Pain in the child's ears - first aid

Many mothers had to deal with their children's complaints about painful sensations in the ears. The preschoolers are most prone to this. This is due to the age-specific features of the structure of the Eustachian tube. It is known that any treatment should be prescribed by a specialist, but mothers need to know how to ease the pain in the child's ear before consulting a doctor. After all, malaise often develops closer to the night, does not allow the baby to fall asleep.

Causes of pain in the ears

Many factors can cause such discomfort. Parents should remember what could have a negative impact on the baby. The main causes of pain in the ear are such factors:

• water entering the eye;
• walk without a hat;
• foreign body entry, as well as any injury, for example, a burn, an insect bite;
• most often the cause of pain is otitis - an inflammation of the ear, which is often the result of infection from the nasopharynx in ARVI.

With some ailments, pain can simply be given in the eye, for example, this happens with angina, sinusitis .

First aid for ear pain in a child

If the baby is hurt when lying down, it is worthwhile to sit him down. This reduces the pressure in the middle ear and can ease discomfort.

Mothers, who are worried about how to relieve pain, if the child has an ear, you should remember about Nurofen. This drug will not only anesthetic effect, but also help in case of fever.

If the baby has a spout, it is necessary to restore breathing, and Nazivin, Vibrocil, can help in this.

A warming compress made of vodka, diluted in water, helps in a 1: 1 ratio. For the first layer, it is necessary to prepare a cheesecloth and cut a hole for the auricle in it. For the second you need cellophane, which should have the same cutout. The last layer will be insulating. Compress follows hold about hour. Before the procedure, it is necessary to lubricate the skin around the ear with a baby cream. It is important to remember that compress can not be done at elevated temperature.

Also it is necessary to understand what can be dripped into the child's ear in pain. If such complaints do not occur for the first time, then parents can use the means that were prescribed during previous appeals, for example, Otopix, Otinum are often appointed.

Mom can call an ambulance, then the doctor will tell her exactly, taking into account the situation, what to do with the child's earache.