Ear mites in senior cat

Ive decided to start a new thread for each health issue!

T'ai has been shaking his head as if his ears are bothering him.  When I finally looked, there was dark waxy gunk.  Not too much...one Qtip per ear cleaned it up.  

Ive been fostering kittens (bottle babies).  Could they have transferred ear mites?  What else might it be?  Does anyone do home care for ear mites?

Thanks in advance!

Peace, Maria B

It sounds like ear mites to me.   And, yes, he could have gotten them from the babies  How are you treating the babies?  Can you not treat him the same way?

I don't know of any home remedy's for them.  Here's one of many threads on ear mites:

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/290317/ear-mites-or-dirty-ears

And here's an article on them:

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/ear-mites-in-cats

It could be ear mites, but it could also be allergies or a yeast infection.  I'd get him to the vet to have his ears cleaned out and checked on.