What to do if your baby has a sore ear?Teach you how to care for otitis externa

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-01-30

Earache in babies is a common problem, and parents often feel anxious and helpless when faced with this situation. In fact, a baby's earache can be caused by otitis externa. Otitis externa refers to inflammation of the external auditory canal** and mucous membranes, which manifests as redness, swelling, pain and other symptoms. For baby earache, parents can take the following measures to take care of:

Keep the ear canal clean: Use a clean cotton swab to gently clean the secretions around your baby's ear canal opening to avoid irritating the ear canal. Never insert a cotton swab deep into the ear canal to avoid damaging the mucosa of the ear canal.

Maintain indoor air humidity: A dry environment can easily lead to desquamation and inflammation of the external auditory canal**. Parents can use humidifiers and other methods to keep the indoor humidity at about 50%.

Avoid colds: Colds are a common cause of otitis externa. Parents should pay attention to keeping their babies warm, strengthening outdoor exercise, enhancing physical fitness, and preventing colds.

Observe the changes in the condition: pay close attention to the symptoms of the baby's earache, such as the pain continues or worsens, accompanied by fever, vomiting and other systemic symptoms, you should seek medical attention in time.

Consultation and**: Under the guidance of the doctor, according to the baby's condition**.

Diet: Keep your baby eating a balanced diet, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, avoid allergic foods, and enhance immunity.

Parents should closely observe the baby's physical condition in daily life, and seek medical attention in time if problems are found. Through the above nursing measures, it helps to relieve the pain caused by the baby's otitis externa and promote the condition**. At the same time, parents should also strengthen the baby's health care to prevent the occurrence of colds and other diseases, and reduce the incidence of otitis externa. Harbin Dongzhu Medical Equipment Distribution *** specializes in the production of such related products, and you can consult if you have a demand.

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