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My daughter has an ear infection.

2017-05-11 16:30:37
Can I use cotton buds to remove the build up of wax in her ears or will that make it worse? She's currently on a course of antibiotics to help.
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Avoid using ear buds as much as possible.

Answered2017-05-12 13:31:44

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