How is ear tuberculosis treated?

summary

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. It is mainly secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. It can also spread from adenoid tuberculosis, bone tuberculosis, joint tuberculosis and cervical lymph node tuberculosis. The bacteria can invade the middle ear through the eustachian tube and enter the middle ear and mastoid through blood circulation or lymphatic system. Tuberculosis of the external ear is rare, tuberculous otitis media and mastoiditis are occasionally reported. Primary tuberculous otitis media and mastoiditis is rare, mostly secondary, mainly secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. It can also spread from adenoid tuberculosis, bone tuberculosis, joint tuberculosis and cervical lymph node tuberculosis. The bacteria can invade the middle ear through the eustachian tube, and enter the middle ear and mastoid through the blood circulation or lymphatic system. According to the pathological changes, it can be divided into miliary type, Necrotic type (or cheese type) and granulation type. So let's share how to treat tuberculosis in the lower ear?.

How is ear tuberculosis treated?

First, in the treatment, we should pay attention to the early application of anti tuberculosis drugs to control infection, combined with surgical treatment. If there is dead bone formation, retroauricular fistula or local drainage is not smooth, mastoidectomy should be performed to remove the focus if the patient's general situation permits, and facial nerve decompression should be performed for those with facial paralysis, and tympanoplasty should be performed later.

Second: in the treatment, we should pay attention to the early application of anti tuberculosis drugs to control infection, combined with surgical treatment, dead bone formation, retroauricular fistula or local drainage is not smooth, if the patient's general situation allows, mastoidectomy should be performed to remove the focus, and facial paralysis should be treated with facial nerve decompression, tympanoplasty should be carried out later.

Third: our health is closely related to our daily diet. Especially for ear tuberculosis, we need a healthy diet. Don't be picky or partial to food in ordinary times. To achieve a healthy diet is the most critical way to prevent diseases.

matters needing attention

1. First of all, do not contact with patients with infectious tuberculosis, and wear masks when there are infectious tuberculosis patients around. 2. Don't dig your nostrils with your hands, so as not to bring Mycobacterium tuberculosis into your nose. Do not use the tableware of tuberculosis patients, so as to avoid swallowing the Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 3. If you find tuberculosis in one part of your body, you should treat it in time to avoid spreading to other parts.