Usually there is no fastest way to stop earache on one side of a child’s ear. Earache on one side of the ear may be related to trauma, cerumen impaction, acute otitis media, boils on the external auditory canal and other factors, and the patient can be relieved through general treatment, medication, surgery and other ways.
1. Trauma: Trauma may cause ear pain. If skin lesions are present, sterilize the ear with iodine povidone and other disinfecting treatments; if no skin lesions are present, cold compresses can be applied to relieve the pain, and ibuprofen can be taken to treat the pain if it is more serious.
2. Cerumen impaction: For patients with earache caused by cerumen impaction, they can go to the hospital to remove the cerumen directly under the operation of the doctor, or remove the cerumen blocks through suction and rinsing after softening. For patients with deep cerumen that is difficult to remove or with poor cooperation, they can be cleaned up with the assistance of an otoscope after sufficiently softening the cerumen to relieve the symptoms of ear pain.
3. Acute otitis media: patients can use antibiotics such as erythromycin and cefuroxime under the guidance of doctors; if the condition is serious and the conservative treatment is not effective, surgical treatment can be carried out.
4. External ear canal boils: patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use topical medications, such as ichthyol ointment, tincture of iodine, mupirocin ointment, etc.; antibiotic drugs, such as cephalexin, etc., for treatment, has been pus broken boils, can be considered to incise the drainage of pus treatment.
There may be other reasons why a child’s ear hurts on one side, so it is recommended to consult a doctor in time and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.