What should I do if my newborn ears get water?

After the baby's ears are watered, they should be cleaned in time, and the following provides several treatment methods after the ears are watered.

Vacuum drainage: You can pick up the baby and put it on the lap first, the baby should lie on his side, and at the same time let the ear of the water go down;

Pulling: You can gently pull the baby's earlobe, and at the same time tilt the baby's head down to the shoulder, borrowing gravity, so that the water flows down from the external ear canal;

3.Hot compress: Let the baby's head be tilted to one side, and then apply a warm towel to the baby's outer ear, which is conducive to drainage;

4.Use soft cotton balls to absorb water: Slowly and gently put the soft cotton ball into your baby's ears and rotate slightly, and the soft cotton ball will suck the water out of the external ear canal.

It's good to dry it after taking a shower, it doesn't matter if it's normal.

After seeing the baby's ears with water, it is necessary to deal with it immediately, otherwise it will cause infection and cause otitis media, and there is a gap called the eardrum between the outer ear and the middle ear of the human body. In the middle ear cavity, there is a tube leading to the nasopharynx, medically called the Eustachian tube. In infancy, Eustachian tubes are shorter and thicker, making them more likely to cause infection.

When you know that the baby's ears are in water, first put the baby on his thighs lying on his side, so that the ears of the water are facing down, and then press the baby's ear root with the palm of his hand, and then quickly loosen it, do this action several times in a row, and the sucking will be sucked out, you can also use your fingers to gently press the baby's lips, let the baby open the mouth, and move the temporomandibular joint, so that the water into the ear will flow out of the external ear canal. After doing the above steps, fix the baby's head, use a sterilized cotton swab into the baby's ear to a depth of about 1cm and rotate it, and wipe the remaining water in the baby's ear dry. If the baby resists and resists, do not force this action to avoid injuring the eardrum in the ear, which may lead to perforation.

You can wait until your baby is asleep before wiping. Baby's ears are more common, because every day to bathe, wash hair, when the mother is not careful enough or the baby is forced to play in the water is very likely to get water into the ears, there are many children because the ears into the water when they were young did not clean up in time, resulting in hearing loss, otitis media and other ear diseases in the future, so when the baby's ears into the water should be treated with the correct method, so as not to leave trouble.

When your baby's ears are flooded, bacteria can easily enter the ear canal and cause inflammation. The most obvious symptoms of this disease are redness, swelling, pain when touching, and pain in the inner part of the ear. And in life, parents are in the bath.

A slight mistake can cause water in your baby's ears. So, what should I do if my baby's ears get water?

What to do if your baby's ears get waterZhang Chongxiao, a pediatric expert, believes that when the baby's ears are watered, the baby should be placed on his thighs lying on his side, and the ears on the side of the water should be downward, and the baby's ear root should be pressed with the palm of his hand, and then quickly released, several times in a row, to "suck" the water out; Or gently press your baby's lips with your fingers to induce him to open his mouth several times to move the temporomandibular joint and encourage water to flow out of the ear canal. Then fix the head, stick a cotton swab into the ear about 1 cm and rotate it to dry it.

When should I seek medical attention immediately? If your child has ear pain but the symptoms don't look like it's caused by water in the ear, you should take your child to the hospital as soon as possible for diagnosis. If an inner ear infection is confirmed, oral antimicrobials** must be received.

There are many benefits to letting your baby play in the water, but one potential problem that can be caused is "water in the ears". The longer your baby plays in the water, the easier it is for the ear canal to get water, and if the water is not cleared out of the ear canal in time, it may soften and swell the earwax in the ear canal, and it will also provide an opportunity for bacteria to grow, which can easily cause inflammation. Once the ear canal is inflamed, the most obvious symptoms are:

Redness, swelling of the earlobe, pain when touched, pain in the inside of the ear.

Therefore, when the mother takes the baby to play in the water, she should be especially careful, once she finds that the baby's ears are watery, you should first let the baby lie on her side on her thighs, so that the ears on the side of the water are down, and then press the baby's ear root with the palm of your hand, and then quickly loosen it, and repeat several times to "suck" the water out, you can also gently press the baby's lips with your fingers to induce it to open your mouth and move the temporomandibular joint, which also needs to be repeated several times to promote the water to flow out of the external auditory canal. Then, put a dry disinfectant cotton wool on the baby's outer ear, take it out after five minutes, and basically absorb the water in the baby's ear canal. If the baby's ear canal has symptoms of inflammation, then the mother needs to take the baby to the doctor in time and ask the doctor for professional diagnosis and treatment.

In addition to understanding the emergency treatment, it is most important to learn to prevent the baby from getting water in the ears, the mother can wear earplugs for the baby when swimming, and try not to let the water enter the baby's mouth, nose and ears when swimming. Immediately after the end, the water around the ear should be dried with a medical cotton ball. When bathing your baby, you can also press your fingers against your baby's auricle so that the pinna covers the external ear canal and prevents the bathwater from entering.

When your baby is lying down crying, wipe your baby's tears in time to prevent them from flowing into your ears.

If the baby's ears are watery, the mother does not need to worry too much and observe whether the baby is uncomfortable. If your baby is not feeling unwell, it can be treated after bathing. If there is an uncomfortable situation, it should be dealt with promptly.

The baby is soaked in amniotic fluid when it is in the mother's belly, so the time for the ears to enter the water is relatively short, and it will not cause adverse effects on the ears.

After bathing, wipe off the excess water on your baby's body, especially hair, to prevent moisture from entering the ears again. When the mother cleans the baby's ears, use a thin-tipped cotton swab and gently dry the water in the external ear canal. It is also necessary to pay more attention and movement, because the baby is relatively small and easy to move, and it is easy to hurt the baby's ears if you are not careful.

When the baby is bathing, you should use the baby's special bathtub, and you should not use the shower, because the water temperature of the shower cannot be controlled. The temperature of the baby's bath can be controlled at about 37 to 42 degrees, not too high or too low.

Put a flashlight into the baby's ear and carefully suck the water with a cotton swab while the other person grabs the child's head to prevent him from moving. At the same time, the principle of gravity is used to make the ears of the water face down, so that the water flows out of the ear canal.

You'd better go to the hospital and take the baby with the doctor to take a look at yourself, don't move it casually, because it's too young.

What should I do if my baby gets water in his ears? Many parents will choose to use cotton swabs to deal with their babies, in fact, this is a misunderstanding. Mothers don't use cotton swabs to pick their children anymore, come and see the right way to deal with it.

In addition, if the child has a foreign body in his ear, parents should not handle it without authorization, and should go to the hospital to get it as soon as possible.