Earache the child left, right, shoots, laid inside, severe pain when swallowing, colds. Reasons to do than be treated at home

The symptoms of earaches in children under 3 years of age need to know every parent. At this age, a child can not explain exactly what he was alarmed. Also, you should know how to behave in this situation and be able to provide first aid.

The causes of pain in the ear

To eliminate the pain, you need to find out the reason of its occurrence. It is necessary to note that a child worried or what he was doing in the last days. Pain may be caused as the water hitting the ears and be the result of disease.

External factors

Earache the child is most often due to external reasons.

Specialists in the first place, look at the following reasons:

• water penetration into the ear canal. This can happen when bathing in the bath or pool. The probability of occurrence of a pain in the ear increases when the water was cold, dirty or child after water treatment immediately went out into the cool and windy weather;
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• possible penetration into the ear of a small object. Kids love poking small Circuits in the nose, mouth and ears;
• injury to the ear canal. Pain can cause the bursting of the balloon close, too loud or flight;
• accumulation of excess sulfur by weight in the ear;
• the baby was without a hat outdoors in windy or cold weather;
• getting breast milk or formula into the auditory canal when feeding supine;
• inflammation of the small scratches or the formation of pustules, the reason for their appearance may be incorrect handling ears or insect bite;
• entering fungal infections (with water from the river or pool);
• otitis caused by external factors;
• total supercooling whole organism.

External factors normally do not pass unnoticed parent. If the baby is bathed, and the next day complaining of pain in the eye, then most likely, it is exposed to water. Perhaps her door prevents cerumen impaction. To find out the cause of the external earaches can without consulting Laurent, but the treatments and accurate diagnosis can only make a specialist.

internal causes

If the cause of the pain was the internal cause, then it will be able to identify only ENT. Since this will require a more complete examination of the child, the presence of the disease with the appropriate symptom.

Pain in the ear passage can be caused by:

• rhinitis is the most common cause of pain in children to school. Since mucus from the nasal passage can easily flow into the ear canal and cause inflammation;
• inflammation caused by an infectious disease;
• toothache and headache can give to the ear;
• auditory nerve damage;
• tumor development;
• disease nearby organs (nose, eyes, throat) and receptacles;
• circulatory disorders of the brain;
• high blood pressure, caused by pathology;
• adenoids, enlarged on the background of the disease;
• fungus;
• allergic reaction;
• genetic abnormalities in the structure of the ear canal.

If the internal cause is the presence of infection or other disease. The treatment will be successful only after the disease that caused the pain in the ear. Do not start to deal with the pain on their own. Incorrectly chosen drug will not benefit and the disease can result in total deafness.

First aid for earache

Earache the child sometimes unexpectedly, at the wrong time or in the wrong place (on the road, at a party or at night), when to call the pediatrician impossible. You must be able to provide first aid to the child correctly.

But when a child is unbearable pain, with discharge and high temperature, it is not recommended to take any action, you should immediately call an ambulance. The only thing that is permitted is to give antipyretic, if the temperature is above 38 degrees.

How can you help your child at home:

1. Verify whether there is not in the ear canal of a foreign object. Maybe got a bug or toddler tucked little detail. It is not always advisable to get yourself. If the probability of an object pushing further along the channel, it is best to contact the emergency services where specialist intelligently extract the cause of the pain.
2. It is necessary to conduct a little test, a little pressure on the bottom of the ear hryaschik. If there is no pain, the child is crying and does not respond to pressing, then most likely, the pain in the ear, perhaps, so giving a toothache.
3. When the pain is bearable, but did not give the baby to sleep or distract from the game, then you can give painkillers. This can be tablets or syrups (to be discussed below). If the child is a frequent problem and there are a number of drops in the ears with analgesic effect, it is possible to drip them. You can not use untested drugs purchased without a prescription.
4. Be sure to use drops in the nose, even if there is a cold. They help reduce inflammation and help reduce pain.
5. If a baby is allergic, it is recommended to give Allergy drugs they reduce swelling.
6. Check the temperature in your baby if it is above 38 degrees, it is necessary to bring down. But the means of action will not be long until it is removed the inflammatory process.
7. The baby can be put into the ear of a cotton swab soaked in boric alcohol. But only if there is no ear discharge. Or drip 1-2 drops of warm vegetable oil.
8. Around the ear can be put alcohol compress or warm salt in the bag, made in the absence of temperature.
9. If there is a device, it is necessary to measure the pressure of the baby, perhaps it high or low, which caused pain.
10. Very young children are advised to give sedatives as tearfulness and whims only aggravate the pain symptom.
11. Do not forget to give your child to drink more fluids.

