Acute otitis media - one of the most common diseases of childhood: 75-80% of children up to three years at least once faced with this disease. How can administer first aid?
In young children the problem with the ears - is not uncommon. This happens because of physiological and anatomical structure of the nasopharynx. The average ear section except the tympanic membrane and the auditory ossicles guest (or Eustachian) tube that connects the ear to the nasopharynx.
She is a child is shorter and wider than an adult, because any infection (mucus and pus) quickly falls from the nasopharynx into the ear. When the pipe is clogged with mucus (for SARS, For example) - this leads to a change in pressure in the ear cavity and inflammation. Ear starts to ache. In children aged 6 months to 3 years with acute otitis pronounced pain syndrome. And first aid should be aimed specifically at pain relief!
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Risk factors
- According to research by the boys suffer from otitis media more often girls.
- On the development of the disease can affect artificial feeding - as it is, in contrast to the mother's milk, can not sufficiently strengthen the immune system of the child. Therefore, feed her milk crumb until at least 2 years!
- Frequent colds.
- Genetic predisposition or frequent otitis media in the family.
- Second hand smoke. Tobacco smoke in the house leads to a decrease in immunity, the constant irritation of the nasal mucosa, where the inflammation passes to the middle ear. So ask family members of smokers to smoke outside the house.
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A child who has had a otitis media, may be a temporary hearing loss. If you are with the crumbs to the disease go swimming, then, unfortunately, we have to give up access to the pool for some time after recovery. If otitis media acquired a chronic form, the sport of it will have to forget forever.
How to recognize the onset of the disease?
Two-year, as a rule, can already show where it hurts. Grudnichok same can cry on any occasion. It is here that mom help of observation and intuition.
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- It should be alerted when there is obviously a hungry kid trying to breastfeed, suddenly begins to cry, he turned the head, worry, eating and suddenly throws his chest. So, sucking movements aggravate the baby pain in the ears.
- Often, such that during the night the child suddenly raised temperature (above 38 ° C, and sometimes up to 40 ° C), it starts crying inconsolably, twirl head can reach for the handle eyelet, rubbing it.
- The child was crying and said that he is concerned, I am not able to? There is a simple test that will help determine exactly what hurts is the needle.
- It is easy to push a finger on the tragus.
- Feeling the pain, baby try to dodge Mamochkin hands or cry even more. This is a definite sign you!
Usually the child's ears start to hurt and suddenly, usually in the evening or at night. At such times there is no way to take advantage of services of a specialist - perhaps that cause "fast". But do not worry, you can easily relieve pain crumbs alone.
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Most often there are two forms of otitis media: acute medium in which no discharge and putrid, when a child runs out of the ear.
In acute otitis media crumbs help local treatment. Quickly remove the pain and inflammation help the drops with anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect. They quickly facilitate state kid, he quietly fell asleep, and rested in the morning my mother and the child will be able to communicate with your doctor.
Drip drops on all the rules
- Wash your hands thoroughly with running water and soap.
- Check on the bottle or in the instructions to the drug, there are drops for your child's age category, as well as the shelf life of the drug.
- Drops Warm hands to body temperature, or cold liquid will cause the child discomfort.
- Place the crumbs on a healthy ear side (ill eyelet up).
- Two fingers of his left hand, pull the top of your ear up and back.
- Drip right amount of drops, without touching the dropper bottle / pipette abalone.
- Leave the baby on a bed in that position for several minutes.
- If recommended, put cotton in your ear turunda baby, to prevent leakage of the drug.
- Wash your hands well after the procedure.
Doubt in drops until the arrival of the doctor? The ear can put turunda (cotton flagellum), soaked in warm any alcohol tincture - calendula, arnica (For children with allergies is better to take the oil of calendula, arnica) - or just vodka diluted with boiled water (1:1).
Tie the top of the head with a scarf of wool or cotton, but not too tight. Turunda can be kept in the ear for 30 minutes. Turundy procedure was repeated twice a day. This is a very gentle heat, which does not do any harm. Ask the kid does not lie on one side, do not tighten the mucus in the nasal passages. Important drinking regime: the mother's breast milk, and adults kiddies - uzvar, juice, fruit drinks, chamomile tea, let's warm, but not hot.
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