During the process of feeding babies, it is sometimes easy to choke on milk if not careful, and choking on milk is the most likely cause of otitis media symptoms in babies. This is because the human throat is connected to the ear through the Eustachian tube, making it easy for babies to choke on milk and enter the middle ear cavity, causing inflammation. Can otitis media in babies heal on their own?
If a baby has symptoms of otitis media, timely treatment is necessary. Because the baby's middle ear immune system is relatively delicate and not fully functional, it is difficult for them to recover from otitis media on their own during this period, especially acute otitis media in children. If left untreated, it can easily lead to suppuration and perforation of the eardrum. Therefore, parents must not take the risk of letting their baby's otitis media recover on its own.
In daily life, in order to prevent the occurrence of otitis media in babies, it is not advisable to be too hasty or excessive when breastfeeding. The baby should be lifted diagonally, and after feeding, it should be lifted upright and lightly tapped on the back to expel gas from the stomach and prevent milk leakage. If the baby is wet, quickly pick them up, have them turn their heads, vomit, or stand them up to prevent milk from flowing into the throat.
Also, be careful not to let water enter your ears when bathing your baby. In daily life, otitis media is easily overlooked by parents because babies cannot express themselves verbally and can only express discomfort in their ears through crying, scratching their ears, and shaking their heads. Parents only panic when there is pus in their ears and hearing loss. Therefore, when parents find their baby crying and cannot find any reason, they should be alert to otitis media and seek medical attention promptly.
