Excessive Ear Wax: Tips for Safe Removal

What can you do at home to safely remove excessive ear wax from your child’s ears? In this video, Dr. Maithilee Menezes, a pediatric otolaryngologist with St. Louis Children’s Hospital, offers tips about Q-tips, plus advice on how to make a home solution to soften ear wax which you can administer like ear drops.

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