Baby always scratching the ear may be excessive sweating, ear water and other physiological factors, may also be the outer ear eczema, the external ear canal foreign body, as well as insect bite dermatitis and other factors.
1. Physiological phenomenon: if the baby’s ear area sweating more may produce local skin irritation, this time the baby will relieve the discomfort by scratching the ear. In addition, the baby’s ear water will also promote the discharge of water in the ear canal by scratching the ear.
2. Eczema of the outer ear: the etiology of eczema of the outer ear is not clear, and is considered to be related to mental factors, neurological dysfunction, endocrine disorders and other factors. Patients will have local itching, burning sensation, irritability, pimples, small blisters and other symptoms. If the patient’s ears appear external ear eczema, he or she will scratch the ears to relieve itching and other discomforts.
3. Foreign bodies in the external auditory canal: Foreign bodies in the external auditory canal may be caused by small objects, insects and other foreign bodies entering the ear. Patients will experience severe ear pain, noise, ear stuffiness, hearing loss and other symptoms. Therefore, patients with foreign bodies in the external auditory canal will also relieve their symptoms by scratching their ears.
4. Others: babies always scratching their ears may also be caused by insect-bite dermatitis, cerumen embolism, otitis externa and so on.
Babies always scratch their ears, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.