Q-tip brand Q-tips made by Unilever should not be used in the ear canal, period. On Unilever’s website, it reads, “To clean your ears, stroke Q-tips cotton swabs gently around the outer ear, without entering the ear canal.” This begs the question:...
BIRMINGHAM PARENT READER BLOG An online tool for Birmingham Parent readers to voice their opinions offer parenting advice and more. Birmingham Parent, the premier parenting resource of Central Alabama By Dr. Jerald Altman Picture this: During dinner on a quiet...
This bead was an expensive one. There were 2 attempts to remove it before I tried. Well, when I tried, the 4-year-old was LESS than happy to cooperate and the ear canal was slightly swollen. I had to bring her to the O.R. so that she could be put under anesthesia....
I had a great time in the studio discussing the common things that kids put in their ears and nose. Susan Casper and Terri Ouellette could not have been nicer! Terri told the story of how her then 9-year-old son, put a little sword in his nose-thankfully she was able...
Yesterday, I had to bring this 8-year-old and very awesome young man, to the operating room. We needed to have him under general anesthesia in order to get out this bright orange, flaking-apart, silicone earplug stuff. He was trying to soften the sound of the family...
