It sounded like it happened inside the ear canal.
Fri, 27 Apr 2018
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Hello,

I honestly do not know. Perhaps there is a small object (example, a part of a toy or a nut) that she put into the ear canal. There are small bones behind the eardrum.

I feel strongly that she ought to be seen by her primary care doctor who can look into her ear and make sure that the eardrum is not perforated. Until you can get her to the doctor, make sure no water gets into that ear.

In the future, it is safer to remove wax if you will put a couple of drops of baby oil into that ear canal while she is laying down with her other ear on the bed. Then before she gets up, place a wisp of cotton in that ear canal.

Repeat once a day for a week. Then remove cotton, gently pull that earlobe back, and let her stand under the warm water to wash out the wax.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Arnold Zedd
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What Causes Cracking Noise While Cleaning Ears Of A Child?

Hello, I honestly do not know. Perhaps there is a small object (example, a part of a toy or a nut) that she put into the ear canal. There are small bones behind the eardrum. I feel strongly that she ought to be seen by her primary care doctor who can look into her ear and make sure that the eardrum is not perforated. Until you can get her to the doctor, make sure no water gets into that ear. In the future, it is safer to remove wax if you will put a couple of drops of baby oil into that ear canal while she is laying down with her other ear on the bed. Then before she gets up, place a wisp of cotton in that ear canal. Repeat once a day for a week. Then remove cotton, gently pull that earlobe back, and let her stand under the warm water to wash out the wax. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Arnold Zedd