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Hear,
mighty kids

HEAR!

TIPS FOR KEEPING KIDS’ EARS HEALTHY

By Michele Robert Poche
General Dentistry
They help us to communicate and learn. They soothe us with familiar voices and sounds. They
Medicaid Accepted maintain our sense of physical balance, and they warn us when danger is near. There’s no
doubt that properly functioning ears enrich the quality of life. So, what can we do to keep our
All Insurance children’s ears healthy and fully operational?
Accepted Don’t insert anything into the ear canal. Protect from burns and injury. Because they
Fingers, pencils and cotton swabs have no place protrude from the head and often poke through
All Credit Cards inside the ear. The ear is self-cleaning, and its the hair, ears are very vulnerable to sunburn.
Accepted wax serves the purpose of keeping all foreign Don’t forget sunscreen or a hat on sunny days.
matter from entering it. If you’re concerned that Also, when participating in physical activity,
New Patients Welcome something is lodged within, seek medical help like cycling or contact sports, wear a helmet.
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immediately. Concussions can damage hearing.
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Maintain healthy noise levels. Allowing a child Keep ears dry. Outer ear infections, such
Financing to listen habitually to loud music, video games as swimmer’s ear, develop when water gets
(12 Month Interest or other noise via headphones or speakers can trapped in the ear canal. Safeguard against this
painful problem by tilting the head to each side
cause hearing damage. If you need to shout to
Free with Care Credit) be heard over the noise, turn it down. Also, try and shaking a few seconds to expel the water.
to balance the loud time with some quiet time If prone to this problem, use earplugs while
and rest for the ears. swimming and preventative drying drops when
985.876.5430 getting out of the water.

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