When the first aid rendered has no effect, it is necessary to call an ambulance. Sometimes the cause of the pain can be a serious disease. If the child is helped to the procedures performed and the pain is gone. Then the next day you should seem to LORu, he will find out, which caused pain and check the condition of the ear canal.

diagnosis of the disease

For a complete diagnosis of pain in the ear is necessary to see a specialist. Sometimes it is enough visual inspection and the information that the child was concerned, and what he did before the onset of pain. If the cause is not established, it is assigned a full inspection with the passage of X-rays and tests are dealt.

A preliminary diagnosis can be carried out at home. It is desirable to conduct both parents. One firmly fixes head kid, so it does not happen any sudden movements that can injure the ear during the inspection. The second is to examine.

Required ear canal is examined for the presence of a foreign object or insect bite marks. In this case, the tab starts inflamed and red (and possibly bluer). With this inspection you can see the presence of pus or a sulfur excess. This means the need to visit Lore soon.

If a child has only a pain, other symptoms are absent, it is possible to pressure the baby has changed. It is particularly necessary to pay attention if the child has previously been pressure surges.

pain should be excluded from the adjacent organs, often headache, toothache, extending to the ear. To do this, you can put pressure on the bottom hryaschik eye or ear lobe delay, if the pain is not marked, it means that the cause is not in the ear.

In the presence of the fungus in the ear appears peeling, itching and white film. Without clarifying the type of pathogen, the specialist can not prescribe treatment. The disease can occur without raising the temperature.

When the cause of pain is an inflammatory process, the temperature is rapidly growing and is kept at high elevations, knocking lends itself heavily. If the temperature can be reduced, the effect lasts long. Swallowing there is a strong pain.

Parents should remember that pain can occur after air travel. If feelings were after the flight, it was possible to damage the membrane.

It is necessary to pay attention to the duration and frequency of painful symptoms. They appear suddenly, or that something precedes. How quickly relieves pain and for how long. All previous events and the nature of the pain to be told Laura it would be more accurate and faster diagnosis.

treatment with drugs

Treatment for pain in the ear appoints ENT. To start taking medication alone, without examination and diagnosis, it is dangerous, especially in a child up to a year. If the disease progresses to severe pain, high fever, a discharge from the ear, the child is hospitalized.

Also, the hospital treated children up to 12 months. They temperature strays seriously and observe the time between treatments (instillation in ears, pills, physiotherapy).

To eliminate the pain in the ear ENT appoints:

1. Analgesics and decreasing temperature.
2. Drops in the ears to fight the pathogen and reduce inflammation in the ear.
3. Nasal drops are needed, even if there is no discharge from the nose.
4. If the pain is caused by an infection, the prescribers with the content of antibiotics, it can be pills and drops in his ears.
5. Upon the occurrence of relief, or if there is no temperature, then use hot compress.

To eliminate the pain can be used and national recipes, but they are also discussed with the doctor. Further, all prescribe drugs and procedures will be discussed in more detail.

Analgesic and antipyretic

More than 60% of cases when earache is very strong and is accompanied by fever. So first of all, the means will be spelled out, get rid of the pain and fever. Kids better acquire funds in the form of syrups. They are more palatable and easier to dose the child.

drug Name	What form is produced	Why appoint	How to use	notes
Paracetamol	Tablets and Syrup	Well it relieves pain and lowers the temperature	Per day can be taken no more than 4 times, a single dosage prescribed by the physician. Since you need to take into account the weight of the child and the severity of the disease	It can not cope with severe pain and very high fever
ibuprofen	The tablets, suspensions, suppositories	It relieves pain and reduces the temperature	The dosage and treatment appoints ENT. Suitable for the treatment of not more than 20 days. Dosing frequency to 3-4 times a day	It is effective for all types of pain, reduces fever well. It is necessary to check for drug contraindications
Nurofen	Tablets, suppositories, syrup, gel	Removal of pain in the ear and decreased heat	Between the administration of the drug must be strictly maintain the 6-hour interval. A single dosage of the doctor.	The effect is observed in the first 2-3 days. If there is no improvement, replace the drug
Ibuklin	Pills	For pain	The course of treatment is not more than 5 days. Dosage is indicated in the instructions or appointed doctor	Irritating to the digestive tract, it is sometimes possible negative effects on the nervous system.
analgene	The tablets, intravenous injection	It relieves pain and mild fever	The dosage may appoint a doctor	an allergic reaction to the drug may occur

If medication does not relieve the baby on the first day, it means that the drug is not suitable.

