What should I do if my baby’s ears are flooded?

When our body produces a lot of sweat, if it is not allowed to evaporate in time and remains on the skin for a long time, it will cause pain and redness on the skin. In folk culture, this situation is also called "flooding." Of course, this situation is also very easy to deal with. You just need to keep the skin of the affected area dry. So, what should babies do if their ears are flooded?

The baby is young and has delicate skin. If there is fluid exudation and redness in the ears, you should first pay attention to skin care, avoid overheating indoors, and provide good cold and heat protection. You can use iodine tincture for external disinfection and apply erythromycin ointment to see how it goes.

Keep your baby's skin clean and fresh

When your baby is feeding, be sure to place gauze under his mouth to prevent milk from flowing down his mouth into his neck. When your baby is sleeping, pay attention to the ventilation of his neck and be careful not to let him sweat too much.

Bathe your baby frequently

You should bathe your baby frequently. When bathing your baby, you can add baby gold water or a few drops of honeysuckle dew into the bath water. You can also use honeysuckle decoction to wipe the baby's neck and other parts.

You can use vegetable oil

When the baby's neck is soaked, you can rub it with sesame oil. When wiping the affected area, be careful not to use too much oil to prevent sesame oil from dripping onto other parts and causing discomfort to the baby.

You can also use aloe vera gel

You can also apply aloe vera gel, lotion, etc. to the affected area, which can moisturize and reduce inflammation and relieve local skin symptoms.

If infection occurs, ointment can be used

If local ulceration occurs, medical treatment is necessary. Generally, erythromycin ointment or chloramphenicol ointment can be used to prevent further infection.

Use powders such as talcum powder with caution

After your baby's neck is flooded, do not continue to use powders such as talcum powder and prickly heat powder. Because the particles of these powders will clog the pores and cause red bumps on the skin.

The above method is also applicable to the phenomenon of redness on the baby's buttocks, thighs and other skin folds.