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Acute pain in a child’s ear: how to treat. Video
Ears are weak points in babies. Any ARVI can give a complication, causing otitis media. And to understand that it is the ear that hurts is quite difficult. Especially when the child still does not know how to speak and cannot say where “bo-bo” is.
Childhood diseases – how to understand that it is the ear that hurts
Babies very often suffer from ear pain. Usually such symptoms are caused by adenovirus, a fairly common and highly contagious disease. It is very easy to understand that a child is sick. His temperature rises sharply, sometimes vomiting begins. Then there is a discharge in one or two eyes. The amount of pus increases every day. Ear pain appears on the second or third day. The kid becomes restless, rubs his ears, constantly wakes up, turns his head from side to side. If you see these symptoms, give your child pain relievers and call a doctor. Antipyretic should be given only if the temperature has risen above 38,5 degrees.
ARVI and ARI can provoke otitis media. It is also common for children who dive a lot in cold water. The symptoms of otitis media are a sharp headache, pain in the ear. Often accompanied by fever. The doctor will prescribe to the child drugs that treat otitis media, and also advise the patient’s regimen.
When treating ear pain, follow the dosage of medication and do not interrupt medication, even if symptoms have subsided or disappeared
Sometimes ear pain can be caused by an insect trapped in it. Do not try to pull it out yourself or drip oil, alcohol, etc. into the ear canal. If you suspect an insect in your baby’s ear, immediately contact a surgeon or emergency room.
How to quickly relieve ear pain with folk remedies
Folk remedies for the treatment of serious diseases such as otitis media must be accompanied by drug support.
In addition to the treatment prescribed by the doctor, folk remedies can be used to alleviate the baby’s condition. The first is alcohol lotions. They can be used if the doctor advised to warm up the ears.
They are done like this:
- take cheesecloth and wrap a ball of cotton wool in it
- place a dry handkerchief folded in four over the ear
- place a lotion soaked in medical alcohol on it
- secure the compress with an elastic bandage (you can tie a warm downy shawl on top)
You need to hold the compress for thirty to forty minutes. If the baby feels a strong burning sensation, place another layer in the form of a handkerchief.
With purulent inflammation, the baby’s ears can be wiped with a cotton swab dipped in a decoction of wild rose, chamomile, bay leaf. But all these procedures must be agreed with the doctor.
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