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Can Teething And Cold Lead To Spasms In An Infant?

Hi there, my son is 6 months old and has recently started doing cluster spasms where he shurgs his shoulder to his right ear. It lasts only a second or so and goes in clusters of 3 to 10. Some days he has multiple clustures and some days he has none. He is developing normally and shows no mental or physical delays. He is currently teething and has a cold and the doctor did find fluid behind both ears. The doctor saw video of it and told me to keep an eye on it and get more video to bring to the check up in three weeks. Should I be worried about this behavior or is this something many infants do as part of their immature nervous system or learned behavior. Any answers would be greatly appreciated as I have been a nervous wreck. Thanks
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Good afternoon..!!

Your 6 month old baby has a condition serous otitis media (fluid in the middle ear).

It causes discomfort / irritation / pain in the ears. So your baby's behaviour could be possibly due to this ear problem.

So if persisting, it's better to visit pediatric ENT surgeon and pediatric neurologist, if needed, for further evaluation and management.

Thank you, have a nice day..!!!
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Can Teething And Cold Lead To Spasms In An Infant?

Good afternoon..!! Your 6 month old baby has a condition serous otitis media (fluid in the middle ear). It causes discomfort / irritation / pain in the ears. So your baby s behaviour could be possibly due to this ear problem. So if persisting, it s better to visit pediatric ENT surgeon and pediatric neurologist, if needed, for further evaluation and management. Thank you, have a nice day..!!!