Or the reason causing the pain is quite severe and without the pain of its elimination will not work. You must immediately contact the LORu to adjust treatment.

Ear drops

Earache the child is mainly due to the inflammatory process that develops in the ear canal. To combat it effectively used ear drops. They relieve pain and eliminate the cause of its occurrence.

Before using ENT must ensure the integrity of the tympanic membrane or the presence of other contraindications. You can not use a drop of up to examination by a doctor. So as a remedy in the best case can not go, at worst can cause complications.

Drops in the ears are popular:

• otipaks. Drops reduce inflammation in the ear canal, the pain. Different duration of action. Can be used with purulent discharge from the ear, but only if no violation of the integrity of the membrane. May cause allergic reactions. You can not use a drop of more than 10 days. If you do not improve, then selected analogue;
• anauran. Drops of painkillers and reduce inflammation, promote the resorption of pus. Eliminate the inflammation pathogens. Can not be used if damaged eardrum and in conjunction with antibiotics. When using sometimes marked itch in the ear passage;
• Neladex. Destroy pathogens, reduces inflammation. Approved for use after 12 years. Together recommended antifungal drops since Neladex can provoke fungus in the ear;
• miramidez. The basis of the drops is miramistin. He is struggling with the causative agent of the inflammation and pain. Has only local effect, is not absorbed into the bloodstream. It does not help to get rid of the pain, which is a net drops;
• otinum. Drops reduce pain, fighting with inflammation and its agent. With droplets can be purified from the ear canal tube. Allowed to use the drops for children over 12 months. The treatment course up to 10 days.

As a child and the cause of the cause pain, ENT can pick and another drug. It is important to not only bury the prescribed remedy, but also carry out the procedure properly. Drops should be warm. After instillation means the child should still 15-30 seconds to lie down on her side.

Even if it hurts 1-ear, it is recommended to bury the drug in the healthy ear canal for prophylaxis. If no improvement, it is not the third day of the ENT could change the drug.

Vasoconstrictor nasal preparations

Children of preschool age ear and nasal passages are arranged differently than in adults. They are wider, so the infection rapidly flows from the nose to the ear and back. If you feel pain in the ear recommended immediately begin to dig into the nose decongestants. They will help reduce swelling and protect the nasal passages from getting an infection of the ear.

Which drops are appointed often:

• Sanorin for children aged 15 years and sanorinchik for children from 1 year. Allowed to use a drop of no more than 3 times a day for no longer than 7 days;
• tizin. It requires a pre-treatment of the nasal passages. Approved for use after 6 years. Means necessary to dig up to 2 times per day. The treatment assigns ENT;
• Protargolum. The drug is made to order, the shelf life of up to 2 weeks. Drops of great help to get rid of the residual cold. Finally clears the nasal mucosa of the residual emissions. Drops can also dig in and into the ear canal, but after consultation with LORom;
• vibrotsil. Allowed to use with children 12 months to 4 drops per day for 7 days. Depending on the age of the dosage varies;
• Otrivin. Well removes accountability in the nasal passages. It is allowed only from 12 years. It helps in fighting inflammation in the ear canal. But if the process takes place in the inner ear, the drops are contraindicated.

It is important to find the right drop on the child's age and not to break the time interval. After prolonged use can be addictive, and will not be the desired effect.

antibiotics

When the pain in the ear caused by an infection or a complication of an infectious disease, the ENT to prescribe antibiotics. They destroy the causative agent of the inflammatory process, the effectiveness of treatment is accelerated. For the treatment of pain in the ear canal used antibiotics discussed below:

1. Penicillin group.

These antibiotics are safer and help fight the pathogen at the initial stage of the disease:

• amoxicillin;
• augmentin;
• amoxiclav.

Drugs group penicillin can be administered to children from birth. It is necessary to accurately calculate the dosage by weight and not violate the time interval between doses.

2. Cephalosporins. Unlike penicillin that drugs are more effective and have fewer side effects. It is allowed to use for the treatment of children.

They are an excellent analog for people who have an allergic reaction to penicillin:

• ceftriaxone;
• supraks;
• Zinnat;
• tsiprolet.

These types of antibiotics are produced in a variety of forms, and may also be part of the ear drops. Therefore it is important to complete the treatment prescribed ENT. Accidental overdose antibiotic could harm child's body.

3. macrolides. Modern and effective antibiotics. Destroy almost all known pathogens.

