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Pain in ear
My 3 year old son is complaining about something wrong with his ear. He is not able to explain exactly what is it. And making a crying face. What should I do
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The first thing to find out is whether it is pain or some irritation that he is having.
Try looking inside the ear canal with a torch...and compare with the opposite ear.see if there is anything unusual .at this age foreign bodies are common due to kids tendency of putting stuff in their nose,ears,etc.
Also it's important to know if there had been any cold or infections in the past few days
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please examine the ears with a torch and slso try to find out if the kid is having pain
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Anand
Does he have cold, ear discharge?
In this age pain due to cold common. ear foreign body should be ruled out.
Next Steps
consult ENT surgeon
Health Tips
keep ear dry
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Kolkata
May be he is having cold which has gone to ear, resulting in Acute Otitis Media.
Next Steps
Decongestants nasal drop start at earliest.
Antibiotic syrup
Antiallergic syrup
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