Infant ear odor is usually caused by physiological conditions such as not paying attention to ear hygiene, and pathological conditions such as infant eczema and otitis media.
1. Physiological conditions: Infant ear cerumen gland secretion, dirty water into the ear when washing hair, spitting up milk into the ear, etc., parents did not clean the baby’s ear in time, usually do not pay attention to the baby’s ear hygiene, may lead to the emergence of smelly ears.
2. Pathological conditions: if the baby eczema appeared in the ear area, resulting in the ear secretion of thick secretions, if not cleaned up in time, there may be ear odor; due to bacterial infections caused by otitis media usually make the ear pus, if not cleaned up in time, there will also be a smelly ear.
There may be other reasons for smelly ears in infants, so it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for a complete examination to clarify the cause with the help of the doctor.