What is the reason why babies often scratch their ears?

There may be several reasons why babies often scratch their ears;

1. I just discovered the ear, which is very novel.

This often happens to younger children, especially those under the age of one. As soon as they found out that they had ears on their heads, they were very curious and always wanted to touch it or tug on it. At this time, the baby is very happy to pull the ears, parents can observe the child's emotions, if the child does not have irritability or uncomfortable expression, there is no need to worry too much, because this is a normal phenomenon caused by curiosity, and slowly will not do it often.

2. The ears are in the stuff.

Mosquitoes are always rampant in summer, and if children go to places such as grass or vegetable gardens, small insects can easily fly into children's ears. Moreover, children before the age of three are more curious and hands-on, and they often do some seemingly unreasonable actions, such as stuffing some small objects into their ears. When these foreign objects get into the child's ears, it will be very uncomfortable, and the child will want to get these things out, so he will keep scratching the ears.

When a foreign body enters the child's ear, parents should not take things indiscriminately, but should take the child to the hospital to let the doctor get it out, otherwise the child's ear will be injured.

3. Water in the ears.

In summer, children like to swim, and parents will often bathe their children, in which case children's ears are easy to get into the water. When a child's ear gets into the water, the child will feel uncomfortable and will keep pulling the ear, which usually happens after swimming and bathing, and parents can distinguish between it. If your child's ear gets into the water, turn the ear that got into the water outwards and shake it down a few times so that the water can come out.

If the child's ears are already in symptoms of inflammation and water enters, then you have to go to the hospital to deal with it and do a good job of anti-inflammatory.

4. When extracting teeth, treat sore gums as earache.

When the child is teething, in addition to fever, he will also feel that his gums are swollen and painful, and the whole person will be very irritable. Some children think that their gums are swollen and sore and keep scratching their ears with their hands to relieve the pain. Parents can recall whether their ears are moving all the time when their children are teething, and if they keep moving, it may be the reason.

5. Ear inflammation.

Between the ages of six months and three years, it is a period when children are more likely to get otitis media. Otitis media can cause ear pain in children, and other symptoms besides ear pain can be like a cold, and hearing will also be affected. If the baby is still unable to speak and express his feelings, start to observe whether the child is swallowing, that is, when the child is drinking milk or water, whether the mood will be more unstable, because when the swallowing action is done with otitis media, the ear will be more painful.

If your child keeps scratching his ears, don't blindly think that this is caused by the baby's curiosity, because there may be a disease behind it. Parents should be responsible for their children's health and should find out the reasons behind it, so that they can be more assured and their children will be comfortable.

Generally, it is because there is earwax in the ear, which makes the ear feel more itchy, so the baby will often scratch the ear.

It may be that there are bugs in the baby's ears, or there are other dirty things, and it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up.