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Ear wax light brown oily

2022-03-06 07:03:34
Hi, My girl child is 5 years old. Her right side ear always has wet ,Oily light brown wax like thing. Other ear is clear. Sometimes she puts her finger inside the ear and take out something brown and oily. She has no pain or irritation nothing. Is that something to be worried ?
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You need to use a wax solvent drops and get it cleaned

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If wax is there then wax solvent ear drop and cleaning of the wax is necessary otherwise it becomes impacted cerumen.

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