ENT conditions (Mr Gaurav Kumar)

  I Found a Lump in My Child’s Neck — Is It a Swollen Gland and When Should I Worry? You are washing your child’s hair or helping them get dressed when your fingers suddenly find something. A small lump. Just below the jaw. Or perhaps behind the ear. You check the other side. Then you check it again. And a very understandable thought appears: “Why does my child have a lump in their neck?” Neck lumps can cause enormous anxiety for parents. The reassuring starting point is that small lymph nodes are extremely common in children . Children encounter frequent infections as their immune systems develop. Lymph nodes form part of that immune system and often enlarge while responding to infections. Current NHS paediatric guidance estimates that around half of otherwise healthy children may have lymphadenopathy at any one time , and most cases are reactive rather than serious. However, you shouldn't ignore every neck lump. The useful questions are: Where is it? How big is it?...

  Why Does My Child Hear Ringing or Buzzing in Their Ears? Tinnitus in Children Explained Your child suddenly says: “Mum, there is a ringing noise in my ear.” You listen. You cannot hear anything. They may describe a buzz, whistle, hum, hiss or perhaps something much more imaginative: “It sounds like bees.” “There is a fan inside my ear.” “I hear wind when the room is quiet.” For a parent, this can sound alarming. But children can experience tinnitus , just as adults can. Tinnitus means hearing a sound when there is no corresponding external sound producing it. The NHS describes tinnitus as hearing noises such as ringing, buzzing, whooshing, humming or hissing that do not come from an outside source. And importantly: Tinnitus does not automatically mean that something serious is wrong. Can children really get tinnitus? Yes. It is probably more common than many parents realise. Current NHS children's information from East Sussex reports research estimates suggest...

  My Child’s Ear Hurts or Itches After Swimming — Could It Be Swimmer’s Ear? Swimming lessons are finished, and your child seemed completely well when they left the pool. Later that evening—or perhaps the following day—they start rubbing one ear. They may say: “It feels itchy inside.” “My ear hurts when I touch it.” “It feels blocked.” Sometimes there is even a small amount of watery or unpleasant-smelling discharge. Parents naturally wonder whether water is simply trapped in the ear or whether their child has developed an ear infection. One possibility is otitis externa , commonly called swimmer’s ear . The important point is that swimmer’s ear is not the same type of ear infection as the middle-ear infections commonly seen after childhood colds . Understanding the difference helps parents know what to do—and what not to put inside the ear. What exactly is swimmer’s ear? Swimmer’s ear is inflammation or infection of the skin lining the ear canal . The ear canal is the short passag...