Causes and treatments of pus in children's ears

There are many things that can happen to the ears. I don't know how much you know. This is a place that we should clean up from time to time. I don't know how much you know about it, so if you need to know, let's take a closer look. Today, I want to introduce to you the situation of pus discharge in children's ears. The child's situation is very important, so let's take a closer look!

Some babies may have pus discharge from their ears. What is going on with this phenomenon? Please see the detailed analysis given in this article, which will also tell you the common causes of pus discharge from children's ears.

1. Purulent secretions flowing out of a child's ears means that he has purulent otitis media. This is because the baby's Eustachian tube (a tube from the pharynx to the middle ear) is shorter, wider, straighter and horizontal, so bacteria from the pharynx can easily enter the middle ear and cause otitis media. In addition, since infants have low resistance, otitis media may also occur after systemic infection.

1. Common causes:

(1) The child chokes and coughs while lying flat on his back while feeding.

(2) Milk flows into the ear after leaking or vomiting; bath water or tears enter the ear.

(3) Upper respiratory tract infection complicated by otitis media.

(4) Parents use hard objects to pick their children’s ears, damaging the eardrum.

2. Clinical manifestations:

Because infants cannot speak, diagnosis is sometimes delayed or the condition is not discovered until pus appears in the ear canal. In the early stages of the disease, the pain is severe and the baby often suffers from crying, irritability, refusing to feed, scratching ears or hitting the head with hands, usually accompanied by systemic symptoms such as high fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Parents can gently shake their child's ear. If the child cries more or uses his hands to defend himself, he may have this disease. After the eardrum is perforated, pus flows out of the ear canal, the child's pain is relieved, he becomes quiet again, and his body temperature returns to normal.

3. Guidance:

You should see clearly whether it is earwax or pus, because when the baby spits out milk during feeding, it will flow into the ear, and after a long time, it will cause pus-like things to flow out of the ear. In fact, it is oily feces. If there is too much oily feces and it is not dug out, it will block the ear and make it hard to hear.

That’s all I can tell you about pus discharge in children’s ears! I don’t know how much you know, but I hope you can focus on your child’s health. You should learn how to treat the symptoms. That’s all I can tell you about pus discharge in children’s ears! I hope your child is healthy!