What are the symptoms of tinnitus headache in children?

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The article was professionally consulted by resident Doctor Duong Van Sy - Neonatologist - Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital

Unusual tinnitus headaches in children can be an early sign of many different diseases. If this condition persists and does not go away, parents need to take the child to the doctor immediately before the signs of tinnitus headache have dangerous complications to the child's health.

1. Causes of headaches and tinnitus in children

Children are directly affected by noise, as well as living in a noisy, bustling environment that affects their nerves and causes them to have tinnitus. For a long time, parents do not remove earwax, clean their children's ears, causing tinnitus, leading to headaches. Children with head and neck injuries will leave complications like tinnitus headaches. Children with otitis media will have symptoms of long-term tinnitus headache.

2. Tinnitus headache is a sign of what disease?

Migraine
This is one of the common diseases in many people with migraine, ringing in the ears, and pain. This condition is not only seen in adults but also children with symptoms of fatigue, photophobia, headache and tinnitus.
Injury to the 8th nerve
This nerve damage causes children to experience headaches, fatigue, and signs of tinnitus appearing frequently, affecting the health and life of children.
Anemia to the brain
Insufficient blood supply to the brain will cause headaches, tinnitus, even dizziness during activities and play. This long-term situation will be very dangerous if parents do not pay attention and take the child to the doctor soon.
Flu
Signs of a headache and ringing in the ears are also one of the early symptoms of flu in children.
Or even medical experts say that tinnitus headaches can also be a potential symptom of cancer in children if accompanied by other signs such as: fatigue, body aches, weight loss However, it is not possible to make an accurate early conclusion, but it is necessary to examine by clinical and paraclinical methods to conclude that tinnitus headache in children is a sign of what disease.

3. What to do to prevent tinnitus headaches in children?

To prevent tinnitus headaches in children as well as effectively handle tinnitus headaches, parents need to pay attention to detect this feeling as soon as possible and take appropriate measures to bring about the best results. high efficiency. Some of the following measures are recommended by doctors for parents to apply to children with signs of tinnitus headache:
Apply a nutritious and adequate diet
Add lots of vegetables in your child's meal Green, reduce foods that are the direct agents that increase headaches and cause difficulty eating in children.
Do not let your child sit in front of the TV, computer or phone screen for too long
Let the child relax his mind properly. Do not expose children to loud, sudden sounds to avoid making their ears more ringing because of those loud sounds.
Actively let children do gentle and suitable exercise in a well-ventilated environment.
By exercising or playing light games, children can be more comfortable and forget about the headache, tinnitus, and fatigue they are experiencing.
Children with long-term tinnitus headaches need to be brought by their parents to a medical facility for examination, but cannot arbitrarily buy medicine for the child to take. And especially parents should not underestimate this symptom, because prolonged fatigue and headache will greatly affect the health and daily activities of children.
Parents can bring their children to the Vinmec International General Hospital system nationwide to be examined by a team of experienced medical experts and doctors and oriented to the most effective treatment for their children.

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