Why does a child cry because of ear pain?

Ear pain is actually very common in children, and when children don’t know how to express themselves, they will start crying, so parents must pay more attention. There are several reasons that cause children's ear pain, such as external otitis, ear herpes, ear tumors, etc. You must carefully find out the root cause before treating it.

♦ Why does a child have ear pain?

1. Otal neuralgia

There are many nerves around the ears, and ear pain may occur when the ears are exposed to loud noise for too long or stimulation for unknown reasons.

2. Otitis externa

When the ears feel uncomfortable or itchy, some people like to dig blindly inside their ears with fingernails, hairpins, knitting needles, short wooden sticks, matchsticks, etc. If you dig too hard or if you are bumped into by someone, it is easy to puncture the skin of the ear canal and cause skin infection and inflammation. This disease not only causes ear pain, but may also be accompanied by bleeding.

3. Ear herpes

This is related to viral infection. It is more common on the auricle, and the ear pain it causes is like a needle prick or burning, which is very uncomfortable. A few people may also have symptoms such as facial nerve paralysis, hearing loss, nausea, and vomiting.

4. Ear tumors

When a malignant tumor grows in the ear canal or middle ear cavity, as the disease progresses, the malignant tumor infiltrates into the surrounding tissues. In addition to symptoms such as bleeding in the ear canal and hearing loss, there will also be ear pain of varying degrees.

5. External auditory canal furuncle

When external otitis is not treated promptly, or when the patient is elderly, weak, or suffers from diabetes, or when the ear canal skin is soaked in water for a long time and the skin surface resistance is weakened, ear canal furunculosis is likely to occur. The boil will gradually swell and fester, blocking the ear canal and causing gradually worsening pain.

6. Acute otitis media

When a bacterial suppurative infection occurs in the middle ear cavity, the pus continues to increase and directly compresses the pain-sensitive eardrum, causing intermittent pain in the ear, which may present a pulsating pain with the pulse.

Symptoms of earache in children

1. Tinnitus

Most of them are low-key and intermittent, such as "crackling", buzzing and flowing water. When the head moves or when yawning or blowing the nose, a sound of air passing through water may be heard in the ears.

2. Earache

In acute cases, there may be dull ear pain, which is often the first symptom of the patient. It can be continuous or cramping. In chronic cases, ear pain is not obvious. This disease is often accompanied by a feeling of blockage or stuffiness in the ear, which can be temporarily relieved by pressing the tragus.