The ears are one of the important facial features of the human body, controlling the auditory ability of the body. They are mainly responsible for receiving and recognizing sounds emitted from the outside world, especially for children. If there are problems with the ears, it may affect normal hearing and even affect future life and study. Therefore, some parents want to know how to treat children's ear discharge?
If parents find that their child has ear pus, they should seek medical attention as soon as possible at a regular hospital's otolaryngology department. Through ear endoscopy, if there is a lot of pus secretion in the ear canal, it must be rinsed with physiological saline first. After cleaning, the specific location of infection and inflammation can be determined, the pathogen of infection can be identified, and then targeted treatment can be carried out.
For children with ear discharge, antibiotics are mainly considered for treatment, such as using antibiotic ear drops for ear drops. If necessary, effective oral antibiotics should also be taken to gradually restore health in about a week. However, if there is abscess formation in the ear canal, incision and drainage should be performed to thoroughly clean the purulent secretion. After about three to four days, a follow-up examination should be conducted to observe changes.
There are many reasons why children may experience ear discharge, and the most common ones in clinical practice are acute suppurative otitis media, acute inflammation of the external auditory canal, foreign bodies in the external auditory canal, etc. It may also be caused by acute exacerbation of chronic suppurative otitis media or boils in the external auditory canal. To avoid causing ear problems in children, parents should clean the ears when bathing their children every day, but avoid sewage from flowing into the ear canal, and regularly remove earwax from the children's ears.
