[NP-Clinical] cerumen removal

[Andy Craig]

I heard about these and think I want to get one to use on my 4 year old,
Gracie--she has bad wax, we get marginal results from drops and bulb syringe
irrigation, and she's mostly intolerant of scooping it out with a plastic
ear curette.  I don't have a water pik (I have thought about getting one for
this, though!) but I did try once a tip from Bionix (same people who make
the curettes); it was supposed to fit onto a waterpik or a syringe and work
like the Welch Allyn--I tried it with the syringe, and didn't really get
anywere.  so I'm ready to try the elephant ear if you think it would be
better than using a water pik in my muchkin's ears!  Where do you get them
from?
 
Thanks,
 
Andy Craig, NP
Charlotte, NC

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We use a device called an Elephant ear for irrigating. Basically it's a big
Windex bottle with a catheter on the end. Much easier than the syringe and
less risky than the water pick. Someone on this list years ago turned us
onto it and it's worked great.
 
Deb

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