Guide To Ear Infection Warning Signs

Ear Pain

Adults and children with ear infections typically experience ear pain. While adults can easily let others, including a doctor, know the details about their ear pain, children may not be able to do the same. Children who are experiencing ear pain and are too young to verbalize this may pull on the affected ear, and parents might observe the child is particularly fussy. The child will often cry more than they normally do, and they could have disrupted sleep. Generally, a child's ear pain from an infection will be more severe when they are lying down. Parents should call their child's pediatrician if ear pain or other potential ear infection symptoms last for more than twenty-four hours. A pediatrician should also be informed if any ear infection symptoms develop in children under six months old, even if these symptoms last for less than twenty-four hours. Adults experiencing ear pain that is troubling or severe should also see a doctor promptly.

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