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What could be causing my baby's ear odor?

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Linda Jonides
Answered by Linda Jonides R.N., C.P.N.P.
"I have worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner (P.N.P.) for over 30 years," says Linda Jonides. "I continue to thoroughly enjoy forming new relationships with parents and newborns and working with them through infancy, childhood, and adolescence."

Linda Jonides is a pediatric nurse practitioner in a private pediatric practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received her Diploma in Nursing and Certificate as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is a past recipient of the Michigan PNP of the Year Award. She has a B.S. in Nursing from Eastern Michigan University. She has published articles and lectured on childhood obesity, infant colic, role of the P.N.P., growth and development issues, and infectious diseases. She was an author of "Clinical Insights Column," published biannually in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care for nine years. Jonides is past president of NAPNAP. Currently, she is a steering group work member of NAPNAP's HEAT (healthy eating and activity together) project. One outcome of this group's work is the clinical practice guideline, "Identifying and Preventing Overweight in Childhood," that was published as a supplement to the March/April '06 issue of the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.

Ms. Jonides has been married to John, a university professor, since 1971.
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My 9-month-old daughter's ear sometimes gets a foul smell. I wipe it when she takes a bath, which is almost every day. And because she got her ears pierced about six weeks ago, I clean it with the ear care solution or alcohol. What is causing this ear odor?

Answer


I recommend checking with your health care provider about this concern. The odor may come from earwax, but most often a foul odor indicates an infection. And babies with ear infections don't always have fever or seem sick. It's also possible at her age that she's managed to put something in her ear, like a piece of paper or small toy, that after a while could cause an odor. So I would have her examined before recommending any other remedies.

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