Ear hygiene for toddlers

[stowsettler]

DD has a nasty ear infection and I've always been concerned that her ears look mucky. She won't let me near them, although I have on occasion managed to stick a safety bud in them to scoop out some of the nastiness (but they are rubbish really).

Doc says the infection is just one of those things, but I was wondering how on earth other people clean their toddlers' ears? She's 11mo by the way so no amount of reasoning will work.