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.
Newborns (birth to 3 months). If your newborn is crying, respond promptly and consistently, especially when you know they are probably hungry. Babies have small stomachs that can only hold a couple of teaspoons at a time. Keep in mind that when it seems like you just barely fed your baby, they could be hungry again!