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My baby is one month old... Today while cleaning his ears i saw white flaky substance behind his both ears...which seemed like a face creme when kept unrubbed n unabsorbed on skin....and i cleaned it... With cotton n warm water... N it got cleared... I forgot to take its pic ... Now after few hours I checked my baby's ear again from behind...and there was nothing... But i found some white dry flaky substance inside her ear...near ear canal...jus like small dot...i took picture of the same (attached here is the pic)...and wen i cleaned it wd cotton it was just like white dusty flaky substance....   Can u doc's plz tell me wat is this... I am so much worried...is there any infection in my baby's ear...do i need to consult any doc...plzzz reply ...I'm so mch worried...plz doc's help me out...
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you can wait for one day if the child is not crying and irritable and just clean the white flaky substance. but if the discharge is continuous an examination by the pediatrician would be helpful
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