Newborns shaking their heads may be a normal physiological phenomenon, or it may be caused by vitamin D deficiency, otitis media and other reasons.
1. Normal physiological phenomenon: the newborn’s cerebral cortex, nervous system and other development is not yet perfect, for the body’s movement control is not good, there may be shaking head.
2. Lack of vitamin D: when newborns lack vitamin D, it is easy to increase the excitability of the cerebral cortex, which leads to night terrors, poor sleep, crying, sweating and other symptoms, and newborns may shake their heads to relieve the discomfort.
3. otitis media: otitis media can lead to pain, itching and other symptoms of discomfort in newborns, newborns may shake their heads to express discomfort.
There are many other causes of head shaking in newborns, parents need to pay attention to the newborns for timely examination and treatment.