What are the symptoms of otitis media?

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The so-called otitis media is otitis media, is a common cause of children's earache. Otitis media usually occurs in children under 8 years old. It is often caused by the common cold or throat infection and other upper respiratory tract infections caused by pain complications. What are the symptoms of otitis media? Let's talk about it.

What are the symptoms of otitis media?

Earache is the main symptom of otitis media. However, young infants often can't complain about the pain area, so the only initial symptoms are fever and vomiting. 　

Other causes of otitis media include crying, pulling or rubbing one side of the ear, partial hearing loss, and discharge from the ear due to nocturnal pain. 　

If the above symptoms occur, parents should take the child to the hospital, and the doctor will use the otoscope to check the child's ears. If there are exudates in the ear, they can be collected to identify the microbes that cause the symptoms. The doctor may give the child a course of antibiotics. Sometimes the exudate from the ear may stay in the ear for up to 3 months, so the child may still have partial hearing loss. Eardrum dehiscence about a week left can be cured. Three months after the child developed otitis media. The doctor may recheck the child's hearing to see if it is back to normal. If the child's hearing is still a problem, then the cause may be wet ears. 　

matters needing attention

If the above symptoms appear, then it is necessary to treat in time. At present, the main treatment of otitis media is to use "tympanoplasty", which can re-establish the hearing key. The effect of treatment is better. It is not recommended to use drugs in the treatment of otitis media, which will bring obvious side effects.