The child scratches his ears

If you notice that the baby constantly scratches his ears, rubs them against the pillow, fits and cries often, then it is necessary to look for the cause of such behavior. The most common case is a fungus that penetrates into the external ear canal, the tympanic membrane or the mucosa of its cavity. Another reason why an infant scratches its ears may be a wrong or inadequate toilet of auditory external passages. Allergies, a constant insignificant leakage of pus from the eardrum cavity, neurodermatitis, psoriasis and eczema also provoke permanent itching.

What should parents do?

The best prevention of any skin diseases of auditory external passages, as well as their fungal damage, is adequate and proper care for external auditory canals. Therefore, in case the baby scratches the ear, parents, in the first place, should analyze the procedure for caring for the hearing organs of the baby. In any case, the explanation of the cause of this condition should be entrusted to a professional otolaryngologist.

Among young and inexperienced mothers there is an opinion that such problems can be ignored. This is true if the baby scratches his ear because of the trivial villi from the cotton bud, which, after cleansing, remained in the external auditory canal. However, ignoring this state sometimes leads to serious problems. So, leaving without proper attention to the itch in the ears of the baby, you can skip the presence of fungal infection in his body. Over time, the fungus will multiply to critical scales and grow into chronic inflammation, which will lead to disruption of the integrity of the skin in the ear canal, the tympanic membrane. Sluggish process turns into purulent, so when there are anxious symptoms, constant and obsessive desire baby fiddling ear immediately show it to the otolaryngologist.

Health care

The main and, perhaps, the only way to accurately diagnose the disease, its etiology is a smear for sowing to determine the microflora. In the laboratory, specialists will find out which microorganisms are currently inhabiting the skin and the mucosa of the auditory canal. If it turns out that this is a fungus, only the doctor will be able to select the right preparations. Independently to drip in ears of babies it is impossible for anything, because at the damaged eardrum (and this parents can not know) it is very dangerous!