Infants scratching their ears and head may be caused by excessive sweating, or by other causes such as eczema, vitamin D deficiency rickets, and prickly heat.
1. Excessive sweating: If the infant is in a hot environment for a long time or if the infant wears more clothes, it may lead to excessive sweating in the head and ear area. If the sweat irritates the head and ears, the infant may feel uncomfortable, at which time he/she will relieve the discomfort by scratching the ears and head.
2. Eczema: Eczema occurs in exposed areas such as the ears, face, and head, and may manifest itself in small blisters, pimples, papules, and itching. If eczema appears on the ears and head of infants, patients may scratch the ears and head to relieve the discomfort.
3. Nutritional vitamin D deficiency rickets: it may be caused by insufficient sunlight, insufficient vitamin D intake, and excessive growth rate of infants. The patient will appear square skull, funnel chest, irritability, crying and other manifestations, as well as sweaty irritation of the head and ears and other symptoms, may be through scratching the ears and head to relieve the discomfort caused by sweating.
4. Other: infants scratching ears and head and other manifestations are also considered to be prickly heat, insect bite dermatitis and other causes.
Infants scratching their ears and heads may also have other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.