Common symptoms of an ear infection in children include:
- Unusual irritability
- Difficulty sleeping
- Tugging or pulling at one or both ears
- Fever
- Fluid draining from the ear
- Loss of balance
- Unresponsiveness to quiet sounds or other signs of hearing difficulty (such as sitting too close to the television or being inattentive).
A child with an ear infection may exhibit any of these symptoms.
Common symptons of an ear infection in adults include:
- Fever
- Earache
- Ear pain
- Hearing loss
- Feeling of blockage in the ear
- Dizziness.
