Most kids don't need to do anything special to remove earwax. If you wash your hair regularly, this is enough to keep your ears clean. Don't ever use a cotton swab, your finger, or anything else to poke around in your ear to remove earwax. Your ear canal and eardrum are very delicate, and you may hurt them by trying to remove wax this way. Poking around in your ear can also push and pack the wax in further.
Some kids have one or both ear canals that make extra earwax.
If this sounds like you, tell an adult. Many times, doctors can prescribe special medicines that are placed in the ear to get rid of extra wax. The Nemours Foundation is a nonprofit organization devoted to children's health and is the largest physician practice delivering subspecialty pediatric care in the United States. Inc. All rights reserved. KidsHealth and KidsHealth.org are Service Marks of The Nemours Foundation.