Adults who are sick mostly fight it on their own first, and only go to the doctor when it’s too late. But if it is their baby is not feeling well, parents are almost always the first time to take their children to the hospital. Among the pediatric patients in the nighttime emergency department of the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) department, the sudden cry of earache in the middle of the night can be ranked almost second or third. For the doctor is commonplace, but for the first time encountered this situation for the parents, the child’s cry is really gripping the hearts of parents ah. So, the baby in the middle of the night earache in the end how is it, parents should do? A, earache causes ABCD causes baby earache for many reasons, your baby’s earache is not necessarily the same as the next door daughter, more common as follows: A acute purulent otitis media This is the most common, especially in recent days, the child is during the cold, nasal congestion, snotty nose, coughing, fever, etc. Symptoms of otitis media caused by earache is the most likely. The reason is simple: the nose and ear are directly connected, and inflammation of the nasal cavity in children is more likely to affect the middle ear than in adults. Herpetic tympanitis is common during cold and flu epidemics, but some children may not have typical cold and flu symptoms. This disease is caused by a viral infection, which quickly forms a blood bubble on the eardrum and leads to severe earache. This earache, not to mention children, can be unbearable if it occurs in an adult. C otitis externa if recently given to the child was pulled out of the ear, the ear skin caused by the damage, a day or two later may be out of the infection, swelling and lead to earache. Excessive earwax forming hard lumps, swelling in water to stimulate the external ear canal can also lead to earache, which is more common after the child swims. D. Foreign bodies in the external ear canal are relatively rare. Babies don’t know what to do with the world, and sometimes they will put some small beads and seeds into their ears, which I have personally removed from the ears of the children who have been to the clinic. The children don’t remember to tell their parents when they are done, and they get stuck in the ear causing inflammation and pain. Among the foreign bodies, there is another kind of cockroaches into the ear, which is very common in the winter in the north, there is a special article about this problem, I will not go into detail here. Second, what should parents do? In the face of crying babies, if you can quickly find a doctor to check of course the best, but in the night to find a child to see the ear of the hospital is not easy. If you can’t see a doctor for a while, how should parents deal with this tricky problem? You can refer to the following suggestions, and deal with them as appropriate. 1, the child has obvious pus nose, fever, cough and other symptoms, otitis media is the first possibility. You can temporarily give your child cold medicines in children’s dosage form (it is always easier to find a pharmacy than a doctor at night), and the choices are Aichan, Huifenin, Folcodin, and the children’s dosage form of Dalfenacin Nasal Spray. These medications do not directly treat otitis media, but they do reduce the inflammation in the nasal passages, which in turn reduces the earache. In the end, the root cause of most otitis media in children is the nasal passages, and the ultimate cure comes when the inflammation of the nasal passages is controlled. Reminder: Various forms of children’s cold medicines have age groups, so parents should always read the instructions and use the dosage according to the age and weight of the child. Self-purchase of medicines is only a last resort at night, when the daytime or if possible, or to find an otologist to deal with. An acute suppurative otitis media heals in at least a week and cannot be carried on by cold medicine alone. In addition, traditional pediatricians are seldom in a position to examine the child’s ears, so pay attention to the registered department when you visit the doctor. 2.If the child does not have obvious cold symptoms, it is difficult for parents to distinguish between B, C, and D of the above mentioned causes of earache. Before finding a doctor, you can use commonly used children’s antipyretic drugs to reduce the child’s pain, compared to Merrill Lynch, Tylenol (children’s), these two drugs in addition to the efficacy of antipyretic effect, or can be used to relieve pain. When using children’s fever-reducing drugs to relieve pain, it is also necessary to strictly follow the instructions to take, according to the age group to choose a different dose, can not arbitrarily increase the dose. Painkillers are only a temporary emergency, not a long-term solution. 3, in the absence of a clear cause of the baby’s earache, it is best not to easily to the child’s ear drops of medicine or even sesame oil. Inappropriate liquid into the ear, may in turn aggravate the earache. Baby earache has many causes, different causes, different ways of coping. In most cases, they can be treated in a timely manner and are not serious. Parents should seek medical attention as soon as possible as the best policy, and according to the advice I have provided, temporary treatment is the middle policy, while blindly dropping medicine or even sesame oil into the child’s ear is the bottom policy. Read my ABCD, choose the top, middle and bottom strategies, and hopefully your baby’s earache will be cured as soon as possible.