What to do if your child's ears itch

When the sensory nerve endings in the skin of the outer ear are slightly stimulated, it causes an itchy sensation. The baby's ear itching may occur in paroxysmal or persistent attacks. When it occurs suddenly, the baby will feel a tingling, stinging, and crawling sensation, which is really unbearable for the baby. Many babies exhibit abnormal behavior as a result, such as not speaking, scratching their ears, shaking their heads, becoming irritable, or crying loudly.

1. Clinical manifestations

1 It is a common phenomenon that babies have itchy ears. When babies frequently touch, scratch, and pull their ears, and are also irritable, shake their heads constantly, become crybaby, and always have trouble sleeping at night, parents should pay attention. They can first consider the possibility of discomfort caused by overheating during eating, eczema in the ears, cerumen plugs in the ears, and inflammation in the ears. If your baby's ears are uncomfortable, it is recommended that you feed your baby in a place with lower temperature to see if the discomfort can be relieved.

2 If the situation is serious, a small amount of secretion will flow out. Excessive secretions in the external auditory canal will cause blockage. You can use a small flashlight to observe the baby's ear canal to see if there is any cerumen plug. If brown-yellow mucus flows into the ear, it should be considered as an early symptom of otitis media. If not treated in time, it may affect hearing. It is recommended to see an otolaryngologist at a hospital. Of course, not all otitis media will result in discharge.

Second treatment

1 Otitis media is divided into acute otitis media and suppurative otitis media. The main symptom of acute otitis media is ear pain, but there will be no secretion. Once the disease occurs, children will not only scratch their ears but also slap their heads.

2 In suppurative otitis media, there is secretion outflow. Excluding the above situations, it may be caused by habit. At this time, parents should give more care and divert his attention.

3. The baby's ears can clean themselves automatically. Mothers should never use cotton swabs to clean the inside of the ears. After washing the baby's face, you can use a ball of dry gauze to gently press and clean the water marks around the ears. When a baby's ears itch, it is usually unbearable for the baby and he will not feel relieved unless he picks them.

The above introduces solutions to what to do when a child's ears are itchy. When the bacteria enter the tympanic cavity and the resistance is weakened or the bacterial toxins are enhanced, inflammation occurs, which manifests as ear pain (worse at night), fever, chills, bitter taste in the mouth, red or yellow urine, constipation, hearing loss, etc. Be sure to read the article carefully and do a good job of prevention. Let's be healthy together and stay away from diseases.