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gunsandbanjos

My daughter has a perforated ear drum (and chicken pox - oh joy), anyhow, she was in hospital yesterday and they gave her antibiotics for her ear and told me I cant get it wet for 6 weeks!

I asked how am i meant to wash her hair - they said cover her ear somehow. Not sure how to achieve this, if anyone has any ideas then i'm all ears:D

Caroline_a

Maybe a soft earplug, then cover the ear with something akin to an eyepatch in plastic?? Lateral thinking required!

gunsandbanjos

Didnt really want to put anything in her ear, sorry i should have said that. They said her eardrum was bulging out and its very sore. Maybe once the infection has gone that may be an option.

djtonyb

sit her in the bath and lean her head to the side thats not sore i.e good ear facing the bottom of the bath.

Wash carefully and rinse carefully - similar way to ensuring bubbles don't get in a baby's eyes.

Other option is something similar tho this http://www.virtualvillage.co.uk/baby-child-shampoo-bath-shield-safe-safety-guard-visor-004310-005.html?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shcomp&utm_campaign=google_shopping_feed

theoldcynic

You could try a swimmers head band...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004METR54/ref=asc_df_B004METR548084765?smid=AZQ282NZ69M4F&!!!!!googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B004METR54

gunsandbanjos

theoldcynic wrote: »

You could try a swimmers head band...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004METR54/ref=asc_df_B004METR548084765?smid=AZQ282NZ69M4F&!!!!!googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B004METR54

Some very mixed reviews on Amazon.

theoldcynic

Ahh okay, there are others

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=swimming+ear+bands&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=9030135305&hvpos=1t2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16412918381813454466&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_4ou8nfbhvn_b

Uniscots97

Have personal experience of this. Get a large piece of cotton wool (enough to go into the outer ear) and really coat it in vaseline. Put this in the outer ear and smear more vaseline over the top of it (put the hair up whilst you do this), then get a small freezer bag and put this over the ear and twist it below the ear lobe, secure with an elsatic band. Using a cotton bud smear a little vaseline around the ear. You can now carefully wash your daughter hair and this contraption will keep moisture out.

heretolearn_2

spray in dry shampoo for a couple of weeks until it settles down a bit? They do work quite well.

aliasojo

Nothing else to suggest I'm afraid but just wanted to say poor her (and poor you ). She must be feeling pretty miserable right now.

Hope she feels better soon.

krlyr

Washing her hair seperately from her bath, with her leant over the side of it (or a sink if you have one big enough), and have her holding a dry wash cloth/handtowel over her ear as you wash her hair for her?