antiseptic properties
Means, used in medicine, many years, as an antiseptic, healing. Ear cleaning with hydrogen peroxide allows free ears of cerumen. Thanks to the antiseptic properties of the remedy used for colds, inflammation of the ears. Antiseptic helps with otitis, inflammation of the middle ear.
Hydrogen peroxide has:
- anti-inflammatory effect;
- wound healing;
- cleaning (sulfuric removes plug removes dirt);
- protecting and disinfecting effect, killing microbes.
Peroxide may cause an allergic reaction. Before using the product should carry out a test to determine the sensitivity of the main component. If after application of a small amount of an agent to the skin of the wrist has occurred negative reactions (redness, burning, itching), it is possible to use the drug for its intended purpose.
When can be applied
Hydrogen peroxide is usually not prescribed by a doctor, as it is considered a national metol treatments unrecognized by modern medicine. Sometimes pediatricians may prescribe washing the baby's ears for the integrated treatment of otitis media, as a means, when used properly does not bear risk.
Use an antiseptic for the following pathologies:
- hearing loss;
- as an adjunct in the treatment of otitis media and an external ear;
- sulfuric cork.
The solution is also used for washing the auditory canal for the purpose of disinfection, removal of dirt.
Rules You Need to Know
Clean ears of hydrogen peroxide necessary with caution. Use for the procedure should only dilute liquid. It is recommended to buy 3% peroxide, dilute it with a little water. There are several ways to clean the ear hydrogen peroxide. Important in each version to follow safety rules.
Mandatory conditions include the following items:
- Before applying the antiseptic should be warmed to room temperature. You can not put the substance in a water bath or used for heating the battery. Explosive peroxide. Suffice it to hold in hand antiseptic 15 minutes.
- Instilled into the ear means need via syringe or pipette. To wash the ear, it is best to use a cotton pad soaked in the facility. It is impossible to resort to using cotton swabs. Penetration of foreign object in the ear dipped in hydrogen peroxide can lead to partial or total loss of hearing.
- It is considered necessary to steam the auricle to enhance the effectiveness of the procedure. You can sit for 15-20 minutes in a warm bath, go to the sauna. Conduct cleansing ears of dirt immediately after water treatment.
- Drip peroxide solution can be not more than 1 time per week. More frequent treatments give rise to complications.
- It is impossible to clean the ears via Hydrogen peroxide without dilution in water or an antiseptic at a concentration higher than 3%.
Apply an antiseptic if cerumen is necessary after consulting an otolaryngologist. Doctors do not support this tool, because there are less safe methods of dealing with the problem. Besides, hydrogen peroxide may lead to incorrect use deafness. If the patient insists on therapy with an antiseptic, a doctor must tell you about the rules of the use of funds, to warn about the possible consequences.
Hydrogen peroxide is not able, as a rule, to cope with serious congestion, heavy problems stage. In such a situation it is better not to insist on a cheap antiseptic therapy, follow the advice of a doctor.
How to carry out the procedure
Carry out the procedure at home, you must know how the hydrogen peroxide to properly clean the ears, so as not to damage the eardrum, do not complicate the situation. When cleaning the auditory canal should comply with the instructions.
It includes items standard cleaning ears:
- Good prepare ear passages previously visited bath or bath to rasparki.
- Prepare a remedy - in 1 tbsp. spoon to dissolve the water drops 15 antiseptics.
- Warm up to room temperature means that the procedure did not result in inflammation of the ear.
- In the pipette or syringe to dial 1 g solution.
- The head is tilted sideways, is instilled gently antiseptic to upper ear canal. It begins sulfur contact with peroxide, which is manifested shepeniem ear.
- Once shepenie passed, the ear tilted down so that the remains of the solution could come out.
The standard method is suitable for simple preventive ear cleaning. It is possible to perform not more than 1 time in 2 weeks. To eliminate cerumen advised to use other methods that involve a more powerful impact tools or regular use.
Other methods of purification
Clear ears of cerumen are two methods. One of them is more gentle, it is used on a regular basis - 1 time per week. The effect is achieved through the application of a month at a mean ear contamination. The second method is based on the instillation of hydrogen peroxide is as long as the problem persists. Doctors do not approve of both methods of therapy, but consider first safer.
The first method
It is used for easy "oppression" of the ear. To clean the ear canal of cerumen, should perform the following actions.
- Take a small quantity of sterile cotton wool, wet it in a 3% solution, diluted in water (1 st. spoon - 25 drops).
- Squeeze excess moisture from the cotton.
- The resulting tampon placed in the ear. Cotton wool should not be completely in the ear canal. Suffice it to 1/3 tampon into it.
- After insertion of the tampon should wait 5 minutes, no more. After withdraw of wool ear. Perform ear sanitary washing with water. Sometimes it is recommended to clean sulfur until the end of cotton buds. This can be done if the cerumen impaction is well dissolved. cosmetic device is not introduced into the ear opening, only cleans dirt from the exit.
Perform the procedure to be 1 time per week for the complete disappearance of cerumen. After as necessary to carry out preventive ear cleaning 1 every 2 weeks (besides the usual wash bath).
The second way
The procedure is performed until complete disappearance of signs of problems. As a rule, 2-3 times is enough to get rid of cerumen. More than 3 times to carry out the procedure can not be dangerous for the ear. If, after 3 times it's not a relief, it is necessary to ask for the help of an audiologist.
Method looks as follows:
- in the 1st. spoon 3% peroxide diluted to 20 ml (1 tablespoon. a spoon);
- means is placed into a clean sterile jar;
- recruited from the container means 20 drops via pipet;
- liquid introduced into the ear canal, head bent sideways (in the opposite direction from the dropped ear);
- wait in this position until the 10 minutes;
- hold hygienic cleaning of the ear with a cotton swab moistened with water or saline.
Flushing the ear with otitis
Sometimes you need to wash the ears with hydrogen peroxide at home for the treatment of diseases of the ear. The most commonly used antiseptic in the treatment of otitis media. It performs decontamination, anti-inflammatory and healing function. Hydrogen peroxide is dug into the ears only in the reconstituted state, a 3% solution. The indications for use of peroxide is diffuse otitis, inflammation of the outer and middle ear, otomycosis.
In combined treatment of otitis meatus washing procedure is as follows:
- 3% atiseptik dissolved in 20 ml of water;
- the resulting solution is cooled to room temperature;
- cotton swab wetted in the solution, excess moisture is removed;
- cotton swab is inserted into the ear canal to 1/3, the rest of the wool remained in the auricle;
- wool must keep up to 10 minutes;
- after clean the ear of accumulated pus;
- attach to the ear canal a small piece of cotton ball, it will help to collect the remains of pus.
Under steady-state conditions, the doctor after flushing the ear to hold suctioning pus, which is much more effective home treatment.
The therapy using a peroxide can be kids from 7 years old, pregnant women. A child needs to keep cotton wool soaked in the solution, not more than 7 minutes. flushing procedure is performed until the complete disappearance of pus, every day, 2-3 times.
Use of hydrogen peroxide or not, everyone decides on their own. Doctors usually do not support this method of treatment, considering it obsolete. Full responsibility for the therapy takes the patient through self. Today there are many drugs that can replace the solution. It ANTISEPT, Biosept, Otipaks, sept. They can also be used for washing the ear canal, removing cerumen, in the treatment of otitis media.
sources:
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