Black hair on baby's ears

Never touch the hair on the baby's body, as it is lanugo and will fall off on its own. Don't worry, you can ignore it. If it is normal hair, it is fine, but if it is diseased, it should be taken seriously. It’s best to go to the hospital to check it out, so you can feel at ease. Ensure that the baby is clean and tidy and bathe him/her frequently. Babies are very needy and they require extra care and attention.

The black hair around the auricle is mostly lanugo. Mothers don't need to worry. It will fall off slowly. The time of shedding varies from person to person, some faster and some slower. Do not perform local stimulation, such as cutting with scissors. It will fall off 5 or 6 months ago. In addition, you should also observe whether there is hair that is too long or too dark in other parts of the body. If this requires examination in the hospital.

The black hair on the ears of newborns is mostly lanugo, which is usually formed in the late pregnancy. Most full-term babies have lanugo when they are born. Lanugo generally appears on specific parts of your baby's body, including the back, shoulders, ears, and forehead. Lanugo usually falls out within the first week after birth, but it may not fall out until several months later.

Never be smart and use a razor to shave your baby's hair, so as not to hurt the baby's delicate skin and hair follicles, because the hair will fall out automatically over time.

If the black hair on your baby's ears is very long and there is a lot of it, and it has not gone away after 6 months, then it is very likely to be external auditory canal hypertrichosis. The pathogenic genes of this type of genetic disease are located on the Y chromosome. There is no corresponding gene on the X chromosome, so these genes can only be passed on with the Y chromosome, from father to son, from son to grandson, and so on from generation to generation. Therefore, it is called "all male inheritance".

Tips:

The hair in the external auditory canal will become more obvious as you age. If you think it is unsightly, you can buy an electric nose hair trimmer to cut it off. Most nose hair trimmers have this function.

1. Turn your child over frequently and let him/her lie on his/her side in turn to promote the outflow of amniotic fluid remaining in the ear canal.

2. Avoid water and milk from entering the ears and causing ear inflammation. A key point is to pay special attention when bathing your baby not to let the bath water flow into the baby's ears. Another important point is that after feeding, the baby should be held upright and burped for a while to prevent the baby from spitting up milk while lying down and the milk from flowing into the ear canal.

3. Avoid water entering the ear canal when washing the face or taking a bath, and gently wipe the outer ear of the child with a clean cotton swab. After bathing or if you find water in your baby's ears, you can use a dry cotton swab to gently wipe the baby's external auditory canal and auricle. Be careful not to insert it too deep into the ear canal to avoid hurting the child.

4. Don’t clean your child’s ears casually. If you find large pieces of earwax, you should see a doctor. If you find redness, swelling or pus in the external auditory canal, you should see an ENT doctor immediately.