Is it normal for a child to keep shaking their head while sleeping?

Patient's question:

The child keeps shaking their head, sometimes even while taking a nap. It might be due to an itchy ear, or they might have scratched their ear themselves. In the morning, they went to the hospital for a thorough ear examination and found two earwax clumps stuck to congealed blood. After a careful check, it was diagnosed as chronic otitis media. However, the child is now constantly feeling nauseous and vomiting, and shaking their head hasn't helped alleviate it.

Doctor's answer:

Dear consultant,
Do the child have ear discharge, hearing loss, dizziness, or a feeling of fullness and congestion in the ear? Does the child have ear pain? Has there been a middle and inner ear MRI or CT scan? It is recommended to have a middle and inner ear MRI or CT scan. If there is chronic purulent otitis media, surgical treatment may be necessary. You can first take cefuroxime, ambroxol, and Xiaoduzhi orally, and use hydrogen peroxide for ear cleaning and ofloxacin ear drops for treatment.

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