An Ear infection, also
called as otitis media, is the most common cause of earaches.
Although this is a frequent cause of infant distress and is often
associated with children, it can also affect adults.
Ear infections are said
to be the second most common type of infection among babies and
toddlers. An ear infection happens when excess fluid gets trapped in
the ear leading to a bacterial or viral attack.
Ear infections can cause
excessive pain, irritation and other symptoms in the baby. The common
symptoms that could indicate an ear infection are as follows:
1 Irritability: Mood
changes and irritability in babies can happen due to a number of
reasons. Ear infection can be a probable cause.
2 Loss
of appetite: This is the most common sign of an
ear infection alongside irritability. Often babies who suffer with an
ear infection might refuse a feed either at the breast or the bottle.
3 Uncontrolled crying: Ear infection can at times give rise to acute pains. So this leads to uncontrolled crying of babies. sharp shrill pitch sent out while crying it can indicate a need for more attention. So many other reasons are also there.
4 Flu like symptoms: The most common cause for an ear infection is common cold and cough. Seasonal cold can at times make the Eustachian tube swell and lead to fluid accumulation. Bacterial infection in this fluid can lead to infection of the ear and give rise to mild or moderate fever or other similar symptoms.
5 Pain and pus in the ears: The two most obvious symptoms of ear infection are pain and
pus.
6 Sleep disturbance: deep
pain causes disturbance for sleep.
7 Tugging of the ears:
Babies often tug their ears or keep pulling them for a number of
reasons and one of them is due to pain following an ear infection.
This is a mechanism that a baby adapts to self soothe from pain or
irritation in the ear due to a probable ear infection.
8 Diarrhea and vomiting:
The bacteria that cause infection in the ears can at times also upset
the GI tract of the babies thereby leading to diarrhea and vomiting.
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