In a prospective study of 23 newborns with preauricular skin lesions, four (17 percent) had abnormal findings on brain-evoked response audiometry. 1 Another study of 178 newborns with isolated preauricular tags found that 23 (13 percent) had mild to moderate sensorineural hearing impairment.
Hunger is one of the most common reasons why your baby will cry (CKS 2014), especially if she's a newborn. The younger your baby is, the more likely it is that she's hungry. Your baby's stomach is small and can't hold very much. So it won't take long before it empties.
When your baby cries, it can sometimes be a real challenge to work out what she needs. She might be crying because sheâs hungry, cold or hot, scared, overtired, in pain or uncomfortable. Around one in 10 babies cry a lot â âa lotâ means more than three hours a day. Babies under 12 months of age tend to cry most in the late afternoon and early evening. This can be very stressful, especially if youâre trying to make dinner, supervise homework or give older children a bath. If your baby has symptoms other than crying, such as vomiting, call your GP or child and family health nurse.