All parents of the baby will pay attention to it. When the baby is very young, it can’t be expressed in words, which will definitely be very anxious for the parents. For example, when they see the baby’s anxious ears, what’s wrong with him? Jinghao hearing experts tell you:
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1. Long teeth
When the baby grows teeth, with the eruption of the primary teeth, it will stimulate the gingival nerve and surrounding tissues to make them feel uncomfortable, and a lot of saliva will flow out. When the baby lies flat, this uncomfortable feeling can be transmitted from the gum to the ear, so they will constantly rub their ears. If the baby’s ear pulling is caused by the discomfort of long teeth at this time, you don’t need to worry too much. You can give the baby some clean molars to relieve the discomfort of gums when they erupt.
2. Curiosity about the body
In the process of development, the baby will slowly be curious about all parts of his body. For example, when he finds his little hand, he will stare at his little hand. Similarly, when he finds his ear, he will also pull his little ear with his little hand. At this time, mom and Dad will notice that when the baby is sleeping or awake, he will often try to make his own little hand Ears, especially when having a good time, will also pull their own ears. For this kind of phenomenon, parents don’t need to be too nervous. They are not uncomfortable.
3. Foreign body in ear
Children are naturally active. When they play, sometimes they will put some small objects into their ears. Sometimes when they play outdoors, they may even have small insects in their ears. When small foreign objects enter their ears, they will make the baby feel uncomfortable in their ears. When the foreign objects are large, they will not only cause ear pain, but also cause ear infection and even affect their hearing. Therefore, if it is due to foreign matters in the ear, parents should timely send the baby to the otolaryngology department of the hospital for treatment, do not dig randomly, so as not to cause foreign matters to dig more and more into it.
Cerumen
In general, the ear canal of a baby has self-cleaning function, but some babies may scratch their ears due to excessive secretion (cerumen). In this case, parents are usually not recommended to pull out the ears of the baby to avoid damaging the baby’s tender skin. If the baby’s ear secretions are too much, mom and dad can use soft cotton swabs to clean the outside of the ear canal, or rub the auricle to help the cerumen discharge. If discover baby secretion many, or outflow liquid secretion, or secretion has stink, need to take baby to see a doctor.
5. Ear infection
In the cause of children pulling their ears, parents need to be most alert to ear infections, such as otitis media. For children, because the eustachian tube is wide, short and straight, the physiological stenosis has not been formed, the tube is close to the horizontal position, and the opening end of the nasopharynx of the eustachian tube is almost flat with the nose bottom. When the upper respiratory tract is infected, the bacteria in the nasopharynx are more likely to enter the middle ear along this way and cause otitis media. In addition, when the upper respiratory tract is infected, the nasal mucosa and the nasopharynx mucosa will swell and become congested, and even cause the stenosis or obstruction of the eustachian tube, and the inflammation will invade the middle ear along the eustachian tube, which may also lead to the occurrence of otitis media.
6. Eczema of external auditory canal
Eczema of the outer ear is a kind of allergic skin superficial inflammatory reaction of the auricle, the outer ear canal and the surrounding skin. It is common in babies with allergic constitution. Because of the itchy and fidgety skin of the outer ear, the babies are shaking their heads and pulling their ears. Some children come to the hospital for treatment because of the secondary infection after scratching. Therefore, when mom and dad find eczema on the baby’s face or other places, and shaking their heads and pulling their ears, they should take the baby to the hospital for examination, and apply local anti allergy drugs under the guidance of the doctor.
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