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[SusieElizabeth]

I took my daughter in for a check up at the pediatricians and we got on the subject of Q tips and he told me that we should not put anything in our kids, or our ears that is smaller than our elbow, meaning NO Q TIPS!!!!!!

The crazy part is that this not the first time I have heard a doc say this. I have really smal ear canals that do not like to drain properly and I get really bad ear infection. They have told me that Q tips are dangerous and not the best way to clean your ears.

He gave me a pamphlet on the proper way:

Hydrogen Peroxide Method
Fill an ear syringe (available at any drug store) with body-temperature hydrogen peroxide, 3% or 4% solution (also available at any drug store).
Tilt your head back and to the left.
Carefully insert the end of the syringe into your right ear and squirt a few drops into your ear. You should hear (and feel) fizzing and popping - almost like someone put soda pop in your ear. This "fizzing" sound is the sound of all that wax and whatnot dissolving.
After the fizzing and popping has stopped, tilt your head to the right, allowing the liquid to drain out into a tissue.
Repeat the process for the left ear.

Isnt it weird?!