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mighty kids
Hear, Don’t forget sunscreen or a hat on

sunny days. Also, when participating in
physical activity, like cycling or contact
HEAR!
sports, wear a helmet. Concussions

Keep ears dry. Outer ear infections,
TIPS FOR KEEPING KIDS’ EARS HEALTHY can damage hearing.
such as swimmer’s ear, develop when
water gets trapped in the ear canal.
By Michele Robert Poche Safeguard against this painful problem
by tilting the head to each side and

They help us to communicate and learn. They soothe us with shaking a few seconds to expel
familiar voices and sounds. They maintain our sense of physical the water. If prone to this problem,
balance, and they warn us when danger is near. There’s no doubt use earplugs while swimming and
that properly functioning ears enrich the quality of life. So, what can preventative drying drops when
we do to keep our children’s ears healthy and fully operational? getting out of the water.

Don’t insert anything into the ear to loud music, video games or other
canal. Fingers, pencils and cotton noise via headphones or speakers can Don’t have time to run to the
swabs have no place inside the ear. cause hearing damage. If you need drugstore for drying drops?
The ear is self-cleaning, and its wax to shout to be heard over the noise, Create your own
serves the purpose of keeping all turn it down. Also, try to balance the by mixing equal parts white
foreign matter from entering it. If loud time with some quiet time and vinegar and rubbing alcohol in
you’re concerned that something rest for the ears. a small dropper that can be
is lodged within, seek medical help stored permanently in your
immediately. Protect from burns and injury. pool bag. Don’t forget to use it
Because they protrude from the every time!
Maintain healthy noise levels. head and often poke through the hair,
Allowing a child to listen habitually ears are very vulnerable to sunburn.

“We have two ears and one
mouth so that we can listen twice as

much as we speak.”- Epictetus

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