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The child has blood in his ears: causes
For normal ear function, inside the canalsmall vessels are located. If damaged, they can bleed. To remove excess sulfur, we clean with cotton swabs, which causes a very negative reaction from doctors. It has long been proven that their use causes colossal harm. During cleaning, we cannot always calculate the depth, and damage the tissue, which leads to the appearance of blood in the child's ears. The situation can also be provoked by a number of other factors:
Traumatic causes of earachesbleeding can be attributed to a strong blow, fall, cuts. Mechanical damage can be caused by the same cotton swabs, cleaning the ear with hairpins, penetration of foreign objects. Therefore, having heard in a conversation between mothers the phrase "I cleaned the child's ear, blood came out", a remark should be made.
- The maximum that we can afford to washthe outer part of the ear canal, but, in no case try to clean out all the sulfur, which serves as the main protector against infections. In acute respiratory and viral infections, otitis, pus accumulates in the ears, often with blood.
- If there is a benign formation on the jugular vein - the Glomus tumor, the baby has a noise in the ears, dizziness, blood is secreted.
- Also, the blood from the ear in a child may indicate hypertrophic inflammation, because of which the growth of bleeding polyps begins.
- The patient's hearing is reduced, the head is spinning, and migraines are agonizing.
- The worst prognosis is bleeding from the ear when a malignant tumor is detected - squamous cell carcinoma.
I cleaned my baby's ear with blood: treatment of bleeding from the ear
Treat Ear Bleeding Yourselfis strictly not recommended. Children explore the world and try to insert foreign objects into their nostrils and ears. With their unprofessional methods, adults can push the object deeper and worsen the situation, up to a ruptured eardrum, and they will be responsible for the child's complete hearing loss. A qualified specialist - ENT will identify the cause of the pathology, fully examine the body and prescribe complex treatment. The main thing is not to waste time and consult a doctor not only when blood appears, but also with abundant sulfur discharge. It is also useful to know: