What’s wrong with babies shaking their heads and scratching their ears? Your baby’s inner ear is unevenly developed and the balance receptors are not well developed. Babies feel uncomfortable in their ears, as if there is something there, so they like to shake their heads and scratch their ears with their hands. Solutions: As your baby grows up, there is usually relief by the time your baby is half or one year old, and basic recovery after 2 or 3 years old. 1. Massage the ears Parents use two hands to pinch one ear each, thumb and index finger gently pinch and press the baby’s ears, along the ear wheel to the ear screen, can relieve the baby’s discomfort. 2. Take your baby to play Games such as swivel chairs and swings can promote the development of your baby’s inner ear and establish a sense of balance. Older babies can be taken by parents to exercise in the games and pay attention to safety. 3. Take care when taking your baby in the car Take your baby in the car, drive smoothly and try to avoid slamming on the brakes, throttle and fast turns. Some children, because of ear discomfort, vertigo and foreign body sensation, are prone to crying and even vomiting while riding in the car, parents should not force their children to ride in the car. What should I do if my baby is pulling his ears and has a fever? Some babies have fever when they are teething, and at the same time, they like to pull their ears to relieve the discomfort of teething. Solutions: 1. Take your baby’s temperature, but if your baby has a fever caused by teething, it usually does not exceed 38°C. You do not need to give your baby fever-reducing medicine. 2.Check the mouth Use a small spoon, gently press the baby’s tongue, check the baby’s mouth, whether there is a new growth of milk teeth, in addition to teething baby’s saliva is more. 3, massage the gums After parents wash their hands, they can wrap a moist gauze around their index finger and give the baby a gentle massage of the gums (teething sub) to ease the discomfort of teething. You can also give your baby gum, or teething cookies, and let your baby bite them to achieve the purpose of massaging the gums and relieving toothache. What’s wrong with your baby pulling his ears all the time after a cold? Your baby’s oropharynx and ears are connected by the eustachian tube, which is short and straight. Therefore, when the throat is infected, such as after a cold or throat inflammation, bacteria or viruses can follow the eustachian tube and infect your baby’s ears, causing otitis media. Solution: Take your baby’s ear temperature bilaterally. Use an ear thermometer to measure the temperature of both ears, which is fast, takes a few seconds and does not harm the baby. If the difference between your baby’s two ear temperatures is more than 0.5 degrees, your child is likely to have otitis media, and the one with the higher temperature may have otitis media. What’s wrong with the yellow water coming out of the baby’s ear? Your baby’s ears are running yellow, but the water that comes out doesn’t smell bad, your baby doesn’t have a fever, and he or she doesn’t scratch his or her ears. This kind of discharge is medically called oily cerumen. This is what we call “earwax” or “earworms” in common parlance. In most people, the cerumen is a yellow sticky substance that dries naturally to form “earwax”, which is dry; in a few people, the cerumen is brownish-yellow mucus-like, which does not dry easily into pieces. “It is not an inflammation of the middle ear. Solutions: 1. Check the ear canal every day. Check your baby’s ear canal every day, and if there is running water, gently wipe it dry. If it is clean, there is no need to wipe it. 2.Wipe after bathing It is easy to get water in the baby’s ear after bathing. Parents can use a cotton ball to put it at the mouth of the ear canal to suck out the water that comes into the ear. 3.Clean up after spitting up When babies are lying down, the spit-up fluid tends to flow into the ears and form crusts with the secretions. Therefore, it is important to wipe your baby clean after spitting up. If there is milk flowing into the ear canal, you should also wipe it clean with a cotton stick. What is the cause of the buzzing in the baby’s ears? If your baby says that there is a buzzing sound in the ear, but there is no fever or pain, the most likely cause is a blocked ear stone. Otolith formation is related to the normal secretions in the ear itself. If your baby has ever had an ear infection, such as otitis media, it is also easy to form an otolith. Solution: Take your child to the ENT department of the hospital for consultation and treatment. The treatment for otoliths is: 1. Ear drops to soften the otoliths for 3-5 days 2. ENT doctor, using an otoscope and forceps for ear examination to remove the otoliths.