Surgical treatment of otitis media

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My son has otitis media. These days, he says his ears are not comfortable. The doctor says he has effusion in his ears, but his nose and throat are good. My son is 12 years old. After seeing the doctor, he seems to be better. Do you know about the operation for treating otitis media? Let's talk about the operation for the treatment of otitis media.

Surgical treatment of otitis media

Treatment 1: drug treatment, patients with unobstructed drainage mainly local drug treatment, acute attack should be systemic application of antibiotics. If possible, take the pus of patients for bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test before medication to guide medication.

Treatment 2: local medication types, tympanic mucosa congestion, edema, secretions more, the application of antibacterial solution or antibacterial and glucocorticoid mixture point ear, such as 0.3% ofloxacin ear drops. Avoid ototoxic drugs. When tympanic mucosa is moist and pus is less, alcohol or glycerin preparation, such as 2% boric acid ethanol, can be used.

Treatment 3: precautions for local medication: wash the ear with 3% hydrogen peroxide solution before medication, and then point the medicine after washing. Do not use aminoglycosides and other ototoxic antibiotics to drop the ear, so as not to cause hearing loss. Powder should not be used when the perforation is small or the amount of pus is large, because it may block the perforation, hinder drainage, and even lead to complications. Try not to use colored drugs, so as not to affect the local observation. The corrosive agents containing phenols and arsenic should not be used in the middle ear cavity.

matters needing attention

Attention should be paid to this disease: it is very important to see a doctor as soon as possible when children's ears are suspected to be infected. To do this, you need to know the symptoms that indicate ear infections. When an ear infection occurs, older children complain of ear pain or swelling. But younger children can't describe ear pain yet, so you need to pay attention to other signs of impending ear infection, such as: children pulling or scratching ears; hearing or balance problems; crying more than usual; fluid flowing out of the ears (symptoms that have been infected include fever, crying, scratching ears, nausea and vomiting).