how can you tell if your child has glue ear?
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The most common symptom of glue ear is temporary hearing loss. It can affect both ears at the same time. Other symptoms may include: earache or ear pain.
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['Tugging at the ear. Children may tug at their ears for many reasons, and one of these reasons could be an ear infection. ... ', 'Difficulty sleeping or lying down. ... ', 'Ear drainage. ... ', 'Crying more than usual. ... ', 'Difficulty hearing. ... ', 'Fever. ... ', 'Loss of balance. ... ', 'Diarrhea, vomiting, reduced appetite.']
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['problems hearing – children may want to have things repeated, talk loudly or have the television up loud. ... ', 'some pressure or pain in the ear.', 'irritability or problems sleeping.', 'problems with balance.']
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Ear pulling or cheek rubbing. When other signs of teething are also present, ear pulling or cheek rubbing happens when the pain in their gums travels to the eardrums and jaws. Refusal to eat or drink. If you've noticed that your baby's appetite seems off, it could be due to the pain your little one is experiencing.
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You can scratch the delicate skin of the ear canal. Don't use hydrogen peroxide or drying drops if you or your child has ear tubes or if you have a ruptured eardrum.
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Glue ear (otitis media) in children – the adenoids are part of the same group of lymph nodes as tonsils. When the adenoids swell up (usually when the tonsils are also large), they can block the Eustachian tube, which goes from the back of the throat to the middle ear.
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Fever may come with an ear infection, but not always, Shu says. Parents might spot other symptoms, such as earaches, ear drainage, trouble hearing or sleeping, ear tugging, poor appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea. But "for many children, it's just fussiness, crying more than usual, being clingy," Shu says.
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Hydrogen Peroxide Ear Drops Recipe: When instilled in the ear you will feel a warm tingling sensation, and a bubbling/fizzing sound (sometimes described a little like 'Rice-Bubbles'). This solution is safe in all ears even when you have grommets or an eardrum perforation.
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Scratching and rubbing at the ear(s) and head shaking are common signs. You may also notice an abnormal odor from the ear or see redness or swelling. Most ear infections in adults are caused by bacteria and yeast, though ear mites are a common cause in puppies.
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['pulling at ears.', 'closing fists.', 'yawning.', 'fluttering eyelids or difficulty focusing – your baby might even go cross-eyed or seem to be staring into space.', 'making jerky arm and leg movements, or arching backwards.', 'frowning or looking worried.']
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['Iris coloboma.', 'Anal atresia (opening to the anus is missing)', 'Skin tags or pits in front of the ears.', 'Unusually shaped ears.', 'Conductive hearing loss.', 'Hypertelorism (widely spaced eyes)']
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['Has had three or more ear infections within six months, especially if they retain fluid in between the episodes.', 'Is suffering from hearing loss caused by the persistent build-up of fluid in the middle ear (otitis media with effusion). ... ', 'Has a collapsing ear drum, a condition known as atelectasis.']
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However, excessive sniffing can cause negative pressure within the middle ear that can lead to a sucked-in eardrum and fluid in the middle ear. This creates confusion as patients and doctors will be led to believe that the Eustachian tube is blocked (Eustachian tube dilatory dysfunction), causing glue ear.
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Signs and Symptoms Older kids can tell you when they're feeling ear pain, but clues that an infant may have an earache include trouble sleeping (laying down puts more pressure on the eardrum); loss of appetite (chewing can also aggravate ear pain); and not responding as usual to soft noises.
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Grommets are tiny tubes that can be inserted into the eardrums to treat conditions that affect the middle ear, such as recurrent middle ear infections and glue ear. Glue ear, also known as otitis media with effusion, is a persistent build-up of fluid in the middle ear that can cause hearing problems.
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Give your child pain relievers such as acetaminophen (Children's Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Children's Advil) to lessen the ear pain. Follow the dosage instructions on the package. Place a warm compress carefully over your child's ear for approximately 20 minutes. This may ease the earache considerably.
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["your baby's gum is sore and red where the tooth is coming through.", 'one cheek is flushed.', 'they are rubbing their ear.', 'your baby is dribbling more than usual.', 'they are gnawing and chewing on things a lot.', 'they are more fretful than usual.']