Pain in the ear in a child, especially in the first year of life, is a serious test for any mom. Sharp and piercing cry of the child in combination with capriciousness and constant anxiety simply catches unawares. In addition, it does not immediately become clear that the child has an earache, because similar symptoms can be with dental pain and even with gazikah. However, there are several signs on which the mother unerringly finds out about the sore ear:
- the baby rubs his head against the pillow;
- if it is easy to press the auditory opening, the baby will cry;
- the baby suckles worse;
- there is an increase in temperature;
- the child has a discharge from the ear (may be yellow or green, sometimes with blood);
- the child can not fall asleep and constantly rolls on the pillow, trying to take the most comfortable pose.
Causes of ear pain in children
Painful sensations in the ear can occur in the child for several reasons and the most common one is otitis:
- The so-called external otitis media is a local inflammation of the auditory canal. To learn this disease it is possible as follows: gently pull for the ear of the child - the pain will immediately increase. Often, external otitis is a consequence of a furuncle (inflammation of the hair bulb) or eczema of the ear canal, so look carefully if the ear has not inflamed in the child, especially the auricle.
- If the middle ear inflames, the child has otitis media, it occurs during rhinopharyngitis.
- Also, earaches in children can be caused by infectious diseases of the inner ear.
Check if the kid has hit the ear with an ear or if the foreign body has stuck it there, it will also cause pain.
What should mom do if the child complains about the ear?
Very often, pains in the ears make themselves felt at night or late in the evening, when returning from a walk, the baby begins to be capricious and can not sleep for a long time. Unfortunately, even in such cases, treatment of the ears in children with the help of any medication may be undesirable, because in the morning when you go to see an otolaryngologist, the doctor may not accurately diagnose why the child has an ear, or establish an exact stage of the disease and how consequence to determine what to treat the ear in a child.
But you can remove pain in the ear without medication. Here are some ways:
- If the temperature is normal and there is no purulent discharge, the compress will help. Take the cheesecloth, add it in several layers and soak it with alcohol, half-diluted with water, attach to the child's ear-this is the first layer, then take the polyethylene, top the cotton wool. Remember that each layer is worth doing somewhat more in size than the first. The compress should be warm, so after you apply all the layers in your ear, wrap the baby's head with a towel or scarf - the heat will subside with heat. At elevated temperature, make a cotton swab, then soak it with boric alcohol and insert it at the ear canal.
- There are situations when a child complains that he "shoots in the ear." In this case, heat the water so that it is warm (not hot!) And dip a cotton swab there. Insert the wand into the baby's ear and wait until the ear becomes nice and painful.
will begin to subside. After holding for half a minute, repeat the procedure 3-4 times in a row. Warm your ear in this way several times a day and it will stop hurting. - In otitis ear, you can drip with walnut oil (squeeze a few pieces through an ordinary garlic crock), a couple drops into each.
- In case of inflammation, take an alcoholic tincture of propolis and mix it half with honey, bury this mixture for 2 drops at night, it is possible even with purulent flow.
Pain in the ear in a child can and should be prevented by teaching him proper hygiene and explaining what can lead to neglect. And small children simply need to be protected from all sorts of small things that they can injure the ear, and also often observe the crumb and its behavior.