My baby's ears are swollen, what's going on?

There are many reasons for swollen ears, the most common of which is inflammation. When adults experience this, they can choose anti-inflammatory drugs for treatment to relieve the swollen ears. But what is going on with swollen ears in babies? This is something many parents don’t know. There are many reasons for this in babies, and you cannot choose methods at will during treatment, otherwise it will cause harm to the baby’s body. Let’s look at this type of problem in detail below.

What is the cause of the baby's swollen ears?

The most likely reason is that the baby's ears were bitten by mosquitoes, causing local redness, itching, swelling, fever, etc. Parents can do the following to deal with the redness and swelling caused by this reason.

1. Apply soapy water. Soapy water is an alkaline substance and has the effect of relieving pain and itching. Baking soda can also have the same effect.

2. Purslane has anti-inflammatory and sedative effects. If you can get fresh purslane, you can apply it to the affected area to reduce swelling.

3. The effect of chloramphenicol eye drops is truly extraordinary. It is very effective in reducing swelling after mosquito bites. If adults have ear canal inflammation, they can also drop a drop of chloramphenicol eye drops. The condition will improve in 1 or 2 days. This is a little trick the ENT doctor told me.

4. When we were young, we often used cooling oil to reduce swelling. However, the smell of cooling oil is quite strong and babies may not be able to accept it, but the effect is still good.

5. Use drugs to reduce swelling and relieve itching. For example, mosquitoes don’t bite. There are also medicines specifically for infants and young children. Of course, if the baby is over 1 year old, adult ointments can also be used.

Another possibility is frostbite. In winter, the ears are most likely to get frostbite. Once the ears are frozen, the ears will turn red when the room is exposed to alternating hot and cold temperatures. Even if frostbite does not occur, redness will often occur. Therefore, mothers should know how to protect their baby's ears in cold seasons to avoid such things from happening. Adding clothes to your baby in due season will prevent him from getting frozen.

After understanding what causes your baby's swollen ears, you can choose some conservative methods to improve the condition. This will be very effective in controlling the problem of swollen ears. However, it should be noted that when treating your baby's swollen ears, you should choose light food for your baby to avoid inducing other physical problems in your baby.