How to know if a child's ears hurt
How to know if a child's ears hurt
Pain in the child's ear is a sufficient phenomenoncommon. The problem is that at a young age, a kid can not independently tell his parents what exactly is bothering him. Therefore, parents can understand that it's time to call a doctor, only on indirect grounds, focusing on the behavior of the child.
Instructions
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Observe the baby if he behaves restlessly, becomes more moody, shakes his head, cries, rubs his ear, perhaps, his otitis begins.
2
If the child hurts his ear, he does not sleep well,he turns, because he can not find a position in which he will feel comfortable. Softens the pain warmly, so the baby can try to squeeze the ear on the pillow.
3
The child can refuse food, as chewing and swallowing gives him pain.
4
The rise in temperature to 38-39 degrees is one of the signs of otitis. Since it is an inflammatory disease, it proceeds in an acute form.
5
In neglected cases, the child from the ear may develop a liquid of yellow-green color with or without blood splatters. The ear canal itself can turn red.
6
Otitis can occur against a background of respiratory diseases as a complication. Therefore, during this period, you need to watch the child especially carefully.
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In order to check if the ear hurts, you needlightly push the tragus - a small bump on the outer ear before entering the ear, which will cause painful sensations, and the baby will cry. But this method does not work in all cases, since otitis is not always accompanied by pain. Therefore, it is impossible to consider this method as universal.
