Five out of six children will have at least one ear infection by their third birthday. If his head is a constant tilt like can't pull it up then it maybe muscular, called Tortacollis. Morning all ! It is a tightening of the neck muscles. My baby girl is shaking her head side to side and leaning her head way over to the side. When I was younger I was referred to a specialist as I would tilt my head to one side when I was tired. My 7 1/2 month old just started tilting her head to one side (the right) and looking at me sideways for a second and smiling at me (does this quite a few times a day), it's the cutest thing and she just thinks it's a hoot when I do it back, cracking up and smiling but I just wanted to see if there was anything more to it. The head tilts to one side while the chin tilts to the other. : For the past month or two, my LO has been randomly titling her head to the left. I wish you all the best and hope it is just a mild ear infection. While it may look painful, it usually isn't. With a condition called benign paroxysmal torticollis, there may be recurrent episodes, or “attacks,” of head tilting; often these attacks are accompanied by other symptoms, such as vomiting, irritability and/or drowsiness. I thought it was noodle neck (with newborns). But if her head doesn't go back straight - talk to your doctor again. If your baby or toddler is tilting their head to one side, torticollis treatment may be a solution. Klippel-Feil Syndrome Treatment In order to treat Klippel-Feil Syndrome, a specialist may recommend treatments ranging from physiotherapy to an operation to relieve cervical and craniocervical instability and constriction of the spinal cord. Teething can effect their ears though so perhaps it could be that. Head tilts to one side; Limited range of motion in the head and neck; Recurrent episodes of head tilting. She keeps doing it today as well. During these episodes, your child may also experience drowsiness, irritability, or vomiting; Causes of Torticollis. She's always had a right head tilt but this is bad, even for her! Yesterday I noticed she kept tilting her head to the right side. She already has 2 bottom teeth and is showing all the usual symptons of teething but worried this may be her ear giving her jip? It is when he is in the womb and he is laying on one side. Tilting head-ear infection? Hello! My daughter is 10 months old and she is currently going through many changes, she is at the end of leap 7 with a week left (YAY!! My baby will be eight months old in a few days. It's really cute and I'm sure I've reinforced it because every time she does it, I coo over her and tell her how cute she is. It's also sometimes called wryneck. They said he had torticollis. Just a quickie - The last couple of days Evie has been tilting her head to one side and holding her ear (same side as the tilt). 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