What are the consequences of otitis media

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Recently, I felt hearing loss for the first time. I found that there was something wrong with my ears. I went to the hospital for examination and said it was acute otitis media. The doctor gave me treatment immediately. After treatment, I was much better. So, what are the consequences of otitis media? You know what? Today, let me share with you the consequences of otitis media.

What are the consequences of otitis media

Harm 1: if the patient is found suffering from suppurative otitis media to timely treatment, if not timely treatment, the human body often appear fever, fear of cold, loss of appetite, vomiting or diarrhea and other systemic toxic reactions, especially deafness. If a child has suppurative otitis media. Children often wake up from sleep, crying restlessly, when coughing, swallowing or sneezing, the pain will increase.

Harm two: if otitis media is not treated in time, it may also lead to meningitis, brain abscess, thrombophlebitis and other serious diseases, which will cause harm to people's lives, especially those patients with severe high fever and respiratory failure should be treated urgently, otherwise death may occur.

Harm 3: otitis media may also lead to the occurrence of cancer, thus evolving into middle ear cancer. The clinical manifestations of middle ear cancer include persistent earache, tinnitus and hard of hearing. When severe, it may also radiate to the face, temporal or mastoid region, with foul smelling, watery and bloody secretions, and vegetable like new tissues in the ear. These are often due to otitis media patients complicated with cholesteatoma or mastoiditis, there is no timely treatment, as time goes on to deteriorate into cancer.

matters needing attention

This disease needs attention: whenever you wet your ears, regardless of whether there are signs of infection, remember to remove the water from the ears. Pull the ear up and out to straighten the ear canal. Let the hair dryer be 5-10 cm away from the ear and blow into the ear. Blow with warm or cold air for 30 seconds. In this way, the temperature and humidity environment for the growth of bacteria and mold can be eliminated.