Why does my six-month-old baby have itchy ears?

When babies are just born, their body resistance is relatively weak. Therefore, parents need to pay more attention. Some babies will scratch their ears. At this time, many parents know that their baby's ears are itchy, but they don't know why, so they don't know how to treat it. Let's take a look at what's going on with six-month-old babies' itchy ears?

It may be eczema. The following is an introduction to the relevant information about eczema. It is also recommended to go to the hospital for examination to ensure the health of the child.

1. According to the manifestation of skin lesions, it is divided into three stages: acute, subacute and chronic.

(1) Acute eczema lesions initially appear as numerous densely packed millet-sized papules, papulovesicles or small blisters with a flushed base that gradually merge into patches. Due to scratching, the papules, papulovesicles or blisters may show obvious punctate exudation and small erosive surfaces with unclear edges after being scratched. If secondary infection occurs, the inflammation will be more obvious and may form pustules, pus scabs, folliculitis, furuncles, etc. Conscious severe itching. It often occurs on the head, face, behind the ears, distal limbs, scrotum, and perianal area, and is often distributed symmetrically.

(2) Subacute eczema After the inflammation of acute eczema is alleviated, the skin lesions are mainly small papules, scabs and scales, with only a small amount of papulovesicles and erosions. Still have severe itching.

(3) Chronic eczema often turns into chronic eczema due to repeated attacks of acute or subacute eczema; it may also start as chronic eczema. The symptoms include thickening and infiltration of the skin in the affected area, brown-red or pigmentation, rough surface, scaling, or scabs due to scratching. Conscious itching. It is commonly found in the calves, hands, feet, elbows, popliteal fossa, vulva, and anus. The course of the disease is uncertain, prone to relapse, and difficult to heal.

2. According to the scope of skin lesions, it is divided into two categories: localized eczema and generalized eczema.

(1) Localized eczema occurs only in specific parts of the body and can be named according to the part of the body, such as hand eczema, vulvar eczema, scrotal eczema, ear eczema, breast eczema, perianal eczema, and calf eczema.

(2) Generalized eczema has multiple lesions that spread or scatter to multiple parts of the body. Such as nummular eczema, autosensitive eczema, and xerotic eczema.

When a six-month-old baby has itchy ears, parents must not use any treatment methods without understanding the situation. Because all aspects of the baby's development need to be paid attention to. If you don't understand, go to the hospital for examination in time, and get a good treatment method so that you can recover your health better.