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    This document provides instructions for basic ear care including cleaning the outer ear, dry mopping draining ears, removing impacted earwax, and removing insects or foreign objects from the ear. Key recommendations include using soft cloths to wipe the outer ear, making dry mops from twisted tissue, dry mopping draining ears 3 times daily, and consulting a doctor for any objects or issues inside the ear canal.

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    Ear Mopping

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    This document provides instructions for basic ear care including cleaning the outer ear, dry mopping draining ears, removing impacted earwax, and removing insects or foreign objects from the ear. Key recommendations include using soft cloths to wipe the outer ear, making dry mops from twisted tissue, dry mopping draining ears 3 times daily, and consulting a doctor for any objects or issues inside the ear canal.

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    This document provides instructions for basic ear care including cleaning the outer ear, dry mopping draining ears, removing impacted earwax, and removing insects or foreign objects from the ear. Key recommendations include using soft cloths to wipe the outer ear, making dry mops from twisted tissue, dry mopping draining ears 3 times daily, and consulting a doctor for any objects or issues inside the ear canal.

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    Ear Mopping

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    This document provides instructions for basic ear care including cleaning the outer ear, dry mopping draining ears, removing impacted earwax, and removing insects or foreign objects from the ear. Key recommendations include using soft cloths to wipe the outer ear, making dry mops from twisted tissue, dry mopping draining ears 3 times daily, and consulting a doctor for any objects or issues inside the ear canal.

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    BASIC EAR CARE

    Better Hearing Philippines Inc.


    Cleaning of the Ear
    1. Use soft and clean cloth or tissue
    2. Wipe only the pinna and external part of
    the ear canal
    3. Use of cotton buds is discouraged
    4. Do not use hair pins, toothpicks or any
    object that will harm the ear or push the
    ear wax further inside the ear canal
    5. Do not insert any object inside the ear
    6. Avoid allowing water to enter the ear.
    Dry Mopping
    • Correct method of keeping the discharging
    ear dry.
    • Keeping the ear dry is the easiest form of
    treatment and maintenance for draining
    ears.
    Dry Mopping
    How to make a dry mop?

    1. Twist a piece of toilet tissue or facial


    tissue into a soft swab.
    2. Make sure it is not too pointed or too hard
    at the end
    Dry Mopping Procedure
    Dry Mopping
    1. Sit the person so the ear is facing a good
    source of light.
    2. For both children and adults, pull back the
    ear to straighten the ear canal for easier
    access.
    3. Place the twisted mop or swab between
    the index finger and thumb and begin
    rotating the mop as it is inserted as far as it
    needs to go into the wet canal.
    Dry Mopping
    4. Continue to rotate the mop as you pull out
    the mop with discharge
    5. Dispose the used mop properly and insert a
    dry one
    6. Continue this until the ear appears dry.
    7. Dry mopping should be done three times a
    day or as often as needed.
    Dry Mopping
    If bleeding occurs, or if patient complains
    about pain, do not continue to dry mop,
    instead, CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
    immediately!
    Removing Impacted Ear Wax
    Make sure that the eardrum is intact, and there
    is no history of infection. If the patient
    reported previous discharge or bleeding,
    patient should be advised to CONSULT
    their DOCTOR!
    Removing Impacted Ear Wax
    Removing Impacted Ear Wax
    If the patient never had any of those
    mentioned;
    1. Make use of a medicine dropper to put
    baby oil or hydrogen peroxide in the ear of
    the patient.
    2. Allow it to settle for 10 minutes.
    3. Patient must be positioned lying on one
    side.
    4. Procedure must be done 2 to 3 times a day
    for 5 consecutive days.
    5. After these, refer to a trained health worker
    or to your doctor for irrigation of the ear
    wax.
    Removing an Insect
    Make sure that the eardrum is intact, and
    there is no history of infection. If the patient
    reported previous discharge or bleeding,
    patient should be advised to CONSULT their
    DOCTOR!
    Removing an Insect
    Removing an Insect
    1. For small fly or ant, light from a torch can
    make them change direction and climb out
    of the canal.
    2. For crawling insects, pour baby oil in the
    ear to make the insect immobile and
    empty the oil until the insect slides out of
    the canal or until it is possible to remove
    the insect
    Removing an Insect
    If the insect did not move nearer the outer ear
    canal, CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR!
    Removing Foreign Object
    Removing Foreign Object
    Do not try to remove the object by yourself
    because you might push it further inside.
    CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR!

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