How to Clean Ears

All of us wash our hair, our body, clean and cut our fingernails but somehow we forget to clean our ears. Just because we can't see the inside of our ears very easily doesn't mean that other people can't! Follow these simple steps and clean your ears, for hygiene's sake.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Ear wax removal drops
• Soft bulb ear syringe
• Q-tips
• Cotton balls
• Rubbing alcohol

1. Head to the local grocery store and buy an ear wax removal kit. Murine makes a great kit that comes complete with a soft bulb ear syringe.
2. Follow the directions on the bottle. It usually requires you to put 5 to 10 drops in your ear and lay on your side for several minutes.
3. Hold your head over the sink and rinse your ears out with room temperature water using the soft bulb ear syringe.
4. Clean the outer edges and behind your ears with soap and warm water using a wash cloth. To clean the ear canal use your fingertip and the wash cloth and gently wash without going too deep. Dry your ears.
5. Saturate a Q-tip with rubbing alcohol and wipe the outer folds of your ears. Dip a cotton ball into the rubbing alcohol and wipe behind your ears and the backside of your ears.

Tips & Warnings

• For convenience purposes, use the ear wax removal drops shortly before taking your shower and then you can clean your ears with soap and water while bathing.
• Never place the Q-tips in to the ear canal.