What should I do if my child has ear pain in the middle of the night?

Because children are in the stage of growth and development, their bodies are relatively fragile and their resistance is relatively poor, so some problems are inevitable. If children have some abnormalities, you must pay attention to timely diagnosis and treatment to avoid regretting your whole life because of your own negligence. Some children suddenly have ear pain in the middle of the night, which often leaves parents at a loss as to what to do. This should be the child suffering from otitis media, the following points should be noted:

1. Pay attention to rest: ensure sleep time and sleep quality, insist on exercising, and enhance the body's resistance.

2. Prevent colds: Preventing colds is the basis for preventing otitis media. If you accidentally catch a cold, you should seek timely treatment. During a cold, the secretions in the nasal cavity will increase. At this time, you should not pinch your nostrils to blow your nose, because this will increase the pressure in the nose and pharynx, causing the mucus and bacteria to enter the middle ear through the Eustachian tube and cause otitis media infection. You can use ear canal cleaning solution to prevent otitis media.

3. Pay attention to ear hygiene and keep ears dry when swimming: choose a clean swimming pool when swimming and do not swim in dirty waters. If water accidentally flows into your ears, you should blow dry your ears immediately and pull the outer ear upward and outward to straighten the ear canal. Keep the hair dryer 5-10 cm away from your ear and blow into your ear. Blow with warm or cool air for 30 seconds. This can eliminate the warm and humid environment for the growth of bacteria and mold. Another way is to use ear cleaning solution to clean the ear canal.

4. Nasal and nasopharyngeal diseases should be promptly and appropriately treated: Children with hypertrophic nasopharyngeal carcinomas should be treated early. When you have an acute infectious disease such as measles, you should pay more attention to the cleanliness of your oral and nasal cavities to prevent otitis media. To prevent otitis media, use ear canal cleaning solution.

5. The diet should be light, easy to digest and nutritious: eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and avoid spicy foods such as wine, onions, garlic, etc. to prevent heat and toxins from attacking the body. In normal times, you should also eat more foods that clear away heat and eliminate toxins, such as honeysuckle dew, mung bean soup, etc.

If a child has otitis media, be sure to pay attention to timely treatment to avoid hearing loss in the child due to untimely treatment of otitis media. In normal times, we should pay attention to reducing the occurrence of children getting angry. When bathing or washing their hair, we should try to reduce the amount of dirty water flowing into their ears, which can lead to otitis media.