What should I do if a child has swollen lymph nodes behind his ears?

The lymph nodes are located below the ears. There are many diseases that may occur there, including swollen lymph nodes. There are many reasons for swollen lymph nodes. The most common one is infection, such as bacterial and viral infection. In addition, it may be complications caused by other diseases, such as tonsillitis, gingivitis, etc., which can cause this disease. If a child has swollen lymph nodes, how should it be treated?

What should I do if a child has swollen lymph nodes behind his ears?

You should go to the hospital's surgery department for treatment. The doctor will make a diagnosis based on the actual situation and provide symptomatic treatment after the diagnosis. Drink more water, eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins, and avoid spicy and irritating foods!

Viral infections can be treated with ribavirin, cyproconazole, etc., and secondary bacterial infections can be treated with penicillin, etc., symptomatic treatment is sufficient.

Guidance:

Drink plenty of water, take rest, and supplement vitamin C and B. Lymph node enlargement can be improved by applying local hot compresses, Pudilan, Shuanghuanglian, etc.

Lymph nodes are a normal type of human tissue. They have not become smaller, so are there any symptoms now?

Guidance:

If the child does not have any discomfort symptoms, then he or she does not need to take the medicine. Just continue to observe and see. The lymph nodes may not necessarily shrink even if the medicine is taken.

Does the child have other symptoms such as fever, poor spirits, abdominal pain, etc.? Are the lymph nodes continuing to grow? Is there eczema around you?

Guidance:

If none of these are present, it is recommended not to take any treatment or use any medication. Some children may be able to feel the lymph nodes behind the ears throughout their lives. It has no effect on the child's body and no medicine will work.

If it is a viral infection, there should be no specific medicine, but it can be treated with antiviral drugs.

Guidance:

Isatis root can be taken, but the effect may not be very significant. You can try it, but it is recommended to follow the doctor's advice and switch to other antiviral drugs for treatment.

1. Parents must know that some of these conditions are physiological phenomena, but some are because the children are sick. Parents often feel movable lumps the size of mung beans or soybeans behind their children's ears, swollen lymph nodes behind their ears, neck or jaw. When these bumps are touched, children do not feel pain and generally do not need to be treated. These are normal superficial lymph nodes in the human body. If the swollen lymph nodes are found to be larger than soybeans, either singly or in clusters, and the child cries or screams in pain when touched, parents should pay attention.

2. Parents must understand that chronic local inflammation such as oral tonsillitis, caries, periodontitis, seborrheic dermatitis, otitis media, etc. can cause enlargement of the submandibular, occipital, and postauricular lymph nodes. Swollen lymph nodes behind the ears in children. After being infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, children may also have swollen and painful lymph nodes in the neck, behind the ears, and under the jaw, accompanied by low fever, night sweats, and weight loss.

3. Parents must pay attention to infectious diseases and systemic infections such as measles, chickenpox, infectious mononucleosis, systemic chronic infections and leukemia. At this time, swollen lymph nodes can be felt in various superficial parts of the body. Parents must take their children to a large hospital for formal treatment and a comprehensive examination, and must let their children actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment.