Ear discharge in children, also known as ear rot, usually occurs after a child has rhinitis, pharyngitis passes into the ear through the eustach tube. Without timely treatment, children are very likely to face many dangerous complications.
1 / Causes of a discharge of purulent ear in children
Latex discharge can be recognized as a sign that a child has otitis media. Usually, young ears appear pus and water after 5-7 days of continuous runny nose.
Accurate identification of otitis media in children Middle ear infections in children are a common illness that often occurs in young children. The disease not only makes the baby sore, reduces hearing ability but also affects the baby's sleep at night. Mother have understood this disease yet?
The cause of ear disease in children is quite difficult to recognize, sometimes stemming from a viral fever, flu or sore throat, sinusitis, respiratory tract inflammation,…. Therefore, mothers should not ignore and monitor any abnormal signs when taking care of the child .
When taking care of the baby, the mother must not ignore the unusual signs
2 / Child's symptom of a discharge of pus
The characteristic symptom of the disease is purulent or thin, yellow, green or gray colored pus, sometimes mixed with blood. The disease is often accompanied by tinnitus, hearing loss, dizziness, loss of balance. If the disease lasts for a long time, the child's hearing loss will worsen.
3 / Complications of purulent ear disease
When the disease is detected early, the doctor will order the child to have an incision of the eardrum. With good treatment momentum, the eardrum opening due to the incision sealed within 2 weeks. However, if the eardrum is not removed in time, the eardrum appears punctured in any position, the stagnation of pus can cause dangerous complications.
Most worrying to mention complications in the brain region such as meningitis, brain abscesses, epidural abscesses ... Only a little delay in the cure, the risk of death is very high.
4 / Take care of your baby's ear discharge
- Do not arbitrarily buy antibiotics, ear drops for treatment for children. Instead, the mother should follow the prescription of a specialist.
Clean your baby's ears every day with an antiseptic solution prescribed by your doctor.
-Do not let water fall into the child's ears while bathing.
-Do not use a cotton swab to forcefully poke the child's ear to avoid scratching or injuring the inside, worsening the infection.
5 / How to prevent ear disease?
-When your child has a runny nose , don't let him blow his nose by covering his nostrils. Instead, cover one side, open one side to drain fluid.
-Children with sinusitis should be completely treated to swim.
- Give your baby a VA curettage or tonsillectomy if he or she often has recurrent ear infections due to measles, flu or typhoid.
-Regularly let children go to regular health checkups to detect and treat ear diseases in time.
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