Earache

Children and young adults aged from 1 to 17 years.

The most common symptoms of earache are:

• Earache
• High temperature (fever)
• Lack of energy
• Vomiting
• Slight hearing loss

Younger children are less able to communicate what is wrong with them. Signs that could suggest an ear infection include:

• Pulling, tugging or rubbing their ear
• Irritability, poor feeding or restlessness at night
• Coughing or a runny nose
• Raised temperature
• Unresponsive to quiet sounds
• Loss of balance