What’s wrong with babies who always rub their eyes and scratch their ears?

Babies always rubbing their eyes and scratching their ears may be sleepy, or the ear canal has more cerumen, or it may be caused by ear diseases, such as otitis media. 1. Sleepy: When babies are sleepy and want to sleep, they will unconsciously rub their eyes and scratch their ears. Parents can put the baby on the bed, gently pat the baby, the baby will soon go to sleep. 2. cerumen in the ear canal: cerumen is also known as earwax, excessive cerumen in the ear canal will block the baby’s ears, which may cause ear pain and hearing loss, and the baby may feel a foreign body in the ear and the discomfort produced by the ear may make the baby rub his eyes and scratch his ears at the same time. 3. Otitis media: Inflammation of the baby’s middle ear can easily lead to pain in the baby’s ear, and some babies may also have fever and discharge pus from the ear. Babies will rub their eyes and scratch their ears to show their discomfort. If your baby rubs his eyes and scratches his ears more frequently, it is recommended that you take your baby to the hospital for a checkup, make a clear diagnosis, and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.