The course of treatment and dosage appointed LORom:

• sumamed;
• klatsid.

In the appointment of an antibiotic, ENT considers what caused the pain and infection to which treatment is most effective in the treatment. It takes into account the patient's condition. If this baby or the patient severely immunocompromised, there shall be more sparing drugs (for the body, not to infection).

Warm compresses and

Earache and the child process is not accompanied by temperature and discharge, for the treatment of pain and inflammation help compresses.

They improve blood flow, the blood removes toxic decomposition products formed during inflammation. Fresh blood delivers oxygen, and antibodies to fight infection. It accelerates tissue repair.

Popular packs:

1. To reduce the pain using a compress with vodka. To do this, gauze folded into 3-4 layers and cut a hole in it for the ear. Her soaked in vodka (for small children it should be diluted with water in the ratio 1: 1). compress temperature should not be higher than 38 degrees. The gauze is applied to the affected ear, and on top of polyethylene (with a hole for the ear). Atop layer superimposed wool. Compress is intact. You can cap or bandage. Clean through 7 hours.
2. Salt can be carried out warming. To do this, it needs to be warmed up and put in a linen bag. compress temperature must not exceed 50 degrees. Applying to the patient ear by not more than 20 minutes. Before the procedure can be put into the auditory canal cotton swab moistened with boric alcohol.
3. For heating ear can use the heat of the blue lamp. The main thing during the procedure to comply with the correct distance between the ear and the lamp. It is necessary to feel the warmth, but did not burn. Warming lasts no more than 25 minutes. During the day, the procedure must be repeated up to 4 times.
4. Warm ear can be boiled egg. To do this, you need to cook it until tender, not cool, and immediately wrapped in a soft cloth. The egg must not burn. When the temperature is reduced, can gradually expand the tissue layers. Duration of the procedure is the same as when warming salt.

After a compress should be worn on the head of a thin cap. Do not go outside (even in summer) for 4 hours. If you compress has brought improvements, it is necessary to trace the reactions after the second procedure. When the changes are not observed, or conversely, the condition worsens, you should immediately go to the hospital.

Traditional recipes for pain

Traditional recipes are popular for eliminating pain symptoms in the ear. They have a rapid effect and have no side effects. Traditional recipes are recommended in most cases to provide first aid when a pain.

Recipes, proven over the years:

• oil best suited almond, be heated over the steam and instill 1-2 drops in the affected ear. To improve the state can dig up to 3 times a day. Ear plug after the treatment for 15 minutes with cotton;
• aloe juice diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 3, a cotton swab dipped in it and is inserted into the ear. Hold at least 40 min. The procedure may be carried out up to 3 times a day;
• beet (peel width 3-5 cm) boiled in water (100ml) and honey (20 g). It is used as a compress. It is important to cool the peel, so it does not burn, well fix and do not clean up 35 min;
• 5 g honey, 5 ml of water and 5 ml of propolis tincture mix. Instilled into the ears to 3 times per day in the form of heat. Possible after instillation of the ear plug the fleece;
• juice from the onions can also be used for burrowing. It is well disinfects and relieves pain;
• by means of hydrogen peroxide can clean the ear canal of pus or other secretions. 40 ml of warm water required peroxide 25 drops. The resulting solution was divided in half and buried in each ear alternately. The solution was kept in the ear up to 7-10 min and an inclination of the head is removed. Ear canal wiped dry.

Traditional recipes can relieve pain at the sudden appearance of it, but the main treatment takes place under the supervision of medication and ENT. Do not forget about the likelihood of an allergic reaction, so by all means do not need to test the side effects. It suffices to apply the tool at the wrist for 10 min.

What can be done?

Parents are important to not only know what to do with the appearance of pain in the ear and the child, but also to know what measures it is not necessary to take, otherwise the baby will be harmed.

What is prohibited:

• embarking on self-medication, especially drugs, as part of which there are antibiotics;
• instilled into the ear canal before inspection LORom drops, since there may be damage to the tympanic membrane. As a result of action of the drug will affect the hearing of the baby;
• clean the affected ear or try to yourself to get the tweezers small object;
• compresses or other warming procedure even at a temperature of 37 degrees;
• can not bathe the baby and go to the bath.

If suddenly ached ear of the baby on the road or at night, before starting to provide first aid, it is necessary to check the condition of the child, try to find out the cause of pain. Only then you can remove the pain. I am sure the next day to visit Lore.

Author: Svetlana Kotlyachkova

Registration of the article: Vladimir the Great

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