What symptom does otitis media have?

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Otitis media is the inflammation of middle ear tympanic mucosa, which is a common cause of children's earache. Otitis media, also known as "ear base.". The most common symptoms were stuffy feeling or blockage feeling, hearing loss and tinnitus.

What symptom does otitis media have?

Hearing loss: after otitis media, it may lead to tympanic membrane perforation, ossicular chain damage, etc. in this way, the effective vibration surface of the source is reduced, the sound transmission is lost, and hearing loss will occur. When the head is tilted forward or tilted to the contralateral side, the hearing can be improved temporarily due to the effusion leaving the cochlea. When the fluid is thick, the hearing will not change with the change of head position. Children are often slow to respond to sound and lack of concentration.

Tinnitus: mostly low-key intermittent, such as "crackle" sound, buzz and running water sound. When the head moves or yawns or blows the nose, the air over water sound may appear in the ear.

Otodynia: acute can have dull otodynia, often the first symptom of patients, can be persistent, can also be pain. Chronic ear pain is not obvious. This disease is very related to ear occlusion or stuffy feeling, which can be relieved temporarily after pressing the tragus.

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Ear tightness: after middle ear inflammation, it often causes narrowing of the external auditory canal and pathological changes of eustachian tube, which makes the air pressure inside and outside the middle ear unbalanced, resulting in the feeling of ear tightness.