Someone wise once said that your sense organs are the windows and doors to life. True enough! Whenever they are in a blur and not functioning as efficiently as they should, life gets miserable. Just as if on cue, your nose, ears and throat are most easily affected by infections and external agents. In toddlers, the rate of infection in these sense organs is maximum because they are more vulnerable and prone to diseases due to underdeveloped immunity.
In this post, you will learn about some of the most common problems in the ear, nose and throat that might strike your toddler out of the blue and you are often left wondering about what precaution you did not take.
Common Problems that Might Hit the Ear
- Glue ear: In this, the ears may fill up with a thick fluid usually following a middle ear infection. Usually, antibiotics are enough to clear the pus but in serious cases, your kid might need an operation. Exposure to this condition decreases as the child grows older.
- Wax problems: In this condition, the toddler’s ears might fill up with earwax (cerumen). This wax is usually removed by the Doctor with the aid of a syringe.
- Hearing loss: Relax! This isn’t as serious as it sounds. Temporary hearing loss may be triggered by a sudden infection in the middle ear that may or may not seek medical attention.
Common Problems that Might Hit the Nos
- Sinusitis: This is a term that describes inflammation, swelling or infection of the sinuses. It may even take serious turns in which case there is accumulation of excess pus in the nasal chamber and demands medical attention.
- Nasal allergies: Nasal allergies cause an exaggerated response of the immune system to certain foreign agents. Symptoms include rashes, itching, watery eyes, nasal obstruction, etc.
Common Problems that Might hit the throat
- Sore throat: Easily the most common throat problem in toddlers. Symptoms include difficulty in swallowing, red and white patches on the throat, headaches and even fever.
- Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis: They cause inflammation in the throat. In pharyngitis, the throat is affected while in tonsillitis, the tonsils are affected. In case both are affected, it’s called pharyngotonsillitis.
