Frequent head shaking in infants may be related to normal unconscious reactions, calcium deficiency, eczema or a foreign body in the ear. Parents should promptly take their infants to the hospital to identify the cause and solve the problem in a targeted manner. Common causes 1. Normal unconscious reaction: Some infants shake their heads as a result of imperfect development of vestibular function and will show symptoms of shaking their heads due to poor body balance. This situation is a physiological phenomenon, as the infant’s vestibular function continues to develop, balance will become better and better, shaking head symptoms can disappear on their own, generally do not need treatment; 2, calcium deficiency: infants grow and develop quickly, the diet is relatively monotonous, vitamin D deficiency occurs when the body is in a state of calcium deficiency, resulting in plant nerve dysfunction, high neuromuscular excitability, some children will appear frequent head shaking, sweating more Symptoms; 3, eczema: infants have eczema around the head or ears, resulting in itchy skin symptoms appear, infants will express discomfort by shaking their heads frequently because they feel uncomfortable and will not scratch; 4, foreign bodies in the ears: infants will also express discomfort by shaking their heads frequently if there is cerumen accumulation in the external ear canal or if there are small flying insects flying in, resulting in ear discomfort. Treatment 1. Parents can take their infants to the hospital for vitamin D and trace element testing and give them oral cod liver oil, calcium carbonate granules, and calcium gluconate oral solution under doctor’s guidance to supplement vitamin D and calcium. 2. For infants infected with eczema, parents should pay attention to bathing their infants with lukewarm water every day and not using soap or body wash. Topical glucocorticoids should be used to control symptoms under the guidance of a doctor. Some infants with infections can be treated with topical antibiotic ointments, such as fusidic acid cream and mupirocin ointment. 3. When infants have cerumen or other foreign bodies in their ears, parents should not blindly use cotton swabs to pull out their ears to avoid ear injuries. If the ear is blocked by too much cerumen, you can use oxyfloxacin ear drops or sodium bicarbonate solution to soften the cerumen and then clean it up under the guidance of a doctor.