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11 Month Child Fell And Hit On Ear. Bump Appeared And Applied Ice. Should I Be Worried?

Posted on Mon, 15 Oct 2012

Question: Hi,my 11 month old baby just fell and hit his ear.It's swallen and blueish,like a bump on the ear.He cried but stopped immediately,I just put him down to sleep now.Do I need to worry?I tried to put a little ice on the ear but he wouldn't let me that much,it apparently hurts him.Anything else I can put on the ear besides ice?Thanks!

Answered by Dr. Sumitra Kumar Mukherjee (41 minutes later)

Dear,

Thanks for the query.

I am sorry to hear about your baby. Most likely the baby has got collection of blood under the skin - a condition called haematoma.

You have done the right thing - treating with ice.

Just keep the baby under observation and if you find the baby irritable or not feeding, vomiting, getting drowsy, etc., please take the baby to hospital accident/emergency dept. A scan and observation is entailed

I don't advise to put anything in the ear.

I wish your baby to get speedy recovery. Please get in touch with me if you are concerned.

Hope this helps.

Kindest regards
Dr. S.K.Mukherjee

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