07/04/2021
👁Eyes ✅
🦷Teeth ✅
👂🏼Ears ⁉️
Ear hygiene is important, but how many of us think about getting our ears examined and cleaned routinely?
Maintaining ear health from a young age reduces the likelihood of developing complications or problems as we age 👂🏼✅
Microsuction technique is widely regarded as the safer, faster, cleaner and more comfortable method when compared to other traditional forms of ear wax removal. Microsuction is a completely dry and sterile procedure and therefore has a much lower infection risk than any water methods.
Microsuction has overtaken the outdated ear syringing technique which involves injecting a jet of water into the ear to remove the wax, which is the traditional method of ear cleaning carried out in GP surgeries. Unlike ear syringing, microsuction can be performed on people who have a perforated eardrum, grommet, mastoid cavity or cleft palate.
❌ REMEMBER DO NOT USE COTTON BUDS IN YOUR EARS!
Using a cotton bud pushes earwax deeper into the ear. Cotton bud use may also lead to perforated ear drums, ear infections and hearing loss. In severe cases they can cause vertigo, loss of taste, and even facial paralysis.
