Swelling Behind My Child’s Ear After an Ear Infection — Could It Be Mastoiditis? Ear infections are extremely familiar to many parents. Your child develops a cold, becomes irritable, complains of earache and perhaps has a temperature. Younger children may simply rub or pull at an ear. In most cases, the illness settles. Then there is a symptom that deserves different attention: pain, redness or swelling behind the ear. Parents may also notice that the affected ear suddenly appears to be sticking further out from the side of the head . This does not mean every child with an earache has developed a serious complication. In fact, NICE emphasises that complications of acute middle-ear infection such as mastoiditis are rare . However, mastoiditis is an important condition for parents to recognise because it needs prompt medical assessment and usually hospital treatment. The NHS describes mastoiditis as a rare but serious infection affecting the mastoid bone behind the ear, ...
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