Relief for children who can’t sleep with ear pain varies depending on the cause, and possible causes of ear pain in children include: otitis externa, acute otitis media, and others. Common treatments include: oral medication, applying medication, using ear drops, and surgery if necessary.
1. Otitis externa: first use iodophor to disinfect, then take oral cephalosporin antibiotics or apply antibiotic ointment, such as erythromycin ointment. Usually pay attention to the dryness and cleanliness of the ear canal, do not often pull out the ear.
2. Acute otitis media: Acute otitis media is mostly caused by bacterial infections, which can be treated with oral or intravenous antibiotics, such as cephalosporins or penicillin antibiotics. If medication is ineffective, or mastoiditis occurs as well as the pus can not be discharged, then surgical treatment is required.
There may be other reasons why a child’s ear hurts and he can’t sleep, so it is recommended that you go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or therapy. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor.